Former men’s bathhouse property in San Jose lands new owner from Arizona

SAN JOSE A one-time San Jose bathhouse that claimed it was forced out of business due to pandemic-linked restrictions has been bought by an Arizona investor after attempts to revamp it as an office hub failed to entice tenants The Watergarden now reimagined as a creative office center at The Alameda was bought for about million according to documents filed on Sept with the Santa Clara County Recorder s Office An affiliate headed up by Shivam Bhanvadia an Arizona-based business executive was the buyer residents records posted by Santa Clara County and the state authorities show Over a period of years Watergarden operated as a private men s vitality club It closed in It is with the deepest regret that we must announce our permanent closure due to the COVID- pandemic Watergarden posted on Facebook in July Due to the ongoing closures of businesses and unknown dates for a workable return to normal we are not able to reopen In an affiliate of Briggs Enhancement paid million to buy the property By the fall of it had refashioned the Watergarden into a creative workspace The site consists primarily of square feet of office spaces that can be divided into as numerous as four office suites according to a marketing brochure that Cushman Wakefield a commercial real estate firm had circulated The office property also features four breakout rooms a courtyard and an outdoor seating area stated the brochure which was authored by property brokers Scott Prosser Brandon Bain and Jack Depuy The seating areas will enable additional collaboration The Alameda is conveniently located among the plentiful amenities of Midtown San Jose and downtown San Jose is walkable to transit and provides easy access to major freeways Cushman Wakefield stated in the marketing brochure