SJSU views San Jose housing tower as boost for students and downtown

SJSU views San Jose housing tower as boost for students and downtown

SAN JOSE — An SJSU student housing village in a landmark downtown San Jose tower is poised to create a vibrant living space — and further deepen San Jose State University’s roots in the city’s urban core. An exterior view of Spartan Village on the Paseo, a new student housing tower for San Jose State … Read more

Iconic East Bay hillside mansion is grabbed by mystery buyer from Tahoe

Iconic East Bay hillside mansion is grabbed by mystery buyer from Tahoe

DANVILLE — An iconic East Bay estate that was the former home of the late Kenneth Behring has been bought by a mystery buyer from the Tahoe area in a deal that tops $10 million, according to public documents. The Behring Estate, located at 81 Eagle Ridge Place in the Blackhawk subdivision of Danville, was … Read more

San Jose mixed-use village may undergo fresh changes in shaky economy

San Jose mixed-use village may undergo fresh changes in shaky economy

SAN JOSE — A wobbly economy might force the developers of a big mixed-use village in San Jose to shift gears for the project, according to the property’s owner and official city documents. The Stevens Creek Promenade project, located a short distance from the Westfield Valley Fair commercial hub and the Santana Row mixed-use neighborhood, … Read more

Housing developer eyes San Jose site where big office hub was proposed

Housing developer eyes San Jose site where big office hub was proposed

SAN JOSE — A prime San Jose location where a big office, retail and fitness hub is proposed is now being eyed by a veteran residential developer, in a hint that shifts are in the works for the property. The site in question is 3896 Stevens Creek Boulevard in San Jose, which is a short … Read more

Developer scuttles affordable housing project at prime San Jose site

Developer scuttles affordable housing project at prime San Jose site

SAN JOSE — A developer has scuttled an affordable housing development that would have produced well over 100 residences in San Jose, a disquieting move spawned by unfriendly economic headwinds. USA Properties Fund sought to replace a shopworn small retail center at 1190 Hillsdale Avenue in San Jose on a site west of a cluster … Read more

San Jose affordable homes project gets boost from creative deal

San Jose affordable homes project gets boost from creative deal

SAN JOSE — A San Jose housing development that would produce more than 100 affordable homes is getting a boost with a creative deal for the project’s financing package. The project is slated to create 164 apartments, of which 162 would be affordable residences, according to documents on file with state officials. An affordable residential … Read more

San Jose must tackle crisis of homelessness amid tough choices: mayor

San Jose must tackle crisis of homelessness amid tough choices: mayor

SAN JOSE — San Jose must make a big push to tackle homelessness in the coming 12 months, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said, describing the problem as the “biggest crisis” that faces the Bay Area’s largest city. The mayor made the call to action as part of the annual State of the City event, … Read more

San Jose housing project will flatten nearly all of former movie house

San Jose housing project will flatten nearly all of former movie house

SAN JOSE — A San Jose housing development is poised to flatten nearly all of a long-shuttered movie palace, a disclosure that has dismayed local activists who seek to preserve historic buildings. The residential project would replace the historic Burbank Theater at 552-560 South Bascom Ave. on a site just north of Interstate 280. Burbank … Read more

San Jose housing project will flatten nearly all of former movie house

San Jose housing project will flatten nearly all of former movie house

SAN JOSE — A San Jose housing development is poised to flatten nearly all of a long-shuttered movie palace, a disclosure that has dismayed local activists who seek to preserve historic buildings. The residential project would replace the historic Burbank Theater at 552-560 South Bascom Ave. on a site just north of Interstate 280. Burbank … Read more

Hundreds of homes, some affordable, may replace Fremont office complex

Hundreds of homes, some affordable, may replace Fremont office complex

FREMONT — Hundreds of homes, many of them affordable, could sprout on a prime Fremont site occupied by a big office complex a few minutes from a BART station. The housing project would be built at 3440 Walnut Avenue, located in the central district of downtown Fremont, plans on file with city planners show. 3440 … Read more