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Apple Obtains Rezoning on Second Cupertino Campus Parcel

The Cupertino Courier reports that the Cupertino planning commission voted earlier this week to rezone a 7.78-acre portion of a 50-acre property assemblage owned by Apple to allow the company to build its planned second corporate campus just a few miles from its headquarters. Apple announced in April 2006 that it had purchased the properties and planned to consolidate at the new campus its scattered leased facilities acquired as the company underwent rapid expansion.

The site, which is south of the Hewlett-Packard campus, houses two office buildings currently occupied by Apple employees.

The buildings were already on the property from the site's industrial days. Before Apple purchased the property in 2006, the city rezoned the industrial site to residential in anticipation of a 130-unit townhouse and condominium project that previous property owners Morley Brothers had proposed.

Apple reportedly does not yet have specific plans for the new campus, but required the rezoning, which had been considered but not approved by the planning commission earlier this year, in order to begin its planning and design process.

Aside from its main headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop, Apple has employees spread out in buildings along De Anza Boulevard and throughout the city. Jobs described the far-flung nature as frustrating. He said he hoped they would be able to consolidate all Cupertino employees at the current Infinite Loop campus and at a future campus.

A one-acre section of the property, which lies directly adjacent to Interstate 280, will remain zoned for a public park.

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29 months ago

A one-acre section of the property, which lies directly adjacent to Interstate 280, will remain zoned for a public park.


That's kinda cool. Reminds me of how Apple was going to clean up the subway station/bus turnaround area up on Halsted in Chicago.
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29 months ago

That's kinda cool. Reminds me of how Apple was going to clean up the subway station/bus turnaround area up on Halsted in Chicago.

Yeah, but 1 acre next to an Interstate? Its enough to park a few cars and slap down a picnic table but that's about it. I think it will remain as green space (or brown space considering its Calif.).
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29 months ago
There's a funny video on YouTube of Steve reminding the council that Apple were amongst the largest tax payers in Cupertino.
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29 months ago
any new developments in California must include "green space", it's virtually a requirement to get things passed
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29 months ago

There's a funny video on YouTube of Steve reminding the council that Apple were amongst the largest tax payers in Cupertino.


You know, links are always helpful...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meVQqYNGzYA
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29 months ago
Is any of the property still zoned as residential? How cool would it be for Apple to start designing condo and/or apartment buildings? Take the Apple store design asthetic and translate it to a living space...
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29 months ago

Yeah, but 1 acre next to an Interstate? Its enough to park a few cars and slap down a picnic table but that's about it. I think it will remain as green space (or brown space considering its Calif.).


I'm just glad we can still land our Frisbees and model rockets on the freeway. It is a cultural feature by now.

It's not only green space, it is well irrigated, manicured, and fertilized grass. When we say green, we mean green, darn-it.

Rocketman
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29 months ago
Time to start a MR street naming/contest thread for this?

Kinda hard to top 1 Infinite Loop. Perhaps something regarding the Mobius? :)

BL.
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29 months ago

Time to start a MR street naming/contest thread for this?

Kinda hard to top 1 Infinite Loop. Perhaps something regarding the Mobius? :)

BL.


1 Apple Way would be my entry.
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29 months ago

Time to start a MR street naming/contest thread for this?

Kinda hard to top 1 Infinite Loop. Perhaps something regarding the Mobius? :)

BL.

1 Crashed Hard Drive?

How cool would it be for Apple to start designing condo and/or apartment buildings? Take the Apple store design asthetic and translate it to a living space...

Furniture costs should be low.
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