FILE NOS: HP21-001, SP21-044 (formerly h20-040), ER22-249

The project includes a Special Use Permit (File No. SP21-044) and Historic Preservation Permit (File No. HP21-001) to partially demolish the Realty Building, a designated City Landmark, and the proposed construction of a mixed-use building. The project would remove the majority of extant building components except for the front façade, the exterior walls, and a portion of the interior core including the central entry vestibule and corridor on the first floor, the stairs, and the second-floor central lobby.

The project then proposes to construct a 146,458-gross square-foot, 22-story building with one below-grade basement level. Approximately 18,643 square feet of commercial uses would be located on the first and second floors and a total of 220 affordable senior housing units would be located on the third through 22nd floors. The basement would be used for utilities and bicycle storage for the residents and would include a backup generator for use in the event of a power outage. A rooftop deck is also proposed to be used as residential common open space. The total building height would be approximately 239 feet (to top of elevator shaft). The Special Use Permit would consider the creation of no more than four commercial condominium units for the commercial space and no more than one residential unit for the residential portion of the project. 

LOCATION

The project site is located on the west side of North Second Street, approximately 120 feet north of East Santa Clara Street.  The project site is developed with an existing two-story commercial building that is listed in the City’s Historic Resources Inventory as a City Landmark (“Realty Building”).

ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER

467-21-028

CIRCULATION

NOP: July 28, 2021 to August 27, 2021

NOA: August 29, 2022 to October 13, 2022 

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

joint community/environmental scoping meeting

An online joint community and environmental public scoping meeting for this project was held on August 9, 2021, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM via Zoom conference. 

PUBLIC HEARINGs

The Historic Landmarks Commission held a public meeting on February 2, 2023 to review and make a recommendation on the Historic Preservation Permit (HP21-001).

The project will be heard by the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council is the decision-making body for this project.

Planning Commission hearing: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

City Council hearing: March 28, 2023

 Please check the respective calendars to obtain the agenda and meeting information.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER

Maira Blanco
408-535-7837
Maira.Blanco@sanjoseca.gov