Notice of CEQA Posting: 255 West Julian Street (Arbor Building) Project Update Addendum to the Downtown Strategy 2040 FEIR (H24-049 & ER24-214)

Post Date:09/19/2025

File Nos
H24-049 & ER24-214 (Previously SP21-037, H20-036)

Project Description
The project consists of a Site Development Permit to allow either Option A, consisting of the construction of a 14-story office building with ground-floor retail space and four underground parking levels and exterior modifications to an existing six-story office building, as approved under File No. SP21-037, or Option B, consisting of the construction of an 18-story mixed-use tower with 600 residential units, ground-floor retail space, and four levels of underground parking, and a Vesting Tentative Map to merge five lots into one, on an approximately 1.8-gross acre site.

Location
255 West Julian Street, west of Terraine Street between West Julian Street and West St. James Street.

Assessor's Parcel Numbers
259-31-071, 259-31-081, 259-31-082, 259-31-083, 259-31-084

This Addendum has been prepared as part of the supplemental environmental review process needed to evaluate the proposed project. In accordance with CEQA, this Addendum will be attached to the certified Downtown Strategy 2040 Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), available at the following link:

https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/planning-building-code-enforcement/planning-division/environmental-planning/environmental-review/active-eirs/255-west-julian-street-arbor-building

Public Hearing
The project is tentatively scheduled for the following hearings:
Director's Hearing: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Meeting information will be posted at: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/directorshearing

Environmental Project Manager
Nhu Nguyen
408-535-6894
Nhu.Nguyen@sanjoseca.gov

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