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[JoshuaSantos]

Any updates on the Milpitas project below?

Originally Posted by robertee

The following projects have all been approved by the City of Milpitas:

The Californian



Landmark Tower



Milpitas Square (Redevelopment, Next to Landmark Tower)













The District at Milpitas







Centria West (Phase II of Centria Development)

[xThomasTroublex]

I'm pretty sure all of these projects are on hold until the economy rebounds.

On a more positive note - I read that the Joe Montana-led development team is making their hotel pitch to Santa Clara on July 13th! I can't wait to see the renders. It would be pretty cool if they also built a connecting walkway to tie the hotel, golf course convention center, stadium, and theme park all together.

[robertee]

Originally Posted by JoshuaSantos

Any updates on the Milpitas project below?

They're starting work on Centria West....

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by xThomasTroublex

I'm pretty sure all of these projects are on hold until the economy rebounds.

On a more positive note - I read that the Joe Montana-led development team is making their hotel pitch to Santa Clara on July 13th! I can't wait to see the renders. It would be pretty cool if they also built a connecting walkway to tie the hotel, golf course convention center, stadium, and theme park all together.

Oh great, more "San Francisco" in the South Bay....

[JoshuaSantos]

More news on the hotel:

"Joe Montana scores land deal with Santa Clara City Council
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - by David Goll
Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 10:20pm PDT - Last Modified: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 5:21am PDT
Related: Sports Business, Commercial Real Estate, Retailing & Restaurants, Santa Clara
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Vicki Thompson
The Santa Clara City Council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with former San Francisco 49er Joe Montana on Tuesday.

Citing his celebrity and the financial prowess of his investment group, the Santa Clara City Council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with legendary quarterback-turned developer Joe Montana on Tuesday.
The vote was 5-1, with Jamie McLeod casting the only dissenting vote.
The former San Francisco 49er, who became a household name by winning four Super Bowl championships during his 16 seasons with the team, wants to build a project on seven acres across Tasman Drive from his former team's new stadium in Santa Clara — a 68,500-seat, $987 million facility scheduled to open in 2015. Montana's proposed development could include a luxury hotel, sports bar, restaurant and entertainment venue.
Council members approved the exclusive agreement over an 18-month period with the Montana Group , which includes Eddie DeBartolo Jr., who owned the team during the quarterback's glory years. On the insistence of Vice Mayor Patricia Mahan, council members also asked the Montana Group to provide a holding payment of undetermined size to the city during the course of the agreement.
Montana himself spoke briefly to the council.
"This is a great location," he said of the development site. "Mr. DeBartolo told me to find the best (investment) opportunity for us to do something together. This makes sense."
The council went against the advice of City Manager Jennifer Sparacino, who had recommended a competitive bidding process on the city-owned land.
Tuesday's meeting was attended by nearly a full house of residents and 49er fans who heaped praise on Montana's athletic exploits of days gone by and his predicted future business success. Many of the council members echoed those sentiments.
"You have the unparalleled success of Eddie DeBartolo in commercial projects and the star power of Joe Montana," said Lisa Gillmor, who before returning to the council last year participated in the campaign to get the stadium approved by city voters. "This (Montana Group) is not seeking any subsidies from the city. It would be a market-rate development."

[xThomasTroublex]

http://www.mercurynews.com/southbayfootball/ci_18610675

[robertee]

New proposed project, 750 E. Capitol Ave:

Originally Posted by robertee

The following projects have all been approved by the City of Milpitas:

The Californian

Construction of The Californian started..

[arturo]

Originally Posted by robertee

New proposed project, 750 E. Capitol Ave:

Nice! Though-- as usual-- the absence of ground-floor retail it disappointing, especially at such an intersection. I hope it's just missing from the render and not the actual design.

[SantaTeresaHills]

According to the San Jose Business Journal, The District at Milpitas will start construction next spring. They will be knocking down mostly 1 story buildings and replacing it with housing and retail. The buildings look 6 stories tall with retail on the bottom. Retail will take 92000 sq. ft. in the complex.

