Westbank: Bo Town
San Jose, CA
Bo Town is a high-rise residential development by Westbank in San Jose. The 30-story building consists of 540 residential units and 104 parking space underground garage. The building is served by water-source heat pumps (water-to-air), which run efficiently off of a closed circuit condenser water loop served by cooling towers and air-to-water heat pumps. The condenser water loop also includes thermal energy storage through the dual-use of the re water storage tank on the project. The TES tank allows for time-independent heat recovery over the course of a day or multi-day period. The building's domestic hot water system is also tied into the condenser water loop through the use of a water-to-water heat pump, allowing for additional heat recovery opportunity. The building also has a blackwater treatment system that treats all water and reuses the water for toilet flushing and landscape irrigation. The building is targeting LEED Platinum.
Size (ft²)
470,000
Stories
30
Project Type
Multifamily Residential
Scope of Work
Full Design of MEP systems
Completed
2026
Owner
First Community Housing
Architect
James Cheng (Design), Steinberg Hart (AOR)
Contractors
Build Group
Photographer
James Chen Architects
References
Architect: Mateo Gonzalez,
mgonzalez@steinberghart.com