{"id":6669,"date":"2026-08-12T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6669"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:12:05","slug":"independent-boutique-grocery-store-coming-to-downtown-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6669","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Independent boutique grocery store&#8217; coming to downtown San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>SAN JOSE \u2014 An independent grocery store is planning to lease space on the ground floor of two housing towers in downtown San Jose\u2019s San Pedro Square neighborhood, a deal that is set to bring new food choices and help spur economic activity in the city\u2019s urban core.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6667\">Swimming the length of California, Catherine Breed nears the Golden Gate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The store will lease 12,000 square feet of ground-floor space at 188 West St. James St., according to sources with knowledge of the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Goddard, a senior vice president with Colliers, a commercial real estate firm, has been seeking retail and restaurant tenants for the ground floor spaces of the two-tower residential hub.<\/p>\n<p>The store\u2019s name wasn\u2019t immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>The market, described by a source as an independent boutique grocery store, is slated to occupy space on the side of the housing towers that faces San Pedro Square Market, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The residential tower complex consists of a 22-floor eastern tower with 337 units and a 20-floor western tower with 303 units.<\/p>\n<p>The principal owner of the towers is attempting to sell condos in the western tower.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6659\">High school football 2026 preview: PAL Ocean Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Separately, San Jose Unified School District is eyeing a purchase of the entire eastern tower as workforce housing for staff and teachers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Goddard said the market could open sometime in 2027, once the street-level shell space is prepared.<\/p>\n<p>The market will have fresh food, sandwiches, a salad bar, a hot bar, burritos, and other items, according to the sources.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown San Jose offers minimal grocery store choices, which means demand could be significant for the new market.<\/p>\n<p>Whole Foods Market on The Alameda opened in 2014 on the downtown\u2019s western edge, and Sakura Market opened in June at 184 South Market St.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6657\">Dry lightning looms as threat with unstable air hitting Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A grocery store could sprout in a lively section of downtown San Jose, a leasing deal that could bring new food choices to the city&#8217;s urban core and help spur economic activity in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#8216;Independent boutique grocery store&#8217; 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