Axis

I’m a Realtor in downtown San Jose and the Axis continues to maintain it’s value. The many people I’ve met living at the Axis from the beginning have developed a wonderful community. It’s wonderful to be able to step out on the street and go to the San Pedro Market that continues to grow. There is the SAP within walking distance if you want to take in the Sharks game, big entertainment, and special events. The new Whole Foods has a rooftop beer garden, a new tasting room on Julian, and steps away from Little Italy.
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It’s been a little over an year since we bought our 2 bed/​2bath unit in axis. I totally love it here. People are warm and friendly. concierge service is phenomenal. I love walking to the bars and restaurants in the downtown area. We got lucky with a huge deck and awesome views… Way to go AXIS!!! A sure hit for high rise living

The treatment I received at Axis as a guest completely turned me off as a potential future buyer. If you think this place is young and hip, consider yourself warned, because they do not want «young» people there.
We were sharing the pool deck with several other parties. One of our friends was, admittedly, inebriated, and wanted to go into the pool. An older gentleman claiming to be the president of the Home Owners Association advised him against going into the pool (which is fair). Then, he randomly turned on ME and began aggressively questioning me, when all I had been doing for the last 20 minutes was quietly dipping my feet in the pool a few yards away.
Another friend brought a glass bottle near the pool and accidentally knocked it over. Nothing broke. But we were BERATED by this same man — even after we apologized and said we weren’t aware of the «no glass» rule, but understood its importance, and took the glass bottle elsewhere. While I continued to sit, other residents loudly complained about why they «don’t like young people ruining it for everyone else.»
Here’s the kicker… another group broke glass TWICE. The second time, only a few feet away from the pool’s edge. Did Mr. President do anything about it? NO! He didn’t move a muscle! There were people in that group who were clearly drunk, and the sober ones were trying to clean up the glass IN THE DARK. If the community cared so much about the cleanliness and safety of their common spaces, why didn’t this guy help find a broom? Or turn the lights back on? Instead, he glanced up at the sound of glass shattering, and then went back to his iPad.
It was completely prejudicial treatment because we were «young» (all of us in our late twenties, hardly younger than the other group). Both myself and my parents had at one point considered Axis, but now, I will strongly recommend AGAINST this establishment to any and all my friends.

Well its now month 3 living at the Axis and I thought it was time to update the review.
I am happy to report that I continue to be impressed with this community. The HOA is extremely well run and the president and other committee members have done an excellent job at representing the ownership interest.
The surrounding amenities continue to improve and impress, we have completely stopped using our car on the weekends and now walk or bike pretty much everywhere.

Last stats I’ve heard from the sales center, the building is nearing 70−80% sold. Good news for residents who have invested in the project and downtown SJ. Still plenty inventory of similar profile, however, I doubt prices will get any lower with the economy turning.

My wife and I moved into the Axis community about a year ago. We looked at housing for about 6 months and probably saw 30+ locations. After all the searching, we were quite torn between a condo community at Rivermark, a townhome in Sunnyvale, and Axis. After we signed the deal (purchased a resale), moved in, and began enjoying the downtown area, we quickly realized that this was certainly the right choice.
We’re professionals in our late 20’s, so room for children isn’t yet an issue. We also have a cat and don’t have to deal with the challenges of owning a dog in the city. Aside from those two things, I can’t imagine why someone wouldn’t love it here. The views are great. Downtown San Jose is improving greatly and we love it here. The community is full of very nice people. And the HOA really seems to be on top of things. It’s pretty rare that a large building problem goes unfixed for longer than a week or two. They seem pretty picky about appearance and are also very good with the budget. The HOAs have been decreasing in the past few years and generally runs a surplus while not sacrificing quality. The HOA also plans events for the community pretty frequently. We hope to take advantage of more of those soon.
The building has a lap pool, 2 hot tubs, two grills, and a very nice gym (now with cable :)). Actually, the gym IS very nice compared to most of the locations we saw. My cost per visit at 24 hour fitness has gone up since the gym here has been meeting a good amount of my needs. I’m eager to see what the sales office will be converted into after they’ve sold enough of the units.
The location is fantastic. I never see any crime in the area and always feel safe. We can walk to the movies, food — pita pit especially, the market on Saturdays, and all the other things San Jose has to offer. It’s also just a 5 minute walk to the HP pavilion.
I could go on and on but really my completely honest opinion is that Axis is terrific. I hope that San Jose builds more high rise communities like it :).

I’m in the market to buy a place and decided to take a look at Axis in downtown SJ. The building is beautiful with rich materials, it really has a high class feeling. The sales staff was very informative outlining all the options available and answered all my questions. Axis comes with all the luxury perks and just to name a few there is a pool, 2 hot tubs, concierge and ²⁴⁄₇ security. I loved the floor to ceiling windows with the awesome views of DT. The HOA fees are reasonable I think but hopefully they won’t go up to 700 month like other high rises. The only options are your floorings, the kitchen comes standard with nice dark wood cabinets, stainless steel GE appliances, granite counters and beautiful hardwood flooring. (kitchen only) Sorry fridge isn’t included nor washer/​dryer. The concern I have is guest parking, but I guess that comes with any DT living location. Overall I really loved this place the build quality seems fantastic, amenities and who doesn’t want to wake up with a nice view every morning?

