In this Issue:
• West San Carlos
• Whole Foods Update
• Campisi Site Update
• Modern Ice Housing Development
• Featured Retail Opportunities
• Deal Makers

Neighborhood Spotlight: West San Carlos

West San Carlos, the main business corridor between Downtown San Jose and I-880/I-280, continues to evolve as major housing developments and new retailers join the neighborhood, adding to the diverse mix of local and regional serving restaurants and retailers. KB Home's Monte Vista housing development on the former historic Del Monte cannery site at Auzerais and West San Carlos Streets is under construction. When completed, Monte Vista will have 383 for sale units. Also on West San Carlos Street, Summerhill Homes is building 95 for sale units at the former Lou's Village Restaurant site.

On West San Carlos Street and Bird Avenue, the Delmas Park teacher housing development by CORE Development was completed in Spring 2007. The housing development has 123 rental units and over 5,000 sf of ground floor retail. The rental units are completely leased along with half of the ground floor retail. Allstate Insurance, a nationwide insurance broker, and Subway, serving freshly made sandwiches, are both open for business while Moda Italia, an Italian menswear store, is currently under construction.

In addition to the Delmas Park retail openings, Victoria's Dance and Costumes at 1921 West San Carlos Street is now open. The store features a wide variety of dance, ice skating and gymnastics wear along with theatrical supplies, Halloween costumes and specialty rental costumes. Also coming soon to West San Carlos is San Jose's first 99 Cents Only store at 1915 West San Carlos street. 99 Cents Only is a unique discounted retail store of primarily brand name products.

Whole Foods Update

A second Whole Foods is coming to San Jose at Pueblo Plaza on Blossom Hill and Almaden Expressway (rendering on left). This Whole Foods is expected to be the largest Whole Foods in San Jose and is currently in the permitting/planning process with an expected opening of Winter 2009. Meanwhile, the Whole Foods site on The Alameda at Stockton Avenue underwent a complete demolition of the previous buildings and the grocery store is continuing to work through the planning/permitting process.

The Alameda: Campisi Site Update

The new Campisi neighborhood retail strip center at 975 The Alameda at Morrison Avenue has been leased to Mustard Cafe, FedEx Kinko's, and the US Coast Guard. Mustard Cafe , a popular cafe from Southern California, features fresh New York style sandwiches, salads, soups and a wide variety of breakfast items. FedEx Kinko's provides photocopying and printing services and the US Coast Guard will open a recruitment office. Additional retail space is still available.

N. 13th Street: Modern Ice Housing Development

The N. 13th Street/Luna Park neighborhood was traditionally known as a light industrial area is evolving with the addition of new housing. Taylor Woodrow's Modern Ice housing development located on Old Oakland Road and Hedding Street is under construction. The development will have 200 for sale units along with a 1.3 acre park. The project is a mix of condos and townhouses uniquely designed to be interlocked together instead of the traditional side by side design. For more information, visit www.liveatmodernice.com or stop by the sales center at 950 Oakland Road to view the model units.

Featured Retail Opportunities

• 350 Bird Avenue at West San Carlos Street (Delmas Park): 1,179 sf and 1,265 sf retail space.
• 994/998 The Alameda: 2,850 sf available retail space (divisible into 1,425 sf).
• 975 The Alameda at Morrison Avenue (Campisi): 1,120 sf and 673 sf retail space.
• Blake Hunt Ventures and Imwalle are offering two restaurant pads at new Story and King Roads centers - 4,000 sf and 7,200 sf.

For additional information about these properties, please email sanjoseretail@sanjoseca.gov and for additional retail opportunities, please visit www.sanjoseretail.com.  

Deal Makers - Closing the Deal!

• John Kovaleski of Colliers International sealed the deal with 99 Cents Only at 1915 West San Carlos Street.
• Property owner Tom Tutuzzo for signing TeeNee Thai at 1432 The Alameda.
• Mark Biagini of Biagini Properties for brining FedEx Kinko's, Mustard's Cafe, and U.S. Coast Guard to 975 The Alameda at Morrison Avenue.
• Property owner Chec Lau for signing Rosie's NY Pizza at 1285 The Alameda.
• Property owner Dan Hoady for signing Farmacia Remedios at Story and King Roads.

San Jose Redevelopment Agency
200 East Santa Clara Street • 14th Floor • San Jose, California 95113
Phone: 408.535.8500 • Fax: 408.292.6755 • www.sanjoseretail.com

Newly Inked Leases
• Mustard Cafe (975 The Alameda): Sandwiches, soups, salads
• FedEx Kinko's (975 The Alameda): Print and copying services
• US Coast Guard (975 The Alameda): Recruitment office
• 99 Cents Only (1915 West San Carlos St.): Discount store
• Cutting Edge Paintball (176 Race): Paintball and martial arts supplies
• Casa de Blanco (1918 Alum Rock Ave.): Boutique
• La Chalateco (Alum Rock Ave. & King Rd.): Mexico City style food
• Farmacia Remedios (Northwest corner of Story and King Rds.): Pharmacy

Recent Openings
Alum Rock
• Mountain Mike's Pizza (2852 Alum Rock Ave.) - Specialty pizza
• Subway (22 N. White Rd.) - Sandwiches
• New York Pizza (22 N. White Rd.) - New York style pizza
The Alameda
• Crema Cafe (950 The Alameda) - Roasted coffee and pastries
East Santa Clara
• Hawaiian Drive Inn (304 East Santa Clara at Seventh St.) - Hawaiian food
• Mayo's Island Grill (1143 East Santa Clara St.) - Hawaiian BBQ
Story Road
• Calzado Andrea (Plaza de San Jose - Story and King Rds.) - Shoes
West San Carlos
• Victoria's Dance and Costumes - (1921 West San Carlos St.) - Dancewear and costumes
• Delmas Park (350 Bird Ave.)
          • Subway - Sandwiches
          • Allstate - Insurance

Coming Soon
Alum Rock
• Juice Zone (18 N. White Rd.)
The Alameda
• Whole Foods (Northwest corner of The Alameda and Stockton Ave.)
• Wine Affairs (1435 The Alameda)
• Rosie's NY Pizza (1285 The Alameda)
• TeeNee Thai (1432 The Alameda)
Blossom Hill/Almaden
• Whole Foods (Pueblo Plaza - Blossom Hill and Almaden)
Japantown
• Roy's Coffee Station (197 Jackson St.)
• Shabu Shabu (171 Jackson St.)
• The Ground Up (392 Taylor St.)
Story Road
• Home Depot (Story and McGinness Rds.)
• GMAC Reality (Plaza de San Jose - Story and King Rds.)
• White Road Plaza (Story and White Rds.)
          • Farmacia Remedios
          • Resmex
West San Carlos
• Moda Italia (350 Bird Ave.)

ICSC San Diego
The Retail Team will be available to discuss retail opportunities in San Jose at the International Council of Shopping Center conference in San Diego on September 19 and 20. Please contact Christine Velasquez at (408) 795-1818 to schedule an appointment. 
  
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