SANTA CLARA (KPIX 5) -- In less than six months, the city of Santa Clara will shut down its long running golf course to make way for a massive mixed use development that will dwarf even the mega-campus Google is planning to build in downtown San Jose.
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Why is Santa Clara Golf Course closing?
Popular Santa Clara golf course closing to make space for mega entertainment hub. Mayor Lisa Gillmor announced that Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club will be closed and in its place will be a 230 acre mixed use development with entertainment, retail, places to play and for the arts.
Where is the mega entertainment hub in Santa Clara?
For the past 50 years, it's been planning what officials call a mega entertainment hub. The proposed project will be built on 230 acres of city-owned property, near Levi's Stadium.
Is Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club closed?
Mayor Lisa Gillmor announced that Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club will be closed and in its place will be a 230 acre mixed use development with entertainment, retail, places to play and for the arts.
When will Santa Clara Golf Course close?
Santa Clara Golf Course To Close in October. Santa Clara’s municipal golf course will close in October to make way for groundbreaking on Related Companies’ City Place, a $6 billion-plus mixed-use development that has been on the horizon since 2012. The golf course manager, American Golf — which also manages the Tennis Club — was unavailable ...
How much is City Place?
The Related Project commonly known as City Place is a $6 billion dollar project (biggest in bay area history) that was never voted on by the people. This should have at least asked the question to the voters what to do with the land, similar to what Cupertino did with Vallco.
Is American Golf a tennis club?
The golf course manager, American Golf — which also manages the Tennis Club — was unavailable for comment. Last month the City sent American Golf a notice of termination that included a six-month extension of the company’s current management contract into October 2019, according to a May 8, 2019 City news release.
