SAN JOSE — Google has now spent well over $400 million buying properties in the Alviso district of north San Jose after the search giant’s purchase of a big office building that expands the company’s holdings in that area.
The tech titan has paid $25.2 million to buy an office building at the corner of 4500 North First St. in San Jose, according to documents filed on March 6 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.
Google’s purchase of the office hub at North First and Nortech Parkway means the company has now acquired nine buildings in the Alviso district north of State Route 237 over a period that stretches back to early 2018, county real estate records show.
Six of the buildings that Google bought are office spaces. Three of the buildings are large industrial structures, better suited for research and development activities than office workspaces.
The tech titan could potentially employ 3,200 to 4,000 people in the six office buildings that it owns. The three large industrial buildings are configured for significantly fewer employees per square foot compared with the office sites…