Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Downtown San Jose Whole Foods Updates

Last week at City Hall there was community meeting to go over the new Whole Foods breaking ground in 2013 on the corner of The Alameda and Stockton. It sounds like there was some push-back from the community on a long corrugated steel wall that would face the Alameda and have no windows. As you might guess, having a giant empty wall on a major thoroughfare is not ideal for vibrancy on the street. The good news is that the design process is still in progress and there is time for revisions.

Now, for some really good news. There will be a two-story building anchoring the corner of The Alameda and Stockton that will contain a brew pub and restaurant. This will be the very first brewery to be a part of a Whole Foods and the plan is for it to continue to stay open late even after the grocery store closes. There will also be a patio between this building and the main building, designed as an area where the community can gather. Parking should not be a problem with 141 spaces in the back (will be interesting to see how they prevent people going to the HP Pavilion from parking here).

The entire project should be done by 2014, which I have a feeling will be a banner year for Downtown.

Source: The Merc









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  1. AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Can't wait!!

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  2. Tony D.August 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Awesome news indeed Josh! Perhaps Tied House will return downtown? Whatever goes in there, should be great. Will go nicely with revamped Diridon Station and future ballpark/arena district. (note: despite "news" of an Oakland waterfront ballpark, it's not happening and SJ will still land the A's by 2016)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 29, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    a long corrugated steel wall that would face the Alameda and have no windows is better than what is there now which is an eye sore for the neighborhood. whole foods would bring more businesses to the area that are now empty buildings.

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  4. WTFJanuary 1, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Agree- the new whole foods will be a very positive addition to the whole area. Can't wait to shop there.

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  5. JeniJanuary 17, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    Any new updates on this? Are we still going to get a whole foods? It would be a great addition to the neighborhood!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    Whole Foods no longer has The Alameda store on its web site, as a store in development. My guess is that they got the message from the protestors that they are not really wanted here. So we will probably have an empty weeded lot indefinitely. I hope that not the case, but I wouldn't blame Whole Foods for giving up on this project.

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    1. C. L.January 24, 2013 at 12:12 AM

      Fortunately not an accurate guess, it seems. This photo was just posted on the Shasta Hanchett Park Neighborhood Association (SHPNA) Facebook page:
      http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=454418391290830&set=a.153055464760459.38584.142450205820985

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    2. Joshua SantosJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:11 PM

      Thanks, you've just given me a blog post topic for tomorrow =)

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