The Synergy Report

Forget the Headlines — Google Is Still Betting Big on San Jose

Google proposes huge new tech buildings as company expands in San Jose The Big Picture Google is moving forward with plans for a major new research and development hub in North San Jose, replacing an existing warehouse with up to 482,800 square feet of lab space and building out 250 megawatts of dedicated power infrastructure. […]

Congrats, Your City Gets to Host the Super Bowl. The Party’s 40 Miles Away.

The game is in San Jose’s backyard but locals say San Francisco is having all the fun; ‘another Charlie Brown–with-the-football moment.’ The city’s more glamorous cousin, San Francisco, ended up with the lion’s share of official Super Bowl week activities. This despite San Francisco being 40 miles north of Levi’s Stadium, where the game will […]

Plans for a school come back into view for empty San Jose offices

Plans for large school come back into view for empty San Jose offices The Big PictureA vacant office building at 525 Race Street in San Jose could be converted into a private high school under a preliminary proposal from BASIS Independent Schools. The plan would reuse the three-story, 72,700-square-foot office building and add a 16,600-square-foot […]