Bringing back downtown ‘into the fold’: San Jose set to welcome two-floor music venue

San Jose’s downtown core is about to get more lively with a new late-night concert venue and bar in the works.

The City Council has unanimously approved permits for Pete Be Center, a more than 10,000-square-foot building located in the SoFA District at 439 South First St. with two newly-built mezzanines that can hold 1,142 people. The music venue is expected to open later this year.