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Downtown foot traffic
Positioned on a pedestrian corridor connecting San Jose State University with the central business and cultural district.
Completed + Open
Office / Retail
Paseo
A former downtown movie theater transformed into a new place to work, dine and gather.
Paseo is a completed adaptive reuse project with approximately 75,000 square feet of office and 25,000 square feet of retail in the heart of downtown San Jose.
75,000 SFOffice
25,000 SFRetail
2023Completed
2 awardsRecognized project
Project overview
Adaptive reuse that gave a familiar downtown building a completely new life.
Paseo transformed the former Camera 12 movie theater into a mixed-use office and retail destination in downtown San Jose. Rather than replacing the building, Urban Catalyst reworked the existing structure for a new generation of uses.
The completed project includes approximately 75,000 square feet of office space and 25,000 square feet of retail. Its street-level destinations include Urban Putt, an immersive miniature golf, restaurant and bar concept, and Eos & Nyx, a two-story restaurant and cocktail destination.
Paseo received the Silicon Valley Business Journal's 2023 Structures Award for Best Rehab & Reuse and the 2025 CoStar Impact Award for Commercial Development of the Year in the South Bay.
Why this location
On Restaurant Row, between San Jose State and the center of downtown.
Paseo sits along the Paseo de San Antonio pedestrian corridor, linking San Jose State University with Plaza de César Chávez and the city's downtown core.
Restaurant Row
Paseo adds two destination food and entertainment concepts to a growing cluster of downtown dining and nightlife.
Reuse over replacement
The project retained and transformed an existing downtown building, adapting a former entertainment use into a new mixed-use destination.
Project story
From 12-screen theater to award-winning downtown destination.
Paseo moved from acquisition and groundbreaking through adaptive reuse, tenant openings and national recognition.
- ✓Q4 2019
Paseo acquired
Urban Catalyst acquired the former Camera 12 property in downtown San Jose.
- ✓Q1 2020
Groundbreaking
Work began to transform the former multiplex into office and retail space.
- ✓Q3 2023
Structures Award
Paseo was recognized as Best Rehab & Reuse Project by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- ✓Q4 2023
Shell completed
The adaptive reuse shell was completed and the project moved into its tenant-opening phase.
- ✓Q1 2024
Urban Putt opens
Paseo's first retail tenant opened, bringing miniature golf, dining and nightlife to the project.
- ✓Q4 2024
Eos & Nyx opens
The two-story restaurant and cocktail destination became Paseo's second major retail opening.
- ✓Q1 2025
CoStar Impact Award
Paseo was named Commercial Development of the Year for the South Bay.
Project gallery
Paseo, open and active downtown.
A look at the completed office, retail and gathering spaces inside the transformed former theater.
Location
At the center of downtown's pedestrian, dining and cultural activity.
Paseo fronts the Paseo de San Antonio corridor near San Jose State University, Plaza de César Chávez, restaurants, entertainment and downtown employers.
Project address201 S. 2nd Street
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
Press coverage
Paseo in the news.
Recognition for the adaptive reuse project and coverage of the destinations that now call Paseo home.
CoStar News
Paseo reimagines 1990s-era multiplex for the 21st century in downtown San Jose
March 26, 2025The Mercury News
New restaurant Eos & Nyx raises the bar in downtown San Jose
November 20, 2024Silicon Valley Business Journal
Highly anticipated downtown San Jose restaurant preps for debut
November 13, 2024Come see Paseo in downtown San Jose.
Paseo is complete and open, with Urban Putt and Eos & Nyx bringing new dining, entertainment and gathering experiences downtown.
Information current as of August 2026.