Site-Development Permit Approved for 2256 Junction Avenue in San Jose

At last Wednesday’s meeting, San Jose’s Planning Commission approved the development plan of a 13.68-acre site at 2256 Junction Avenue in North San Jose. The original project plans brought by Duke Realty and Kimley Horn engineering and design consultants were approved in September of 2021, but this latest site-plan approval will allow the project to move forward with the demolition of the existing 141,510-square-foot industrial building, to be replaced with the new 276,030-square-foot new warehouse hub.

The proposed building will be the home of Last Mile, an e-commerce distribution center and delivery station. The strategic location in North San Jose is designed to help facilitate fast and easy shipping for customers and vendors in the South Bay Region. Broken down, the new facility will include 94,147 square feet of warehouse space for storage and organization purposes, 13,572 square feet of office space for administration and management of the company and its facility, and 33,791 square feet of a covered loading area for secure and all-weather operation.

2256 Junction Avenue Site Location, image prepared by Kimley Horn, via Google Maps

2256 Junction Site Aerial with Proximal Buildings, image prepared by Kimley Horn

The main recommendation of SJ Planning Commission was to consider the Project Mitigated Negative Declaration from 2021 and ensure development in accordance with CEQA. Since the preexisting industrial property is being replaced with another industrial, the development avoids some of the hoops and expenses of building commercial or residential, but the new building’s construction as well as long-term use must still comply with environmental standards set by the state.

Pollutant Mitigation Chart from Addendum Referenced by San Jose Planning Commission, data prepared by Kimley Horn

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