Santa Clara’s city council late Tuesday unanimously approved the largest private development project in Silicon Valley’s history, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
Related Companies is now approved to build a $6.5 billion mixed-use center and office campuses just north of Levi’s Stadium, on land now occupied by a city golf course and dirt-bike track. The city first presented the plan for the 240-acre city-owned site three years ago, the Journal reported.
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City officials said they expect Related to begin construction by the end of 2017.
With a total of 9.7 million square feet, the project would include up to 5.7 million square feet of office, 1.1 million square feet of retail, 700 hotel rooms and up to 1,360 apartment units for a total of 9.16 million square feet. A 35-acre park is also built into the plans.
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