Food bank buys big chunk of empty land in Alviso district of San Jose

SAN JOSE — Second Harvest of Silicon Valley has bought a big chunk of empty land in San Jose that is next to a choice site where the high-profile food bank aims to establish its future headquarters.

The nonprofit has paid $13 million for a vacant land site near the corner of North First Street and Nortech Parkway in north San Jose’s Alviso district, according to documents filed on June 27 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.

Vacant land site in north San Jose's Alviso district...