Time for an update on life at Axis. This is two years, two months in.
I am really enjoying the experience more and more every day. I’ve gotten to know the neighbors on my floor, and they are without exception, great. I only live here four days a week so I am not really getting involved with the whole «community» but there is one forming. It seems important for a lot of people and they appear to be getting their needs met.
I am still very pleased with build quality. This year there was one minor issue where the stop in the master bath drain failed. In the scheme of things, that’s easy to live with an easy to fix. There have been a few minor maintenance issue with the building (central heat has failed twice, hot water once, and softener once) but that doesn’t seem unusual to me for a building of this nature.
The HOA Board of Directors still troubles me. We are coming up for elections and only the incumbent is running. I can’t recall seeing an open call for nominations – although I am told there was one. The HOA is still run pretty sloppily, but they did get lots done this year. Building maintenance and cleanliness is very good, the residents passed a non-​smoking amendment, and we received something I have never, ever seen before – a reduction in dues. So I would have to argue that despite having the feeling of being a little amateur, the building is governed by well-​intentioned folks, all volunteers, doing the best the can, and for the most part, making good decisions. I still feel there is a little too much over-​reach on property rights. But that’s my responsibility to protect. I’m also nervous they are losing sight on some of the bigger issues that we will face as we reach full occupancy. But again, most residents seem try happy, and that on its own is very hard to achieve.
With the Whole Foods coming in a little over half a mile away, the new urban market, and the great restaurants nearby, Axis really is a great gem in the heart of the city. it is still a pretty good value in this real estate market. I am surprised the low-​prices have lasted this long.

I love living at the Axis. The building is beautiful and the views from our unit are truly amazing! Everything is done top notch. I love the monthly events; it gives me a chance to meet my neighbors (all nice people). The pool is warm and inviting. My favorite amenity is the concierge. Fikret and all the others are wonderful. It feels so nice to walk in and be greeted by name. I would recommend for anyone interested in city-​life living to check it out.

We just moved into the Axis and we love it.
The view from our floor to ceiling windows is awesome!
People are friendly and the staff is so helpful. Everything is within walking distance. Dry cleaning is dropped off onsite and delivered here. How did I ever live without that! I will revisit this review in a year but I don’t think I will change my mind.

Been at Axis for a little over a year and I love the place. The people are nice, the location is perfect, the building is beautiful, the events are fun, the views are unmatched. I really missed my college days living in community environments and am glad Axis has helped bring back good memories.

The outside of this building looks attracting and once you see the city of San Jose from the balcony than you will think the investment is all worth the arm and the leg to live here. I would rather smoke a «bleezy» no where more than on the 3^rd floor and watching from up high.
In contrast, the inside of the apartments are very small and not a place for a family, for sure. I love the fact that I can say that I have access to the axis for the weekends but not worth living here unless you have money to WASTE! They are only nice to me because of the balcony view.

The first impression is: SMALL! so small, to me it’s like stepping into a dollhouse (disclaimer: just my two cents, your take might be different). The so called «den» in one-​bedroom condo can barely fit a children’s table.
It’s very hotel like — but 3-​star hotel, not 4 – 5 star ones. I don’t know about yours, but my friends will not get impressed if I invite them over.
Also the sales assistant (not the sale woman Karen, whom I never got a chance to talk to) is kind of unfriendly. She blocked me from talking to Karen when Karen was talking to a couple with an agent. I told her I could wait for Karen, but she asked me to come back the next day (are you kidding me?!, I’ve waited 30 minutes outside for sales center to be open. And even she said it’s NOT by appointment!) The irritation was all over her face when she finally agreed to show me a room I wanted to see — not cool ! unprofessional !
They have 325 units, for about two years, they only sold 105 — still 200+ to go! Not a good sign for investment. Initially they were selling the units at 500K plus. Now the cheaper ones are mid or even low 300K! (but again, small and lower floors).
Above is just my own honest opinion from my visit to sales center. Go see it yourself, if you still want to ;-)

We moved into our beautiful Axis unit at end of 2008.
The Axis may have been overpriced in early 2008 but not anymore. Its a bargain considering what is going on in san jose now. And for the HOA price which is exactly the same as a few other communities in san jose, we have an awesome gym, big pool area, 2 sauna’s and a very secure parking garage.
The windows are huge! Its an awesome sight every sunset. No sunset is the same every night.

Every unit has an amazing view. really. The floor to ceiling glass panes are freaking awesome — especially the end units are gorgeous. But don’t get too excited now — it comes with a big price tag too. Cheapest unit is like 500K with a 10K premium for every floor. Nice sales people too. if you can afford this price for a 1 bedroom unit, go for it. Downtown san jose is not the best of cities, but probably you might be better off here than buying a random single family unit facing captiol expressway!

Came here recently to an unfinished dwelling.
Why did I come here?
I came for free food. Axis had a presentation/​open house event.
I came to tour three units and mandatory hardhats, in a very unfinished hi-​rise in downtown San Jose.
Am I buying? no! I’m no fan of downtown SJ.
I’m here for the appetizers… sliced italian sausage on a stick, potato puff, bruchetta, mushroom poppers, shrimp/​crab-​cake something or another. There were free sodas and booze.
The bruchetta was good. The potato poppers are like tater tots but with cream and/​or cheese in it; I can taste it was frozen in it’s life. The italian sausage was served cold, or at least it got cold. I’m not a ‘shroom fan. The crabcake was so-​so.
There was a short presentation with the developer and the Major of SJ, a live DJ spininng some headache inducing tracks.