Nvidia is planning to expand its campus.

During a community meeting Jan. 29, the company held a community meeting to discuss adding a new building to be located at 2300 and 2350 Walsh Ave.

The hybrid meeting was held in person in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave., and virtually on Zoom. More than 20 people joined Zoom, and roughly 10 people attended in person.

The three-story, 692,000 sq. ft. office building is bound by San Tomas Aquino Creek to the west and the CalTrain station to the south. It will contain 2,000 parking spaces, with two stories below-ground and one story above-ground and a pedestrian bridge that spans Walsh Avenue.

Eugene Lee, senior associate with Gensler, the engineering firm that designed the building, said the design will be a “cohesive and welcoming landmark.” It will feature a skylight, metal facade, and undulating roof and lots of glass.

Lee called the design “community friendly” because it respects the surrounding architecture. 

“The result is a very lively and engaging facade,” he said.

But not everyone appreciated the characterization.

Charlie Tonda said the proposed addition is essentially right in his backyard. He called it “massive,” adding that it will erode neighbors’ privacy. The construction will create a lot of dirt and noise, he said. Further, he added, the traffic will impact neighbors’ quality of life.

“I oppose this more than I can possibly oppose any structure that can ever be built,” he said.

Many echoed his concerns.

Ryan Trinidade, director of global development at Nvidia, said, if approved, the construction and development will follow “standard business operations” for noise, light pollution and dust. He said the company will work with the city to determine appropriate measures to offset the building’s impact to the surrounding neighborhood.

However, several residents supported the project.

Richard Scott owns a business park on Walsh Avenue. He called it a “world-class, gold-type facility.”

“To see Nvidia doubling down here is encouraging,” he said.

Donata Makuta, a real estate agent with Donata Realty, said the development will likely impact those in the little pocket next to the development “tremendously.” However, she also called it a “job creation and real estate win” overall.

The city does not have estimates for how much money the development would generate, Janine De la Vega, the city’s public information officer, wrote in an email.

If approved, the project will take between 24 and 30 months to complete.

In 2024, the city changed the area’s zoning to low-intensity office research and development, which permits such campuses and prohibits heavy industrial use.

The project does not require city council approval, De la Vega wrote. Instead, city employees will hold a developmental review hearing to decide whether to approve the project. That meeting will be public, and the city anticipates it will take place in late summer.

Contact David Alexander at d.todd.alexander@gmail.com 

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