SAN JOSE — Amazon is pushing ahead with a big new San Jose distribution hub where the tech titan is poised to employ several hundred workers to handle the late stages of package deliveries.
The tech titan will build its distribution complex at 1605 South Seventh St. in San Jose, documents on file with city planners show. The proposed development site is a short distance from the city’s downtown.
This proposal has emerged about five years after Amazon bought an industrial site at the corner of South Seventh Street and East Alma Avenue, where the e-commerce giant intends to develop the distribution hub.
In 2020, the tech titan paid $59.3 million for the 17.8-acre site, documents on file with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show.
Seattle-based Amazon expects to hire 600 people to work at the site. However, the maximum number of employees at any one time won’t exceed 400 at the site, according to an environmental impact report for the proposed development.
“The project is designed and proposed as a ‘last mile’ e-commerce distribution center,” the environmental impact report on file with the city states. City officials have begun to circulate an environmental impact report regarding the project.
Six industrial buildings currently occupy the development site, the city planning documents state. All the structures would be demolished to clear the way for the project. By far, the largest of the structures is a building that totals 279,000 square feet.
The tech titan aims to develop a brand-new distribution hub that would total 106,800 square feet, which will include about 8,700 square feet of offices.
When complete, the development site would also contain about 36,600 square feet of external staging and loading areas.
“The project would be operated by a single tenant for their business operations,” the city planning files show. Conceptual drawings show the Amazon logo on the side of the new building.
Large trucks would transport packages to the development site. Amazon workers would sort, pick and load the items into delivery vans, the project plans state.
“The delivery facility would support the last mile of the tenant’s order fulfillment process and help to expedite local deliveries for customers,” according to the planning documents.
The site is expected to operate on a 24/7 basis to support the delivery of packages. Deliveries are expected to take place from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., the city files show.
An estimated 52 daily truck trips are expected to deliver packages to the project site.
Demolition will begin in July 2026 and be completed in October 2026. Site preparation will start in October 2026 and finish in January 2027. Grading is due to take place from October 2026 to April 2027. Construction of the building is slated to start in November 2026 and end in October 2027. All phases of the project should be completed by early December 2027.
“While the exact service area is not explicitly defined, the tenant would operate the delivery facility in order to provide expedited delivery to the local market,” the city planning files state. Examples of delivery destinations included San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Scotts Valley, and Santa Cruz.