Apple May Build Massive 4.15 Million Square Foot Campus in North San Jose

[MacRumors]

Apple is hoping to sign an agreement with the city of San Jose that would allow it to build a massive campus in the northern part of the city, reports the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Apple is in talks with city officials over a development agreement that would lead to a campus up to 4.15 million square feet, larger than both its existing Infinite Loop campus and its second Apple Campus under construction in Cupertino.

The draft agreement, which is not yet completed, will come before the city's Planning Commission later this month, officials said. It would lock in development rights -- and expectations for both sides -- for the next 15 years in an area that sprawls across 86 acres north of Highway 101 across from the Mineta San Jose International Airport.

Apple has already bought or leased much of the land that would house the campus in a series of real estate deals that have happened over the last few months. Apple purchased a 296,000 square foot research and development building in May, and it leased a 43-acre development site in August, which is approved for up to 2.8 million square feet of office space. Apple has also leased a nearby 202,000 square-foot office building. The agreement covers all three of these sites.

According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the development agreement is not the same as a concrete project and gives no guarantee that Apple will build on the space, but given Apple's land grab in the area, it seems the company has plans for something big.

Along with its expansion into North San Jose, Apple has also purchased or leased office space in other Bay Area locations. In early October, Apple signed a deal for a 770,00 square foot campus in Sunnyvale, and back in June, it leased 76,000 square feet of office space in the popular (and pricy) South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood in San Francisco.

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[Barry Bishop]

Well now our rent will go up

 

[MvdM]

How many people do they need to design and distribute their products?

 

[ryansimmons323]

I wonder if they'll still lease/own half of Cupertino (the many small offices scattered across the city) after Campus 2 and after this if it happens?

 

[Chrjy]

How many people do they need to build and distribute their products?

It's their car manufacturing plant

 

[MvdM]

It's their car manufacturing plant

 

[Rogifan]

And people still think Apple isn't working on anything big. I guess it's just Tim and Jony's secret.

 

[BrockC]

Time for spaceship 2.0

 

[Chaszmyr]

Presumably they can't build a massive new campus (like the type of thing they're currently constructing in Cupertino) on leased property, and the lots they currently own aren't immediately adjacent to each other, so am I missing something, or is this story a little premature?

 

[mr.steevo]

Presumably they can't build a massive new campus (like the type of thing they're currently constructing in Cupertino) on leased property, and the lots they currently own aren't immediately adjacent to each other, so am I missing something, or is this story a little premature?

I'd call it premature speculation.

 

[NMBob]

One good earthquake. That's all it's going to take.

 

[LuckyBubba]

Rumor: sounds like a future auto assembly plant...

 

[Chaszmyr]

I'd call it premature speculation.

Fair enough, I suppose this site does have "rumors" in its name.

 

[davidness]

Probably not for the car project. Given the proximity to the San Jose International airport, I'm guessing it's for the new personal flying car project set for release in 2025. That's called 'forward thinking!'.

 

[WildCowboy]

Presumably they can't build a massive new campus (like the type of thing they're currently constructing in Cupertino) on leased property, and the lots they currently own aren't immediately adjacent to each other, so am I missing something, or is this story a little premature?

As the article notes, the existence of a draft development agreement suggests Apple will be acquiring the property it currently leases.

Apple has leased a 200,000-square-foot building under construction on the Steelwave site, but has not yet purchased it. The development agreement would suggest that is likely in the cards.

 

[dorsal]

Ford Motor Company owns a lot of space: Overall, the Dearborn-based automaker owns 71 buildings totaling about 13.1 million square feet in and around the city, according to a Ford request for fee proposals/qualifications for a new campus facility and workplace master plan that was issued in November and obtained by Crain's last week.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...dernize-dearborn-research-and-engineering-hub

 

[RevTEG]

Well now our rent will go up

Ha! I thought the same thing. I'm already paying enough. I live very close to the proposed location. I may need to move to Milpitas! ;-)

 

[thekev]

Well now our rent will go up

That is likely, but a portion of the problem is that they keep a fairly low population density relative to the amount of commercial space. You guys need more housing rather than just tech campuses.

 

[SlipperySlop]

Well now our rent will go up

Then move now and avoid the rush.

 

[SteveBlobs]

Why when Apple builds something is it a "campus," but for every other company it is an "office park"?

 

[Glideslope]

Ive heard speculation that the Executive Team has a Bunker under it's Reno Data (Power) Center. Controlling Chinese Production and shipments would be unaffected.

Sales would switch to "first come, first serve."

 

[scott911]

How many more people do they need to say, make it thinner and solder in everything?

Granted, they do probably need a couple dozen people to find all those outdated 5400 rpm drives they put in two freaking thousand dollar computers...

 

[Nicksd84]

Why when Apple builds something is it a "campus," but for every other company it is an "office park"?

Ummm. If it's an individual company it's called a campus. Most are referred to as such. An office park consists of multiple companies in... well an office park. I think you threw out a straw man.

 

[techwhiz]

If you look at all the buildings they lease, maybe spaceship and One Infinite Loop is not enough space for future growth?
Just more consolidation of employees. Not a blip on the map.
Just means more "class A" office space up for grabs when they move out of all the leased space they have.

 

[thekeyring]

Man and I thought the storage unit I built in Minecraft was big.