SAN JOSE — Pivoting from a possible office tower next to The Tech Interactive museum in downtown San Jose, a developer is now proposing a housing development that includes a data center.
The developer, Westbank, now envisions a project that includes 391 housing units next to a data center at 180 Park Ave., according to documents filed with the city Planning Department. Westbank calls the development Park Habitat.
“The pivot to housing makes sense,” said Bob Staedler, principal executive with Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use consultancy. “The housing will help with the nighttime population downtown, and the data center will add to the tax base.”…