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Future BART + VTA
Planned near the future downtown BART station with convenient access to VTA light rail and the wider regional transit network.
Planning Permit Approved
Multifamily
Echo
315 homes at the center of downtown San Jose's civic and transit core.
A planned eight-story residential community across from City Hall and near future BART and VTA light rail access.
315Planned residences
8 storiesCurrent design
Downtown San JoseLocation
BART + VTANearby transit
Project overview
A transit-oriented residential address in downtown's civic core.
Echo is a planned multifamily community at 95 N. 4th Street in downtown San Jose. The project is positioned across from San Jose City Hall, near the future downtown BART station and with convenient access to VTA light rail.
Current plans call for 315 residences in an eight-story building. Echo forms the northern portion of the larger Icon/Echo block, bringing new housing to a location within walking distance of San Jose State University, restaurants, cafes, cultural destinations and neighborhood businesses.
Why this location
Housing, transit and downtown life come together here.
Echo is planned for a prominent downtown block across from City Hall, close to future regional transit and surrounded by the destinations that make the urban core active throughout the day.
Downtown destinations
Within walking distance of City Hall, San Jose State University, restaurants, cafes, cultural venues and neighborhood businesses.
315 new homes
New multifamily housing planned for a centrally located block in the heart of downtown San Jose.
Project path
The next version of Echo is taking shape.
The team has completed the Icon/Echo land assembly, secured pre-construction financing and advanced an updated residential plan for the downtown site.
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October 2023
Land assembly completed
Urban Catalyst acquired the final parcel needed for the Icon/Echo development site.
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March 2024
Pre-construction financing
Financing was secured to support land, entitlement and pre-construction work for the project.
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March 2026
Updated residential design
Echo advanced with an updated eight-story, 315-home multifamily design for the Icon/Echo site.
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August 2026
Planning permit approved
Our site development permit was approved.
Location
Across from City Hall and close to downtown transit.
Echo is planned along North Fourth Street between East Santa Clara and East Saint John streets, placing future residents near City Hall, San Jose State University, Saint James Park and the broader downtown core.
Project address
95 N. 4th Street
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
Press coverage
Echo in the news.
Recent coverage of the updated Icon/Echo plan, project financing and downtown San Jose housing development.
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 Echo?
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.