Apple has quietly planted itself along North San Jose’s Orchard Parkway, moving staff into one low-key office building while getting ready to spill over into the one next door. The step-by-step move is a modest but meaningful expansion in the tech-heavy corridor just north of the airport, adding lab and office space that local developers and city planners have been eyeing for years.
According to The San Jose Mercury News, Apple began shifting employees into the 2509 Orchard Parkway building in late 2025 and is now preparing to place more workers into the nearby 2325 Orchard Parkway complex. The outlet reports that “several hundred” Apple employees are already at 2509 as the company stages additional staffing moves into the South Bay.
Buildings Add Up To Nearly 500,000 Square Feet
Property records show that 2509 Orchard Parkway spans about 199,175 square feet, while 2325 Orchard Parkway measures roughly 290,589 square feet. Together, they total nearly 500,000 square feet of space suited for offices and R&D work. PropertyShark lists 2509 and 2325 as office- and research-style buildings, which brokers say make them a good fit for a mix of engineering groups and lab activity.
In a statement to The Mercury News, Apple said it was “thrilled to continue to invest in our teams in San Jose and across the Santa Clara Valley.” The outlet also reported that by late 2025, Apple’s purchases of South Bay office properties had reached roughly $1.1 billion and that the company is in talks to rent additional Sunnyvale buildings, largely through subleases. Local broker Bob Staedler told the paper that this leasing strategy reflects a long-term outlook…