An epic $180 million project is moving forward in Japantown. The quick details: 600 residential apartments in six-story buildings with underground parking, ground floor retail and live/work units, a park with cherry orchards, a public stage/pavilion, and a creative center for the arts. You can check out the design for the creative center in the very last image... I hope that becomes the final design because it looks incredible! That building will house San Jose Taiko, CreaTV, Arts Council of Silicon Valley, and other San Jose nonprofits. I'm not sure what more you could possibly ask for in a Japantown project.
You have to click the images below to really see the detail from the scans. The architecture is "modern Japan" with elegant simplicity, wood elements, shifted forms, and framed views. Needless to say, this will be one of the most unique and visually striking developments in the Bay Area. I really hope this comes to fruition and encourages even more projects of this caliber in San Jose.
Sources: Jonathan Bush (thanks for the scans!),
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Very cool!
ReplyDeleteWhen do they break ground?
ReplyDeleteNot set in stone yet as far as I know, but hopefully this year.
DeleteApparently the next step is the environmental impact report. Since the yard is basically a brownfield, cleaning it up may be a concern. Maybe we will see some activity next year.
DeleteI don't like future tonk. I like what's going on currently. Future tonking destroys any city's downtown.
ReplyDeleteCurrent tonk is ghost town and blight, you like that?
DeleteThis is awesome. There's so much happening in SJ right now!
ReplyDeleteHere's a Merc article on the J-Town development: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22667084/san-jose-city-council-consider-japantown-development-plans