Officials in San Jose, California, have approved Google's plans to build a large multibillion-dollar campus in the heart of the city. The tech giant will construct an 80-hectare building on the western edge of downtown San Jose, which is expected to experience a $ 1 billion infrastructure upgrade.
Google will own all the land, but most of the projects will be allocated for housing and public spaces. That includes 15 acres of parks, squares and green spaces, new walking, and cycling paths, shop windows, and more, city council staff said.
The development, which will house Google's first multipurpose campus, will also include up to 7.3 million square feet of office space for 20,000 workers and the construction of 1,000 affordable housing units, at least a quarter of all residential space under development, according to plans.
Construction is estimated to take between 10 and 30 years.
The San Jose city council unanimously approved the plan late Tuesday.
"I want to thank everyone at Google for seeing this possibility," Major Sam Liccardo said at the meeting. "Google has done more than just follow the rules, they have made a massive commitment to our community.
" It's about the long term, ”Alexa Arena, Google's development director for San Jose, said at a meeting Tuesday evening where the plan was approved. "We're not a developer who's been around for five years, but we're really thinking about how we can become an integrated part of this environment."
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