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SEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER AT-A-GLANCE
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San Jose companies on Inc.'s Fastest-Growing 5000 list
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16 San Jose companies on Inc. Magazine's list of 5000 fastest-growing U.S. firms
One Silicon Valley private business made the top 100 in this year's annual Inc. 5000 ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. It is San Jose-based DigitalOnUS, a company that helps develop cloud native apps for business customers. It grew by 3,535 percent between 2015 and 2018.
Other San Jose companies that made the top 500 were San Jose-based Green Bits and Edvenswa.
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| DIRIDON STATION AREA UPDATE |
First view of Google plans offered at SAAG meeting Aug. 22
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Full house in Council Chambers as SAAG meeting gets started 8/22 |
The regularly scheduled Station Area Advisory Group (SAAG) meeting on August 22 was the occasion of the first public viewing of the initial plan for the Google project in the Diridon Station area. Google's real estate team headed by Alexa Arena, director of development, presented a series of guiding principles for the company's planning process:
- Jobs near transit
- Housing alongside jobs
- Opportunity pathways
- Build a place that is of San Jose
- Connect people to nature and transit
- Create partnerships around a vibrant public realm
Google referred to the presentation as their Mixed-Use Framework. Through colorful sketches, maps and vignettes, they shared a series of snapshots of the company's vision for the three areas of the project site - the northern art/industrial area, the core with vibrant cultural, retail and civic uses, and the south, featuring green experiences and local flavor. The full
presentation is available for review online. In addition, the meeting was livestreamed on
YouTube and was recorded for later viewing.
For more information, contact Lori Severino, Diridon Program Manager, OED
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RiverPark II is filling up
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The rapid, complete and ongoing occupancy of River Park Tower II at 300 Park Avenue is another example of the uptick in business interest in Downtown San Jose, and its appeal has been enhanced by being close to the planned Diridon Station area development, as well as offering a serene, tree-lined plaza along the Guadalupe River.
This month, tech company Sage Intacct expanded its River Park Tower II lease by taking over another floor (about 20,000 square feet) to its home office. Sage Intacct, a growing cloud accounting software and financial management business, now occupies six floors of River Park II. Enterprise storage company Cohesity moved into River Park II in July 2017, and announced in January 2019 that it would grow from 34,000 square feet to five floors - 99,000 square feet. Okta, which provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication, also grew into River Park II, doubling its space to two floors (40,000 square feet) in July 2018.
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Updated San Jose construction report and interactive map
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In addition to our Development Update Report, this month we are delighted to share a new feature, an interactive map of San Jose development projects, that incorporates links to Google satellite maps to see street view images of the project site, and a link to SJPermits.org to get more information on any of projects, including the permit status and site information.
The map was developed in partnership with City of San Jose's Public Works GIS team and we're looking forward to iterating and add features to improve our ability to share information. Projects are identified by Housing, Commercial, or Mixed Use categories, and the project outlines on the map represent whether the project is under Planning Review, Approved, or under Construction - the closer the border is to being solid, the closer the project is to being under construction.
For more information, contact Emily Lipoma, Development Facilitation Officer, OED.
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OED visits new Webcor/San Jose chief
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| Jitendra (Jit) Pahilajani, Senior Vice President of South Bay operations for Webcor |
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The new manager of Webcor's year-old San Jose office is young in years, but seasoned in the company and the world of large-project construction.
Jitendra (Jit) Pahilajani, Senior Vice President of South Bay operations for Webcor, started with the company as a project engineer in 2004, right after earning his master's degree in structural engineering at Arizona State University. He has served in multiple roles and divisions, most recently as vice president of preconstruction and estimating for Northern California.
His insights into the South Bay development picture are in our blogpost.
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The We Company opens everyone's Backyard
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| The opening of the new hangout and event space, Backyard. |
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Backyard, a pop-up community garden, has put a jolt of energy into the heart of downtown San Jose's Historic District. It is a place where innovative technology, collaboration and public space activation come together.
Located at 35 S. Second St. in the parking lot next to Fountain Alley, Backyard is the brainchild of The We Company (formerly WeWork), more specifically, The We Company's future cities team in San Jose led by Josette Melchor.
Melchor took a bow at the
Aug. 15 grand opening party of Backyard. Her team has assembled more than 40 community partners to activate the space with community activities and special events between now and Oct. 31, 2019.
For example, San Jose Downtown Association will host Starlight Cinemas Backyard free outdoor movie series. Starlight starts off with the entire Star Wars series, Episodes I-VI, shown each Wednesday. More favorite features will be shown on Wednesdays after Star Wars ends.
Read the guest blogpost by Bree Von Faith, Director of Marketing, Communications and Events, San Jose Downtown Association for all the details and how to get the app for event updates.
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San Jose public art makes awesome screensavers
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A close-up detail of Dreams of the Salt Marsh, by artist Sam Tubiolo located at the Alviso Storm Pump Station . |
Guest blogpost by Michael Ogilvie,
San Jose Director of Public Art
The City of San José announces its 'Public Art Screensaver' for those who need a screensaver makeover! Want something cool to look at when you mash that keyboard and cycle through a million digital windows?
Curious to know how our public art has grown and evolved? Or maybe just need a destination reminder of some place in this lovely city to visit when you have a rare spare moment?
Snag your screensaver today, it's free, won't camouflage your files, and will remind you of the beauty inherent in our history, culture, and art!
Visit the blogpost for details on the four art images available for download.
For more information, contact Michael Ogilvie, Public Art Director, City of San Jose
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Children's Discovery Museum opens Art Studio
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With $250,000 in funding from the Good Tidings Foundation and the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, the iconic Children's Discovery Museum celebrated the opening of a newly upgraded arts and creativity space. Renamed the LeRoy Neiman Art Studio, the studio was dedicated and opened to the public in July.
The LeRoy Neiman Art Studio includes a large digital screen allowing four artists to simultaneously use its image projection capabilities for video, photos, and other digital projects.
Immersive creative experiences such as shadow and light-play are now possible thanks to an electronic blind system on all windows. More young artists will now be served with new mobile furniture that adds additional seats and work spaces and can be configured differently based on the activity.
For more information, contact Michael Ogilvie, Public Art Director, City of San Jose
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Savory Kitchen - The Alameda
9.6.2019
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Village Oaks Shopping Center
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San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
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School of Arts & Culture, Mexican Heritage Plaza
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San Jose McEnery Convention Center
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