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Santa Clara Street
A prominent downtown address on the central business district's primary east-west corridor.
Planning Permit Approved
Multifamily
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330 homes on Santa Clara Street in the heart of downtown San Jose.
A planned eight-story multifamily community across from City Hall, near future BART and VTA light rail, with ground-floor retail along Santa Clara Street.
330Planned residences
8 storiesCurrent design
Santa Clara St.Downtown location
RetailGround-floor space
Project overview
A new residential address on downtown San Jose's main street.
Icon is a planned multifamily community at 145 E. Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose. The project occupies the southern portion of the Icon/Echo block, directly across from City Hall and near the future downtown BART station.
The current plan calls for 330 residences in an eight-story building, replacing the site's previously entitled office use. Icon is also planned to include ground-floor retail along Santa Clara Street, adding new housing and street-level activity to one of downtown's most prominent corridors.
Why this location
Housing, transit and downtown activity meet on Santa Clara Street.
Icon sits on one of downtown San Jose's most visible corridors, across from City Hall, near the future BART station and within walking distance of San Jose State University and the city's restaurants, cafes and cultural destinations.
Transit + walkability
Near the future downtown BART station, VTA light rail, San Jose State University and a broad mix of downtown destinations.
330 new homes
New multifamily housing planned for a site that was previously entitled for a major office development.
Project path
Icon has evolved with downtown's needs.
The site moved from an office entitlement to a residential plan, supported by completed land assembly, pre-construction financing and an updated multifamily design.
- ✓November 2022
Original Icon/Echo plan approved
San Jose City Council approved the original mixed-use Icon/Echo plan, including Icon's office component.
- ✓October 2023
Land assembly completed
Urban Catalyst acquired the final parcel needed to complete the Icon/Echo development site.
- 3March 2026
Updated residential design
Icon advanced as an eight-story, 330-home multifamily project within the redesigned Icon/Echo block.
- 4August 2026
Planning permit approved
The site development permit for the updated Icon/Echo plan was approved.
Location
On Santa Clara Street, directly across from City Hall.
Icon anchors the Santa Clara Street side of the Icon/Echo block, placing future residents close to City Hall, San Jose State University, Saint James Park, VTA light rail and the planned downtown BART station.
Project address145 E. Santa Clara Street
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
Across from City HallNear future BARTVTA light rail accessNear San Jose State
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Icon145 E. Santa Clara Street
Press coverage
Icon in the news.
Coverage of Icon's residential conversion, the Icon/Echo site and the project's path through planning.
San Francisco YIMBY
Meeting Tomorrow For Icon Echo, Downtown San Jose
August 11, 2026The Real Deal
From 27 stories to eight: Behind Urban Catalyst's radical downsizing of a San Jose development
December 11, 2025The Mercury News
Shift surfaces for San Jose housing project with 600-plus homes
November 4, 2025Questions about Icon?
Connect with the Urban Catalyst team for current project information and updates on the planned development.
Information current as of August 2026. Project details, timing, uses and development plans may change.