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A rendering of a public gathering space for Google’s planned Downtown West campus Google After four years of planning meetings, including over 100 community sessions, the multi-purpose campus for Google received unanimous approval this week from the San Jose City Council. The 80-acre site will bring 4,000 residential units plus 7.3 million square feet of office space. The office buildings are to provide space for an estimated 20,000 workers. While all the land in the project… Source link

After first proposing it in 2017, Google has received unanimous approval from the San Jose City Council to move forward with its Downtown West development plan, CNBC reports. The company and city have reached an agreement to develop around 80 acres of land in downtown San Jose, California that will also serve as a mixed-use residential, retail, and open space for Google employees and the city’s residents. According to the proposed development agreement (PDF), Google will construct 7.3… Source link

Downtown San Jose is headed for a kind of revival that has not been seen in decades. San Jose council members on Tuesday night unanimously — and enthusiastically —  approved Google’s master plan to transform 80 acres of land on the western edge of downtown into a vibrant new urban neighborhood complete with blocks full of new office buildings, apartment complexes, shops and parks. “I want to thank everyone at Google for seeing this possibility,” Mayor Sam Liccardo said during the… Source link

In a sudden about-face, the San Jose Sharks — the most vocal opponent of Google’s plans to build an 80-acre urban village and tech campus on the western edge of downtown — have backed down. In a settlement deal announced just moments before the San Jose City Council was expected to grant Google final approval for its monumental development plan on Tuesday night, Sharks Sports & Entertainment has agreed not to sue Google or the city to stop development plans surrounding the arena…. Source link

Google is poised to make San Jose history. The tech giant’s grandiose vision for a new 80-acre mega campus on the western edges of downtown San Jose is headed to the San Jose City Council on Tuesday for possible final approval, launching the largest single development deal ever reached in the city. Dubbed Downtown West, the project would lay the groundwork for decade-long construction of up to 4,000 housing units, 7.3 million square feet of office space, 300 hotel rooms, 500,000 square… Source link

Google is poised to make San Jose history. The tech giant’s grandiose vision for a new 80-acre mega campus on the western edges of downtown San Jose is headed to the San Jose City Council on Tuesday for possible final approval, launching the largest single development deal ever reached in the city. Dubbed Downtown West, the project would lay the groundwork for decade-long construction of up to 4,000 housing units, 7.3 million square feet of office space, 300 hotel rooms, 500,000 square… Source link

Tonight the San Jose Planning Commission will decide whether to approve Google’s proposed 80-acre megacampus—potentially paving the way for the largest land use project in the city’s history. News around the tech giant’s proposal accelerated in recent months as the project nears its final hearing before San Jose City Council on May 25. Since Google unveiled its vision for the project last year, there have been numerous developments, including a key hearing at the Santa… Source link

Google’s main campus. Photo by Michelle Le Visitors to Google’s tech campus in Mountain View can walk right up to the front doors of the Googleplex, enjoying the views of the public courtyard outside one of the largest companies in the world. But that could change soon. In an effort to reduce security risks at all of the company’s sites, Google is looking to revamp its 1995 headquarters — along with a second North Bayshore office building currently under construction — and clamp down… Source link

Google has submitted its preliminary proposal for its North Bayshore campus in Mountain View. Source: SITELAB urban studio Google released preliminary plans late last week for its future campus in northern Mountain View, CA, which emphasizes several thousand new homes and space for local shops amid pandemic recovery. For the project, Google and development partner Lendlease propose adding 7,000 residential units in the new Mountain View campus, which is an increase from the 5,760 homes it… Source link

A suspicious package that prompted Mountain View police to evacuate a Google building and summon the Santa Clara County bomb squad was not dangerous, and the building was being cleared and reopened Friday afternoon, authorities said. The Google building, in the 2000 block of Casey Avenue,is not on the main Google campus. … Source link