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$343M City Hall Project Approved

SAN JOSE-Six years after voters approved the concept, City officials plan to break ground on the 530,000-sf project this summer and complete it in 2005. The project's design is being handled by renowned architect Richard Meier, best known for designing the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on May 14, 2002

SAN JOSE-The San Jose City Council voted 9-2 Tuesday to return City Hall to the Downtown area after a 50-year absence. The project approved carries a $343 million price tag.

Six years after San Jose voters approved the concept of a Downtown City Hall and despite delays from a lawsuit filed by a former city mayor and price tag that has risen from approximately $180 million to its current $343 million, council members approved the project designed by renowned architect Richard Meier, best known for designing the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

City officials plan to break ground this summer on the 530,000-sf project, which includes a seven-story rotunda. When completed in 2005 City Hall and adjacent plaza will stretch over two city blocks, between Fourth and Sixth streets, along Santa Clara Street.

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