San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and local developers on Monday held groundbreaking ceremonies for a long-awaited 166-unit residential complex, Martha Gardens, at 802 S. First Street, long considered prime downtown real estate.
Located within the Martha Gardens Specific Plan, the project is a six story, modular, mixed-income, multifamily project consisting of 246 units, a podium level courtyard, a 4,662 square feet of ground floor retail/restaurant space and 75-plus parking spaces.
It was a milestone day for Jim and Marlene D’Amico, whose family has owned the site for more than 70 years. It is the former site of the family-owned Wheel Works tire store. The project, a joint effort of Maracor Development and The Pacific Cos., was first announced in 2022…