Michael Van Every in his office at the headquarters office of Republic Urban Properties in San Jose’s Willow Glen district, January 2023.Michael Van Every, president of San Jose-based Republic Urban Properties, has leaned on his 25 years in the real estate business to guide numerous Bay Area projects from inception to completion and occupancy. He has overseen housing, office, retail, dining, mixed-use and transit-oriented development endeavors.
It has 320 market-rate units and 157,000 square feet of office space that Samtrans has leased for its headquarters. The project also has an 184-room Marriott Residence Inn and ground-floor retail. We are seeing a decent progression in retail leasing, considering where we have come from since the pandemic.We own the Silver and Patina apartments in Midtown San Jose in partnership with Essex Real Estate Property Trust. These are 537 units combined.