Nova Alianca Hall, an auditorium at 37 North 27th Street in San Jose. February 2023 image capture (Google Maps)
SAN JOSE — A public hall in San Jose located near a future BART station site has been bought by a busy developer who envisions the possibility of high-density housing on the property.
Nova Alianca Hall has been bought by Intelli, an affiliate headed up by San Jose-based business executive Do Van Tron, according to public property documents filed in Santa Clara County.
Intelli paid $2.4 million for the building, which is located at 37 North 27th Street and also fronts on North 26th Street.
The property is a block or two from the location of a future BART station that would be built near North 28th Street and East Santa Clara Street.
“In the future, this could be developed,” Tron said. “It could become high-density housing.”
Sociedade Filarmonica Nova Alianca sold the property to Intelli, the county documents show. The organization is a Portuguese marching band founded in San Jose in 1974.
“There’s potential to build 80 units” on the site, Tron said.
San Jose planners and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority support and are encouraging the concept of high-density development of homes, offices and retail in the vicinity of the 28th Street/Little Portugal BART station.
The 28th Street train stop is the next BART station slated to be constructed and opened, with stations in downtown San Jose expected to follow down the line.
“Tron is planning for the future,” said David Taxin, a partner with Meacham/Oppenheimer, a commercial real estate firm. “He’s a visionary. He sees the potential for this location.”
Originally published at George Avalos