https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/24/sjsu-to-turn-state-owned-downtown-building-into-student-housing/ > San Jose State University students, faculty and staff could soon have access to hundreds of new apartments on land in downtown San Jose currently owned by the state. > On Friday, State Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) said the state would allow the university to redevelop the Alquist Building on the Paseo de San Antonio into anywhere from 800 to 1,200 units, depending on whether a property nearby can also be worked into the deal.