Vision emerges for San Jose housing towers planned for parking lot

SAN JOSE A veteran real estate firm has disclosed its vision for building well over residential units in downtown San Jose a pivot that scrubs a proposal for offices at the site The towers would feature hundreds of balconies and outside rooms according to the latest concepts for the San Jose project which is proposed by Canada-based Westbank a mega-developer with a global reach Plaza area of two housing towers with a total of residential units located within the Fountain Alley area at South Second Street in downtown San Jose image concept Bjarke Ingels Group A proposed residential units would sprout on what is now a surface parking lot at South Second St in San Jose the project plans state In Westbank proposed a curving tower with housing units on floors and square feet of office space on another floors Ground-level view of two residential towers on the left side of the image with a total of housing units located within the Fountain Alley area at South Second Street in downtown San Jose as seen from Post Street image concept Bjarke Ingels Group View from East Santa Clara Street of two housing towers with a total of residential units located within the Fountain Alley area at South Second Street in downtown San Jose image concept Bjarke Ingels Group The aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak and the tech industry s wide-ranging downsizing however forced countless developers nationwide to scuttle their plans for new speculative offices built without tenants in tow Housing demand however remains elevated especially in regions such as the Bay Area with its shortage of housing As a effect Westbank now wants to build a -story housing tower next to a -story residential high-rise the plans show The project also would contain square feet of ground-floor retail and square feet of residential lobbies and amenities Five underground levels would be built below the main buildings including four levels of parking plans on file with San Jose city leaders show Related Articles San Jose business park bought by real estate investors Palo Alto Networks buys site of big South Bay office improvement Apple widens South Bay shopping spree with million property deal Plan for new Bay Area casino faces scrutiny amid shifting gaming operations Woodworking company eyes big building tucked away in San Jose tech hub The ground level will include alleyways The project will also contain what is called an urban room The residential levels will include landscaped balconies Roof terraces are also envisioned according to the proposal The walking surfaces will include brick pavers green islands water features and curved bands of granite the project plans show Street furniture and outdoor seating areas will complement the storefronts according to the proposal The residential floors will feature alternating outdoor rooms and balconies the city documents show