[jarkatmu]

For those curious about the planning policies driving the development around the Great Mall, check out the Transit Area Specific Plan on Milpitas' website:

http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/govern...a_specific.asp

[UrbanCities]

Robert, isnt the site of the proposed project on 750 E. Capitol right next to one of the proposed station for the BART to SJ extension? I drive by there daily. As for The Californian, I will have to drive by to check it out tomorrow since u said constructions started. I havent been keeping track with all the new developments around here since I've been gone for school for the past 2 years.

and anyone have any updates on the District at Milpitas?

[Ichiban]

Now here's an interesting idea...

CA startup sees entrepreneur-ship as visa solution

By BROOKE DONALD, Associated Press
Friday, December 16, 2011
AP

(12-16) 09:24 PST Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP) --

You've heard of tech companies starting in a Silicon Valley garage. What about on a ship?

That's the idea being floated by a California startup that wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...8S36.DTL&tsp=1

[usedmedia]

For those that are curious here is a link to approved projects within Milpitas on Google Maps:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en...3&source=embed

You can see the cluster of projects around the the Great Mall and future BART station. Regarding 750 E. Capitol as discussed above, it was approved by the planning commission back in March. It's going to be three 12-story buildings with a 12-story parking garage. I believe the timetable for construction hinges on when Milpitas Blvd is extended across Montague Expressway. Here's a link to a PDF with all the details:

http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/...1412/ph_02.pdf

[qpwoeiruty]

Originally Posted by robertee

New proposed project, 750 E. Capitol Ave:





Construction of The Californian started..

Don't see the Californian listed at all on the Milpitas Planning Division's homepage: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/govern...j_approved.asp

What I see instead for that area are single family homes... Any confirmation on what's actually being built there? It would be sad if The Californian were canned to make way for McMansions... On a brighter note though, driving down 237 I see more construction cranes than I have ever seen in this area before. Anyone know what's being built by the huge crane by @first?

[usedmedia]

Here are some pictures of the new development going up along Tasman, just west of Zanker. I took them while riding on light rail so they aren't the greatest:





It looks like there is going to be retail and a couple levels of parking which will be nice. I couldn't find any info on the developer's website though.

http://www.fairfieldresidential.com/

[qpwoeiruty]

Construction of The District at Milpitas has started

[SF1977]

I wasn't aware of this project (Bowers/Augustine Project)....looks promising. There is also some info about other projects in SV in the article.

The city of Santa Clara contemplates four office towers up to 14 stories, or 244 feet, high, at the 101 property. “Two of the towers will be located on the northern half of the site and the remaining towers will be located on the southern half of the site. Focusing development in towers and parking structures will allow large open space areas on the project site in lieu of having a substantial portion of the site devoted to surface parking,” the city concluded in a staff report endorsing the development in 2009.

“The character of Bowers Avenue and Augustine Drive will be altered from the existing one- and two-story development as a result of the proposed high-rise office towers and parking structures.”

Source: http://news.theregistrysf.com/irvine...ilicon-valley/


Source: www.hmhca.com

[usedmedia]

^ That project does sound nice.

On the flip side, Irvine's other big project in Santa Clara is, well, boring. The Santa Clara Gateway project on Great America Pkwy next to 237 is a bunch of five-story buildings surrounded by acres and acres of surface parking. Ugh, looks like something that would've been built during the late 80's or early 90's. The tenants they're shooting for must really love those large floor plates.





http://www.cbre.us/o/sanjose/AssetLi...way%5B2%5D.pdf

[usedmedia]

The new Milpitas BART station has officially started construction! Demo work has begun.

Construction to start today on Milpitas BART station
http://www.progressiverailroading.co...tation--32234#

Santa Clara VTA’s begins construction on BART Milpitas Station
http://www.rtands.com/index.php/pass...1#.UD5dsqBBrTo

[usedmedia]

Apparently Centria West has been rebranded as Apex since it's now going to be rentals instead of condos like its neighbor.



Like Centria the units will be wrapped around the parking garage. However, on top of the garage they are putting in a pool/gym/clubhouse which is interesting.

http://www.lyonapex.com/


Edit -
Adding a link to the Facebook page which has some construction photos:
https://www.facebook.com/LyonApex