Boston Properties, TMG to Co-develop 1.1M SF Class-A Office Campus

Platform 16 is a 1.1 million-square-foot class-A office project that is adjacent to Google’s transit village (credit: TMG).

SAN JOSE—Boston Properties Inc. announced today that it has entered into agreements with an affiliate of San Francisco-based TMG Partners and Valley Oak Partners to acquire and develop Platform 16, an urban campus near Diridon Station in downtown. Platform 16 is a 1.1 million-square-foot class-A office development located on a 5.4-acre site that is adjacent to Google’s planned 8 million-square-foot transit village and Diridon Station, the largest multi-modal transportation hub in the Bay Area consisting of Caltrain, VTA light-rail, the ACE train, and the planned BART and high-speed rail lines.

The planned three-building campus, designed by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, will feature large floorplates ranging from 25,000 to 90,000 square feet, 15-foot floor-to-floor heights, 16 large outdoor terraces, and multiple indoor and outdoor workspaces as well as on-site amenities including a large fitness/wellness facility and conference center. The project will have immediate access to the adjacent Guadalupe River Park, and various retail and restaurant amenities.