SAN JOSE — Santa Clara University is eyeing the redevelopment of a San Jose warehouse site into a housing project that could produce hundreds of homes for its staff and students.
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The university aims to build 227 housing units at 1202 Campbell Ave. in San Jose, a site that’s within walking or biking distance from Santa Clara University, city planning files show.
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The project would create student housing for graduate students and university staffers, documents on file with the San Jose Planning Department show. The project would replace the existing warehouse at the site.
“For the university to continue to be the economic generator that it is for the region and the city of San Jose, we need to have adequate housing for our staff and grad students,” said Sean Collins, an associate vice president with Santa Clara University.
Other educational organizations in the region have launched efforts to create housing for students or staffers.
San Jose State University in 2024 moved students into a 264-unit housing tower at 184 South Market St. in downtown San Jose that could accommodate 700 beds. The building was previously a hotel high-rise that SJSU bought in December 2025.
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An empty downtown residential hub at 188 West St. James St. in the downtown district is being evaluated by the San Jose Unified School District as a possible purchase to create workplace housing for its staffers and teachers.
As for the 227-unit project at 1202 Campbell in San Jose, Santa Clara University officials envision a development with 345 bedrooms and 474 beds.
“There is significant quality of life and environmental benefit to having staff and grad students living in close proximity to campus, so they can walk or bike and not add to traffic congestion,” university official Collins said.
The housing development would be built just under a mile from the university.
“This project will take an underutilized site and turn it into housing that fits well into the existing residential context along Campbell Avenue,” said Erik Schoennauer, a land-use consultant to Santa Clara University.
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