VTA picks downtown San Jose office tower for transit agency’s new HQ

SAN JOSE — A major regional transit agency is in negotiations to buy a downtown San Jose office tower for its future headquarters in a deal that could provide a big boost for the city’s urban heart.

An office tower at 488 South Almaden Boulevard is the chosen site to serve as the new headquarters for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency, the VTA has decided.

If these talks were to fall through, the VTA has picked an office complex in north San Jose at 1650-1700 Technology Drive as a backup site...