Apple San Jose Pact Change Would Drop 9.7 Acres, Keep 4.15M Sq Ft
San Jose staff memos show Apple's proposed pact amendment drops a 9.7-acre PG&E parcel, keeps 4,151,350 sq ft of entitlement and adds a $2.5M trail crossing.
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San Jose staff memos on Apple Inc.’s proposed first amendment to its North San Jose development agreement put numbers on a deal the City Council took up on Nov. 10. The amendment would take a roughly 9.7-acre parcel out of the agreement and leave Apple able to build about 4,151,350 square feet. As of this reading, the city’s legislation page showed status “Agenda Ready” and no recorded council action, so the amendment remains proposed.
Why it matters
The 9.7 acres front North First Street and are planned for conveyance to PG&E, according to the Planning Commission report. Staff say the carve-out does not reduce Apple’s entitlement and that only 12% of the building area the agreement allows has been built. The amendment would also set up the vacation of Orchard Place, formerly Atmel Way, and part of Orchard Parkway so Apple can assemble one corporate campus. See our earlier preview of the Nov. 10 hearing and the San Francisco market hub.
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The numbers
The 2016 agreement has a 15-year term that expires in March 2031. The report lists four development sites, including Ellis I at about 15.1 gross acres, where a 287,000 sq ft building stands, and Ellis II at about 11.1 acres, entitled for up to 666,000 sq ft of industrial space and graded in 2013 but never built.
Apple would pay a base $2.5 million toward a bike and pedestrian signal crossing of the Guadalupe River Trail at West Trimble Road, contribute $90,000 to the city’s Transit Priority Signal fund, and build Class IV separated bike lanes on Component Drive. Those duties and the street closures only trigger after Apple submits a building permit, wins approval of horizontal improvements and gives notice of intent to close.
What’s next
The Planning Commission recommended approval 8-0-3 on Oct. 28, and the council is the final decision-maker. A Nov. 6 memo from the mayor and two councilmembers asked staff to require Apple to work with the city and VTA on bike and pedestrian connections, including trail access from First Street and Charcot Avenue.
At the commission hearing, speakers raised the PG&E substation and a separate data center proposal on Charcot Avenue. City staff said Apple is not proposing a data center and that the Charcot project is a separate special use permit still under review. The council’s recorded action will be on the meeting detail page once posted.
Quick answers
- What is the latest on Apple North San Jose campus (Component Drive / Orchard Parkway)?
- San Jose staff memos show Apple's proposed pact amendment drops a 9.7-acre PG&E parcel, keeps 4,151,350 sq ft of entitlement and adds a $2.5M trail crossing.
- Who is developing Apple North San Jose campus (Component Drive / Orchard Parkway)?
- Apple Inc., according to San Jose City Council staff memo and Planning Commission report.
- What are the key numbers for Apple North San Jose campus (Component Drive / Orchard Parkway)?
- PG&E parcel: 9.7 acres; Entitlement kept: 4.15M sq ft; Trail crossing: $2.5M.
On the record
The Oct. 28 Planning Commission report says the proposed amendment removes a roughly 9.7-acre parcel planned for conveyance to PG&E while leaving Apple able to develop about 4,151,350 sq ft, and that only 12% of the entitled building area has been built.
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Primary record
- San Jose City Council (Legistar)File 26-1159 legislation page, status Agenda Ready
- San Jose City Council (Legistar)Mayor and councilmember memo of Nov. 6, 2026 on file 26-1159