
The Shopping Center Today
The Cambrian Park Plaza Shopping Center is located at the intersection of Camden Avenue and Union Avenue on approximately 18 acres in San Jose. The property was originally developed in the 1950s and currently includes approximately 171,000 square feet of retail. Major tenants include Dollar Tree, BevMo!, and Round Table Pizza. The center serves over 180,000 people within 3 miles in the San Jose, Los Gatos, and Campbell areas.
Since originally developed, the center has become unattractive to potential new tenants due to its lack of modern function and appearance. Because of its relatively low density, aging infrastructure, and short-term lease arrangements, the property presents a rare opportunity for the local community, City, and property owner to pursue redevelopment of the center into a vibrant mixed-use village.


Planning for the Future
From the start of this redevelopment journey five years ago, our goal has been to create a unique mixed-use village for the Cambrian community that recognizes the history of the center, supports the future needs of residents and businesses in the area, and meets the requirements of the City’s General Plan. Hundreds of neighbors have already expressed support for our mixed-use village plans presented to the community and City over the last few years.
However, we have continued to listen closely to feedback from neighbors throughout this process, carefully considered the conceptual plan they presented, and also followed City design goals provided last year.
Full applications were resubmitted to the City in August 2020 to annex the property into San Jose and redevelop the center as a “Signature Project” within the Cambrian/Hillsdale Urban Village area as a truly mixed-use village which will become the heart of the community. Based on unprecedented community feedback and support with ongoing direction from the City, Kimco Realty has finalized its plan for the future of the shopping center. Public hearings to approve the project are anticipated to begin soon and conclude in 2022.