San Jose breaks ground for 135-unit affordable housing project

The city of San Jose has started construction on an affordable housing project offering 135 units.

The project called the North San Pedro Studios is being built on a 0.7-acre site at the intersection of Bassett and Terraine streets in downtown San Jose.

The 135-unit apartment building will offer 118 studio units, 16 one-bedroom units at 30-50% of the Area Median Income. The project will be designed by architectural firm OJK Architecture and Planning.

The design calls for five stories of residential units over parking with a density of 207 dwelling units per acre. The building will feature LEED Platinum green building design and a large, exterior landscaped podium.

The San Pedro Studios will be the affordable portion of the North San Pedro Residential Project, a large multi-phased housing master plan being developed by Intracorp Companies, Barry Swenson Builder, and First Community Housing, in partnership with the San Jose Redevelopment Agency.