Vision emerges for San Jose housing towers planned for parking lot

"A proposed 768 residential units would sprout on what is now a surface parking lot at 35 South Second St. in San Jose, the project plans state. In 2021, Westbank proposed a curving tower with 194 housing units on 10 floors and 314,000 square feet of office space on another 10 floors. 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."

"As a result, Westbank now wants to build a 28-story housing tower next to a 27-story residential high-rise, the plans show. The 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 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 d"

Westbank proposes 768 residential units on a surface parking lot at 35 South Second St. in downtown San Jose. The plan replaces a prior 2021 proposal that combined 194 housing units with 314,000 square feet of offices. The current concept features a 28-story tower adjacent to a 27-story residential high-rise, 10,700 square feet of ground-floor retail, and 26,100 square feet of lobbies and amenities. Five underground levels would include four parking levels. The design includes landscaped balconies, roof terraces, an urban room, alleyways, brick pavers, green islands, water features, street furniture, and alternating outdoor rooms and balconies.

Read at The Mercury News