Apartment complex eyed on site of former Century 24 domed movie theater in San Jose

SAN JOSE A 264-unit apartment project has been proposed for the former Century 24 domed movie theater in West San Jose. Under consideration by city planners, the seven-story complex would be built on a three-acre site at 741 South Winchester Blvd. Syufy Enterprises, which owned and operated the Century 24 theater that has since been removed, is the property owner, public records show. The project isn t the first plan Syufy Enterprises has floated for the property. In 2019, the organization proposed a health club for the site, but the coronavirus outbreak the following year torpedoed that vision. Syres Properties, a Syufy Enterprises real estate unit, submitted the new development plans through a builder s remedy gambit that was crafted to smooth the pathway to approval. In August, San Jose planning administrators approved the proposal. However, a few days after the approval, Glen Ceridono, an executive with Syres Properties, appealed the city s approval. The appeal seeks to convinc