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The title is correct, but it's worth noting that the article is only talking about the space South-East of SJC (the airport). There are already some tall build
by CaliforniaKarl 8y ago
The title is correct, but it's worth noting that the article is only talking about the space South-East of SJC (the airport). There are already some tall buildings to the E-NE of the airport, in the triangle bordered by SR 87, SR 101, and Interstate 880. See the area map at [0].
The other place to look would be to the W-SW of the airport, in the already-mostly-industrial area bordered by the Caltrain tracks, the San Thomas Expressway, and either SR 101 or the single train track that runs near De La Cruz Blvd.. The only problem is, that's no San Jose, that's Santa Clara (see [1]), and since "all politics is local", that doesn't count.
The area SW of the airport that is in San Jose is the empty-looking strip between Coleman Ave and the Caltrain tracks. A chunk of that has construction in progress, another chunk is Avaya Stadium and associated parking, and I think the rest is reserved for a future BART terminus and associated stabling sidings (similar to what BART has at Millbrae).
On the other hand, though… maybe that could still be used for development? It would be expensive, since any developer would have to maintain an empty shell on ground level, but it may be doable.
[0]: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3616791,-121.9254423,4047m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3616791,-121.9254423,4047m/d...
[1]: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/SCC_BoundariesMap.pdf https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/SCC_Bou...
- masonic 8y agoSR 101 US 101