Crescent Village

aka: "Sony" -- 3300 Zanker

Status: Now Leasing

Permit: PD07-006

Events: Community Meeting, October 8, 2008, 9:00am (meeting notice)

Developer: Irvine

Acres: 38.7

Units: 1750 apartments, 5-acre "crescent" park, 12400 sqft retail along Zanker

Leasing Website: CrescentVillageApts.com

Details:

• 1/15/2014: Irvine slides note that Crescent Village density is 71 du/acre.
• Gossip at the 6/26/2012 meeting on 199 ROP indicated that Google & Facebook are looking into renting chunks of the Crescent Village site as corporate housing. (Confirmed for Google at least, see this article.)
• NSJ Taskforce Update 9/19/2011:
  • 1750 RU's and 10,000 sqft of retail over 5 phases.
  • Phase 1 complete summer 2012, Phase 2 done summer 2013, this is an expedited schedule.
  • 5-acre park completed December 2013. Includes tennis, basketball courts.
• Update 10/6/2010: Jean called Joe Horwedel (planner, city of San Jose) inquiring about the status of the Irvine Site. He said:
  • "Irvine is working on their first phases. He meet with them. They are in the building devision doing plan check for the first phase of 364 units and 11,600 sqft of commercial space. Irvine is also talking with Joe's staff and planner for phases 2 & 3 working through some design issues. Their goal is to be coming out of the ground this spring for these at least one of those phases and potentiality 2 and 3 phases. That is why you see some work going on out there. They are getting ready: gutting out the buildings that will come down with phase one."
• Public hearings held 8/18/2010. Notices were sent out. Here is the content of the notices:
  • Phase 1 (parcel -05 on the map): 364 condos + 4660sqft retail
  • Phase 2 (parcel -06 on the map): 370 condos + 6940sqft retail
  • Phase 3 (parcel -07 on the map): 359 condos
  • Phases 4 & 5: the remailing 657 condos
  • Subdivision of the Parcel,
  • Phase 1, and
  • Map of the subdivision. Phase 1 is colored yellow.
  • Notice Board on the Sony Site
• If you would like to suggest a name for the park, fill out this form and mail or deliver to the location specified at the bottom. Nominations are due 10/1/2008.
• Updates 6/17/2008: Full Presentation (2MB) and Park Outline over Existing Buildings. Here's quick visual summary of the presentation:

