Google has taken occupancy of two office buildings with nearly 370,000 square feet in North San Jose.
The Mountain View-based search giant has moved into the offices at 122 East Brokaw Road and 1849 Bering Drive, the San Jose Mercury News reported. Google leased the buildings four years ago before they were built.
Google’s new business hub, dubbed the Brokaw Campus, sits along East Brokaw Road between North First Street and Bering Drive in North San Jose.
The offices are among four unconstructed buildings totaling 729,000 square feet that Google leased from Palo Alto-based Peery Arrillaga in 2019. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The occupancy comes after the Alphabet-owned tech firm paused plans to create an 80-acre transit village in Downtown San Jose known as Downtown West.
Construction of thousands of homes, offices and shops and restaurants near Diridon Station was supposed to start this year.
Last week Google appeared to pull the plug, according to CNBC, with no plan to restart construction. The company claims it’s committed to the project. It also says it’s “reassessing the timeline” for the new neighborhood.
The company has now focused its attention on the city’s northside, where its new, aviation-themed campus bustles with workers in and around two six-story glass buildings, according to the Mercury News.
Its offices at 122 East Brokaw total 242,200 square feet, according to CommercialCafe, enough space to accommodate between 1,000 and 1,200 workers
The offices at 1849 Bering total 126,900 square feet, big enough to fit 500 to 600 workers.
It’s not clear when Google will occupy the other two rented buildings at the complex.
The North San Jose offices suggest that company growth continues despite the layoff last month of 12,000 workers, the reassessment of its real estate needs and doubts about its timeline for Downtown West.
“Google continues to have a presence in San Jose as clearly seen by their North San Jose office,” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan told the Mercury News. “Company executives have made it clear to me that they remain committed to our shared long-term vision for the Downtown West campus.”
— Dana Bartholomew
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