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Meridian At Midtown Mixed-Use Project Finished

Apr 2, 20151 min read

Meridian At Midtown Mixed-Use Project Finished

The Meridian at Midtown mixed-use development has been completed in part of the vision to rehabilitate W. San Carlos Street, creating a...

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Industrial Land Conversion Showdown: Debate Over San Jose Housing Proposals Reaches Boiling Point

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Mar 20, 20151 min read

Industrial Land Conversion Showdown: Debate Over San Jose Housing Proposals Reaches Boiling Point

San Jose’s land-use battle over industrial-to-residential conversions reaches a climax today as the city council takes up a controversial...

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Industrial To Residential? San Jose Developers Seek To Convert 40 Acres

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Mar 19, 20151 min read

Industrial To Residential? San Jose Developers Seek To Convert 40 Acres

For years under former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and a previous city council, property owners and developers knew the score: When it came...

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Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)

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Mar 15, 20151 min read

Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)

After months of construction to overhaul Westfield Valley Fair Mall, the Silicon Valley Business Journal got a sneak peek of what the...

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Feb 11, 20151 min read

526 Page Street - PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT

APPLICATION SUMMARY: Conditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Service Facility for up to 14 people on an approximately 0.2 gross...

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The Ohlone Revived: New Life For Major Midtown San Jose Mixed-Use Project

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Jan 9, 20151 min read

The Ohlone Revived: New Life For Major Midtown San Jose Mixed-Use Project

The Ohlone lives. A year after a major mixed-use project in San Jose's Midtown neighborhood seemed all but dead, the developer has...

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From domes to homes: Santana Row's western addition takes shape in Federal Realty's new plan

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Dec 5, 20141 min read

From domes to homes: Santana Row's western addition takes shape in Federal Realty's new plan

A 14-story office tower and nearly 1,000 apartments are envisioned for the old Winchester theaters site across from Santana Row. And yes,...

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Standards For Open Flame Cooking Devices On Balconies, Patios, And Decks Of Multiple Unit Residences

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Nov 12, 20144 min read

Standards For Open Flame Cooking Devices On Balconies, Patios, And Decks Of Multiple Unit Residences

For Use By All Jurisdictions Within Santa Clara County Authority Cited: California Fire Code (CFC) (Rev. 11/12/14) These requirements...

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Oct 1, 20141 min read

526 PAGE ST

Conditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Service Facility for up to 14 people on an approximately 0.20 -ross acre site....

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Sep 11, 20141 min read

CP14-011 (Administrative Hearing) Approved

CP14--0011 (AAdministrative Hearing)). Conditional Use Permit to demolish all on--ssite buildings,, remove two ordinance size trees and...

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West San Carlos Street & South Bascom Avenue Urban Villages

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Aug 30, 20141 min read

West San Carlos Street & South Bascom Avenue Urban Villages

The West San Carlos Street and South Bascom Avenue urban village plans are available for the public to read and comment on. Each document...

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Apr 25, 20145 min read

Urban Villages

Since late 2011, Silicon Valley developers and urban planners have been awaiting details on how the City of San Jose plans to implement a...

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Mar 19, 20141 min read

Developers are proposing a senior care facility at 415 Meridian Ave

A senior care facility will likely replace Green Design Plants & Potteries at 415 Meridian Ave. in the next two years or so. Property...

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315 apartments proposed for San Jose's Midtown

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Mar 6, 20141 min read

315 apartments proposed for San Jose's Midtown

Nearly two decades after Cheim Lumber sold its last two-by-four, its almost five-acre site could become a hotbed of wood-frame...

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Feb 16, 201410 min read

BUENA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY

EARLY SAN JOSE  For thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers, what is now San Jose was inhabited by several groups of...

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Nov 22, 20131 min read

Urban Parks: The Community’s Backyard

Someone once mentioned in passing to me that the 21st Century would be the century of the landscape architect. This makes sense in the...

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Sep 30, 20136 min read

West San Carlos Workshop

The second community workshop for the West San Carlos Urban Village was held on September 23, 2013, at Sherman Oaks Community Center,...

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Aug 27, 20134 min read

August 2013 BVNA Meeting Minutes

Meeting called to order at 7:20 PM PRESENT: [12 people present] MEMBERS: Brian Habekoss (President) John Leyba (Vice President) Robert...

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Jul 22, 20133 min read

A Midtown Plan Turns Bad And Should Be Rejected

San Jose’s first step toward the Envision 2040 General Plan is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly 10 years ago, the Valley...

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Jun 1, 20131 min read

2013 Homeless Census & Survey

Every two years in January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of their homeless population to gain a better...

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