Hewlett Packard Enterprise will move its main office to north San Jose later this year, adding to a growing number of established tech companies relocating people to the long-ignored area.

“We’re thrilled to see a global brand like HP come to San Jose, especially one that has played such an instrumental role in the formation of Silicon Valley,” Mayor Sam Liccardo said in a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a great thing.”

The new 220,000 square-foot headquarters, expected to be open in late 2018, will be based at the America Center at 6280 America Center Drive, about 10 miles from the forthcoming Berryessa BART station and six miles from San Jose International Airport. HP Enterprise will occupy six floors and will locate around 1,000 employees from across its Bay Area workforce in the building, according to a statement released by the city.

“It’s another step in realizing our vision for transit-oriented development that will improve our mobility at a time when our freeways are masquerading as parking lots,” Liccardo said.

In recent months, the city has wooed Google, which plans to build a massive office complex near Diridon Station in the coming years.

According to the statement, north San Jose has the highest concentration of technology companies in Silicon Valley.

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HP Enterprise announced in November it would shift its headquarters from Palo Alto, at the time naming Santa Clara as its top choice. HP Enterprise will still maintain a presence in Santa Clara, where Aruba Networks, a company it bought, is headquartered. But the San Jose location will offer space to grow.

Nick Gunn, senior vice president of global corporate services at HP Enterprise, thanked Liccardo and city staff for the opportunity.

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Liccardo said the city offered no financial incentives to HP Enterprise, which was spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 2015 as a server and storage-focused company.

“I think,” the mayor said, “it reflects the southward migration of Silicon Valley’s center of gravity.”