"The towers would produce 768 residential units at 35 South Second St. in downtown San Jose, according to the just-approved proposal that was submitted by global mega-developer Westbank, which has proposed several projects in the city's urban core. City planning administrators approved the residential proposal this week. One tower would be 28 stories and the other would be 27 stories, according to the proposal. The housing would rise on South Second Street between East Santa Clara Street and East San Fernando Street."
"In 2021, Westbank proposed a curving tower with 314,000 square feet of office space on 10 floors and 194 housing units on another 10 floors. "This pivot to residential was predictable," said Bob Staedler, principal executive with Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use consultancy. The aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak and the tech industry's wide-ranging downsizing forced countless developers nationwide to scuttle their plans for new speculative offices."
"The two-tower housing project also would contain 10,700 square feet of ground-floor retail and 26,100 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 officials show. The residential levels will include landscaped balconies. Roof terraces are also envisioned, according to the proposal. The residential floors will feature alternating outdoor "rooms" and balconies."
City planning administrators approved two housing towers at 35 South Second St. in downtown San Jose, proposed by Westbank. The project will produce 768 residential units across a 28-story tower and a 27-story tower. The development includes 10,700 square feet of ground-floor retail, 26,100 square feet of residential lobbies and amenities, and five underground levels including four parking levels. Residential floors will feature landscaped balconies, alternating outdoor "rooms" and balconies, and envisioned roof terraces. The proposal replaces a 2021 plan for a mixed office and housing tower after pandemic impacts and tech downsizing reduced demand for speculative office space.
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