Diridon Station Area Plan (DSAP) Implementation

+ What is the Amended Diridon Station Area Plan?

The City of San José originally adopted the Diridon Station Area Plan (DSAP) in 2014 in anticipation for major transportation investments and a major league ballpark. The DSAP sets forth a blueprint for the development of the Diridon Station Area, a 250-acre district surrounding San Jose Diridon Station on the western edge of downtown. The DSAP envisions the transformation of the station area—an area which is currently dominated by parking lots and old industrial buildings—into a dynamic mixed-use urban neighborhood anchored by a world-class transportation hub and the SAP Center.

In amending the plan in 2021, the City did not make major changes to the primary vision of the 2014 DSAP. The Amended DSAP incorporated the Downtown West project, added development capacity for non-Google sites, and updated the sections on land use, design, transportation, and public spaces. As part of the amendment process, the City also prepared the Diridon Affordable Housing Implementation Plan to establish strategies for the production and preservation of affordable housing and the protection of renters vulnerable to displacement in and around the Diridon Station Area.

+ What is Google’s Downtown West Project, and when will it be built?

The Downtown West makes up approximately 80 acres of the 250-acre DSAP. The approved project, proposed by Google, allows the construction of: up to 7.3 million gross square feet (GSF) of office space; 4,000 units of new housing (Draft EIR clears up to 5,900 units); up to 500,000 GSF of active uses (retail, cultural, arts, etc.); 100,000 GSF of event space, hotel use (up to 300 rooms), and limited-term corporate accommodations (up to 800); 15 acres of parks and open space; and associated infrastructure and utilities (including a district systems approach).

The project is expected to be constructed in phases over the next decade or longer. Each phase will entail: conformance review of building, open space, and infrastructure designs, construction permits, and construction. Construction could begin as early as 2023.

Please refer to the City’s Downtown West page to view the project documents and sign up for updates on the Conformance Review Process.

+ What Community Benefits are included in the Downtown West project?

The approved Downtown West project includes a Development Agreement with Google. The Development Agreement outlines the delivery of up to $200 million in Community Benefits, as follows:

• $7 million: 30 Additional Moderate-Income Units integrated with market-rate housing
• $8.4 million: land Transfer to the City for development of affordable housing (subject to subsequent approvals)
• Up to $154.8 million as offices get built: Community Stabilization and Opportunity Fund (to be guided by a community advisory committee to be established)
• Up to $22.3 million as offices get built: payments to the City for Economic Opportunity, Community Stabilization, Neighborhood Programs, and Early childhood education/ childcare
• $3 million: early payment to the City for community stabilization programs (tenant education/ outreach, eviction protection services, land trust predevelopment/ feasibility)
• $4.5 million: early payment to the City for Job Readiness, Neighborhood Programs, and Fund set-up

Staff recommended categories for how the City should plan to spend the payments to the City in a Supplemental Memo dated May 17, 2021, which the City Council accepted as part of the project approval. Google has submitted the early payments to the City of $3 million and $4.5 million. See these memos for how the City allocated the early payments:

• $3 million (August 2021)
• $4.5 million (March 2022)

Information regarding annual reporting on compliance with the Development Agreement is available on the City's City’s Downtown West page.

+ Upcoming Engagement Activities

The City is beginning to set up the new Community Advisory Committee for the “Community Stabilization and Opportunity Pathways Fund” (a community benefit of Google’s Downtown West project), based on Exhibit H in the Development Agreement. Staff invited community input at two virtual meetings on Monday, May 2 and Monday, June 27. See the event pages on the Calendar for more information.

+ Previous Engagement Activities (2022 - current)

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition led a bike ride of the Diridon area with Google and City of San Jose staff on Saturday, May 21, 10:30am. THe purpose was to share information about the planned bike improvements as part of the Downtown West project. See the event page on the Calendar for more information.

+ How can I receive updates and ask questions

Please visit the City's City’s Downtown West page to sign up for updates on the Conformance Review Process.

Click here to sign up for email updates or contact us about the engagement process for the Diridon Station Area.