Amazon “last-mile” package distribution hub at 1605 South Seventh Street in San Jose, concept image. (City of San Jose)
SAN JOSE — Amazon is pushing ahead with a new San Jose distribution hub that could employ several hundred workers to handle the late stages of package deliveries.
A short distance from downtown, the company plans to build the complex at 1605 South Seventh St., documents on file with city planners show.
Amazon “last-mile” package distribution hub at 1605 South Seventh Street in San Jose, concept image. (City of San Jose)
About five years ago, Amazon paid $59.3 million for a 17.8-acre industrial site at the corner of South Seventh Street and East Alma Avenue, where the company intends to develop the distribution hub, 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, according to an environmental impact report city officials have begun to circulate for the development.
“The project is designed and proposed as a ‘last mile’ e-commerce distribution center,” the file with the city states.
Six industrial buildings currently occupy the site, city planning documents state. They would all be demolished to clear the way for the project. The largest of the structures is a building that totals 279,000 square feet.
Amazon aims to develop a brand-new distribution hub that would total 106,800 square feet, including about 8,700 square feet for 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,” 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, 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 planning documents.
The site will operate on a 24/7 basis to support deliveries, which are expected to take place from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 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,” city planning files state.
Examples of delivery destinations included San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Scotts Valley, and Santa Cruz.