SAN JOSE >> An affordable apartment project in San Jose developed with unique construction techniques could land on an empty lot if city officials approve the proposal.

Cloud Apartments is floating a plan to develop 174 housing units at 2165 The Alameda along one of the corridors leading to the city’s downtown, according to documents on file with city planners.

The affordable units would be built off-site using modular construction techniques. The units would then be transported to the development site to be snapped into place and connected to other prefabricated units.

“Cloud Apartments is ushering in a new era of home building that we call Construction 3.0,” the development firm states on its website. The developer added that this approach is “significantly faster and less expensive than traditional construction, with a consistent, high standard of quality.”

San Jose planners intend to review the proposal through an administrator’s hearing April 9.

The complex is slated to be a seven-story apartment building, city planning documents show. The site would have 120 parking spaces, some at ground level and some underground.

The final product is slated to have an array of amenities, including a rooftop deck, gym and lounge, the company states on the project’s website.

Besides San Jose, Cloud Apartments is eyeing other developments in Concord, Berkeley, Redwood City and Watsonville.

“The housing crisis can’t wait,” Cloud Apartments states on its website. “Construction must evolve. America has a shortage of 7 million homes and traditional construction alone can’t solve this crisis.”