It’s only been a week since BART officially approved its extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, and already, it’s facing a lawsuit that could potentially delay the project. The Sharks Sports & Entertainment company hit the agency Thursday afternoon with a lawsuit alleging that it, along with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), failed to adequately plan for construction impacts and lost parking near the SAP Center, where hockey games and concerts

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

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

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

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

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