A chic dining spot envisioned by a top-notch Bay Area chef is being prepped for a prominent downtown San Jose office tower.
50 West, an office tower totaling 18 stories, located at 50 West San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose, as seen on June 25, 2024.SAN JOSE — An urban and chic dining spot envisioned by a top-notch Bay Area chef is slated to replace the empty KQED space in a prominent downtown San Jose office tower.
The space became available when KQED, a public media organization, decided to vacate the 4,000 square feet that it occupies on the ground floor of the office tower, which is at 50 West San Fernando Street next to South First Street. The public media organization has also reduced staffing by 8%, or 34 positions, through a combination of layoffs, voluntary departures and eliminating unfilled positions.
Jay Paul Co., the sources said, intends to revamp the tower’s lobby as part of the restaurant’s upcoming arrival. The Chef Ulrich-led restaurant is scheduled to open sometime during the first three months of 2025, according to the sources.The prospect of a new dining establishment in downtown San Jose by Chef Ulrich comes into view at a time when the urban core of the Bay Area’s largest city is battling to recover from economic maladies in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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