BVNAApr 11, 20191 minPD19-011 Project Location: 259 MERIDIAN AVRef: PD19-011 Project Location: 259 MERIDIAN AV Planned Development Permit to allow the development of a podium-style mixed use building with 241 residential...
BVNAApr 24, 20181 minRound 2 Community Meetings: Still Time For FeedbackGathering public input is critical to the success of all the planning efforts VTA undertakes. Thank you to those able to attend either of the two Bascom Corr...
BVNAApr 14, 20182 minGoogle Says It’s Close To Owning Enough Downtown San Jose Properties For ‘Viable’ DevelopmentGoogle is nearing ownership of enough downtown San Jose properties and parcels to create a “viable” transit-oriented development near the Diridon train stati...
BVNAJan 29, 20181 minSouth Bascom Urban Village Community Open HouseThis meeting will be an open house format where community members are able to view the final draft concepts of the Plan, make comments, and speak directly wi...
BVNAJan 13, 20171 minDeveloper Files To Redevelop Old Mel Cotton’s SiteAn application has been submitted to rezone the site of the historic Midtown building that housed iconic sporting goods store Mel Cotton’s for more than 60 y...
BVNADec 21, 20161 minJoint Venture Project Underway in San Jose’s Midtown After Long HiatusConstruction on the Silver project began in November marking the first phase of a three phase buildout for a large residential mixed-use high-rise in the Mid...
BVNAAug 14, 20151 minMercury News Editorial: Housing At Mel Cotton’s? No.The San Jose City Council continues to grapple with housing development proposals in conflict with the need to build a tax base the way well-financed cities w...
BVNAMay 13, 20151 minHerhold: San Jose Shouldn’t Lose Its Commercial LandYou can tell when a topic gets really, really heated at San Jose City Hall, incandescent white in a world of gray. A council member will put out a memo that ...
BVNAApr 3, 20151 minMeridian At Midtown Mixed-Use Project FinishedThe Meridian at Midtown mixed-use development has been completed in part of the vision to rehabilitate W. San Carlos Street, creating a corridor from downtow...
BVNAJan 10, 20151 minThe Ohlone Revived: New Life For Major Midtown San Jose Mixed-Use ProjectThe Ohlone lives. A year after a major mixed-use project in San Jose's Midtown neighborhood seemed all but dead, the developer has reached a deal with the ci...
BVNAMar 7, 20141 min315 apartments proposed for San Jose's MidtownNearly two decades after Cheim Lumber sold its last two-by-four, its almost five-acre site could become a hotbed of wood-frame construction itself. Fairfield...
BVNANov 22, 20131 minUrban Parks: The Community’s BackyardSomeone once mentioned in passing to me that the 21st Century would be the century of the landscape architect. This makes sense in the face of a dramatic shi...
BVNASep 30, 20136 minWest San Carlos WorkshopThe second community workshop for the West San Carlos Urban Village was held on September 23, 2013, at Sherman Oaks Community Center, with more than 80 commu...
BVNAJul 22, 20133 minA Midtown Plan Turns Bad And Should Be RejectedSan Jose’s first step toward the Envision 2040 General Plan is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly 10 years ago, the Valley Transportation Authority invite...
BVNADec 28, 20121 minMidtown Specific PlanThe Midtown Specific Plan provides a vision for an area of San Jose that is undergoing considerable transition and change. The purpose of the plan is to guid...
BVNASep 13, 20121 minComplete Streets Audit and Community EngagementA complete street is one that follows the 8-80 rule—whether you are 8 or 80 years old, the road is safe for you to use. The intersection of West San Carlos S...
