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Site studies

2165 The Alameda2026-09-16

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The map and the analytics say what is happening across a city. A study takes a single parcel and runs it end to end — what the plan permits, the largest compliant building that fits, what it would rent for, what it would cost, and whether the arithmetic clears. Every input is named and sourced, including the ones we assumed.

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San Jose · 2026-09-16

2165 The Alameda

A modelled 32-home building fits this lot — and it misses the cap rate by 90 basis points.

It needs rent 27% above today's to break even.

Shasta Hanchett Park · San Jose · Zip 95126 · APN 23018033

2,164 m²lot
3storeys
32homes
345 m²shops
4,203 m²gross floor area
3.75%yield on cost
-90bps over cap
22assumptions