https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/08/san-jose-downtown-history-office-tower-home-build-real-estate-tech/ > SAN JOSE — The iconic Bank of Italy office tower in downtown San Jose may gain a new mission as a housing highrise, a conversion being discussed with the forbidding backdrop of an office market that continues to wobble. > The concept of converting the high-profile tower to residential units could be a winner for the property, considering the shortage of housing in the Bay Area and the post-coronavirus ailments that now afflict the office market in this region.