• Updates 5/22/2007: The proposed park designs slides from the Park Planning Meeting
  • Woodland Garden
  • Great Lawn
  • Plaza Garden
  • Gathering Spaces
  • Sports Courts
  • Updates 12/6/2007: Jean has obtained the Demolition Map which shows which trees are to be removed, as well as updated Building 5 Podium Level Plan and Elevation.
• rezoning permit: PDC06-038
• 8/28 City Council Hearing, item 11.2, the rezoning of the Sony parcel was approved 6 votes for, 5 against, with the crescent-shaped 5-acre park, despite everyone's hard work. A few documents of interest:
  • Staff Report on PDC06-038
  • Staff Report Supplemental based on Taskforce Activity for PDC06-038
  • Kansen's Memorandum
  • RONA's argument against a crescent-shaped park
  • Jean's planned speech to the council
• 8/14 City Council Hearing outcome: defer hearing 2 weeks to allow for more time to settle the details of parks and schools
  • Official Staff Report (as of 8/14)
  • Jim Foran's comments on the Staff Report
  • SJ Mercury News has 2 articles, before and after
• Rumor has it that Irvine has picked a name -- "Crescent Park"
• Planning Commission Hearing 6/27: the outcome was a recommendation for deferral until master planning is further along. Also read our comments/notes.
  • Official Notes
    • RONA Prepared Speeches (MS Word document)
    • 6/27 Planning Commission Synopsys (link to city document)
    • Links to audio recordings of the 6/27 meeting
    • Berryessa Citizen's Advisory Council Statement of Support
    • Excerpts from the PC Transcripts
  • Commentary from the Public
    • Jim Foran's comments
      • letter to the Parks & Planning Commission
      • letter to the Planning Commission
      • notes on the current Sony building
    • A speaker at the meeting mentioned this article from the Economist: How two booming cities have tried, and failed, to revive their centres
    • Mike Bertram's Letter to the Editor on Piecemeal Planning was published in the Mercury News 6/27, also online here
      • *Piecemeal planning will ruin San Jose*
      • Last month the Mercury News warned that without adequate planning, upcoming North San Jose housing developments could become a "future slum" (Editorial, May 30). Proper planning is not only the right thing to do, it's city policy. Residents of North San Jose ask that the city not approve the rezoning of the Zanker Road Sony site today without the master planning required under the North San Jose Development Area Policy. Don't let piecemeal planning ruin San Jose.
      • Michael Bertram
      • San Jose
    • Comments from Erik Kaeding
    • Sivasundar Ramamurthy, An idea regarding traffic concerns
    • Bob Jackson's comments
    • Marcelle Kube's speech
• Official Staff Report (as of 6/27) to be presented at the Planning Commission Hearing
  • a better scan of page 3
  • a better scan of page 8 -- this shows the proposed "master plan" for rerouting River Oaks Parkway
  • a better scan of page 11
• 5 acre, crescent-shaped park
• parkstrip (trees+meandering path) along River Oaks
• 15,000 sqft of retail space along Zanker
• Map of the site
• (out-of-date) Map of the site
• (out-of-date) Elevation of the proposed buildings
• 6/27/2007 Rezoning Notice
• 5/30/2007 Planning Commission Hearing Results
• 5/22/2007 Rezoning Notice
  • 5/22/2007 Meeting Notice:
    • Location: Sony Headquarters Bldg. (Enter through Main Lobby) 3300 Zanker Road, SJ
    • Date: Tuessday, May 22, 2007
    • Time: 6:30pm
    • The City of San Jose and Irvine Apartment Communities invite you to a community meeting to provide input on the proposed rezoning (City File No. PDC06-038) of the 28 acre SONY Campus on Zanker Road at River Oaks Parkway. The proposed rezoning from IP - Industrial Park - to Planned Development (PD) would allow up to 1900 residential units and 15000 square feet of retail space, leasing offices, fitness and other amenities with a public park.
    • Representatives of the City of San Jose and the applicant will be in attendance to discuss the proposed rezoning as well as the land use, parks and transportation planning issues related to the River Oaks Neighborhood. This is the second community meeting related to the re-zoning of this project.
    • If you have questions regarding this project or this meeting, please contact Richard Buikema at the City of San Jose Department of planning, Building and Code Enforcement at 408-535-7835 or (rich.buikema@sanjoseca.gov). We hope to see you there.
  • 2/8/2007 Meeting Notice:
    • Location: Sony Headquarters Bldg. (Enter through Main Lobby)
    • Date: Thursday, February 8, 2007
    • Time: 6:30pm
    • The City of San Jose and Irvine Apartment Communities invite you to a community meeting to provide input on the proposed rezoning (City File No. PDC06-038) of the 28 acre SONY Campus on Zanker Road at River Oaks Parkway. The proposed rezoning from IP - Industrial Park - to Planned Development (PD) would allow up to 1900 residential units and 15000 square feet of retail space, leasing offices, fitness and other amenities with a 4 acre public park.
    • Representatives of the City of San Jose and the applicant will be in attendance to discuss the proposed rezoning as well as the land use, parks and transportation planning issues related to the River Oaks Neighborhood. This is one of a number of meetings that will be held in the coming months regarding specific development proposals and long range planning efforts in the North San Jose are.
    • If you have questions regarding this project or this meeting, please contact Richard Buikema at the City of San Jose Department of planning, Building and Code Enforcement at 408-535-7835 or rich.buikema@sanjoseca.gov.