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- Apr 14, 2018
- 2 min
Google Says It’s Close To Owning Enough Downtown San Jose Properties For ‘Viable’ Development
Google is nearing ownership of enough downtown San Jose properties and parcels to create a “viable” transit-oriented development near the Diridon train station, a top company executive told a key advisory group this week. During a meeting of the Station Area Advisory Group, formed to gather and process citizen input about Google’s proposal to develop a massive transit village near Diridon Station, Google executives offered the company’s first major presentation of its develop
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BVNA
- Apr 1, 2018
- 1 min
Google Widens Downtown San Jose Holdings, Grabs Orchard Supply Site
Marking a major new Google area of interest in downtown San Jose, the tech titan has bought the huge site of Orchard Supply Hardware and now has spent well over $200 million in a widening shopping spree for properties. TC Agoge Associates, a realty venture of Google and its development partner Trammell Crow, on March 29 paid $39.6 million for the Orchard Supply site. The deal extends the southern borders of Google’s purchasing activity nearly to Interstate 280. “It’s encourag
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BVNA
- Jan 31, 2018
- 1 min
Google Advisory Group Moves Forward In San Jose Despite Intense Pushback
After more than three hours of impassioned pleas from dozens of local residents and community groups who wanted to be included, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved the creation of a controversial advisory group that will offer input on the possible Google development near Diridon Station. The group will offer community feedback to the city manager’s office as the administration works with Google to develop a proposal to present to the City Council. It was originall
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BVNA
- Jan 9, 2018
- 1 min
Downtown San Jose Transit Village Near Planned Google Mega-Campus Steams Ahead
SAN JOSE — A big tech village planned for downtown San Jose is moving forward — an ambitious project that could bring 5,000 jobs to a site that’s adjacent to a separately proposed Google mega-campus. Developers TMG Partners and Valley Oak Partners have gained a key rezoning approval from San Jose city officials, and have now requested approval for a specific permit to develop the site. The project is being designed by New York-based Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, lead designer
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BVNA
- Jul 5, 2017
- 1 min
Google partner broadens San Jose transit village footprint
SAN JOSE — Google ally Trammell Crow has widened the footprint for a future transit village in downtown San Jose with a purchase of a large industrial site across from the Diridon train station. The latest acquisition, for $5.5 million, occurred on June 30 and added 140 S. Montgomery St. to the properties that Google and Trammell Crow have collected for a future Google village. The buyer was TC Agoge Associates, an affiliate of Trammell Crow, which is Google’s development par
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