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City Council, November 18, 2025

Approved: Prologis Selected as Developer for 159-Acre RWF Site, unanimous

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On November 18, 2025, San Jose approved Prologis Selected as Developer for 159-Acre RWF Site (unanimous).

San Jose City Council approved Prologis as the preferred developer for a 159-acre data center and advanced manufacturing project at the Regional Wastewater Facility, expected to generate over $30 million annually in tax revenue at full build-out.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Jose, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
November 18, 2025
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

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Prologis Selected as Developer for 159-Acre RWF Site

Council approved Prologis as preferred developer and Cattellus Deca as backup for 159 acres at San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. Project includes approximately 1.6 million sq ft of data centers and 785,000 sq ft of advanced manufacturing. Expected to generate $30+ million annually in tax revenue at full build-out, including $27 million in utility taxes. City manager authorized to negotiate exclusive negotiating agreement.

  • Developer must negotiate workforce community agreements including prevailing wages, apprenticeships, local hire goals; environmental safeguards including San Jose Clean Energy use, recycled water, burrowing owl habitat protection; community outreach to Alviso required

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Prologis Selected as Developer for 159-Acre RWF Site

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Microsoft Easements at Regional Wastewater Facility

Vote: unanimous (Vice Mayor Foley recused due to Microsoft stock ownership)1 conditions attached
Approved

Zero Waste Element Acceptance

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

SJPD Military Equipment Annual Report and Purchases

Vote: unanimous with Campos absent1 conditions attached
Approved

Motel Program Operator Agreements Extension

Vote: unanimous (consent calendar)1 conditions attached

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Development Activity (2)

RWF Data Center and Advanced Manufacturing Campus

Mixed-Use

Microsoft Data Center

Industrial

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

San Jose industrial vacancy rate of 4.1% is lowest of…

Infrastructure

PG&E has committed 2,000 megawatts of new transmission capacity to…

Commercial Demand

Data center demand driving premium pricing for industrial uses with…

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Zoning terms (7)

55 recorded timestamps

  • motion to approve (1 timestamps)
  • land use (10 timestamps)
  • approved (6 timestamps)
  • commercial (12 timestamps)
  • residential (13 timestamps)
  • industrial (12 timestamps)

Decision moments (5)

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