Adobe plans big expansion of new downtown San Jose tower

SAN JOSE — Adobe is expanding the plans for the gleaming new office tower that would be added to its downtown San Jose headquarters campus, the company said Thursday.

The size of the new Adobe tower will be larger than originally planned, so that the tech titan can employ many more workers than initially anticipated, Adobe said.

The expansion potentially points to a big jump in Adobe’s employment base locally, which would be a huge boost for downtown San Jose.

“The tower accommodates the capacity for 4,000 employees, increased from the originally planned 3,000 employees,” Adobe said in comments provided to this news organization.

At present, Adobe has a three-tower office campus near Park Avenue and South Almaden Boulevard in downtown San Jose.

“The building remains 18 stories tall and the size has increased to approximately 700,000 square feet to allow for more flexibility as Adobe continues to grow,” Adobe stated.

Previously, Adobe had indicated the tower would be roughly 650,000 square feet.

It wasn’t immediately clear when Adobe might break ground on the sleek new tower, but the company said it expects the tower to be completed by 2022.

The tower also would have ground floor retail, according to San Jose city planners.

“The idea would be to activate the street with retail or restaurant spaces on San Fernando Street,” said John Tu, a San Jose city planner.

The retail could total about 8,100 square feet, according to information that Adobe sent to the city.

“Adobe headquarters research and development office use” are the activities anticipated in the new tower, Adobe stated in a letter to the city.

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