SAN JOSE — A hush-hush effort by an Uber co-founder to create a food hall in a downtown San Jose historic building has gained a visible addition: several dining-related signs on the structure.
DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats logos have appeared on the sides of the Odd Fellows building, a prominent structure built in 1885 at the corner of East Santa Clara Street and South Third Street in downtown San Jose where the food hall is taking shape.
Travis Kalanick, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Uber, a ride-hailing company, is leading the CloudKitchens firm that is developing the unusual project in the former Odd Fellows Building, whose addresses range from 82 through 96 East Santa Clara Street.
Over the decades, the property has been a boxing gym, an Odd Fellow’s hall, and a furniture store. Now, it’s poised to be the site of a cutting-edge commercial kitchen venture.
Kalanick and his company have said very little, and filed sparse information, regarding the project.
On-site observations of the site have revealed that work has proceeded at a steady pace on the first floor of the three-story Odd Fellows building.
Stainless steel kitchen stations for food preparation have been visible through gaps in coverings on the large ground-floor windows of the building.
Public filings with city officials have revealed some details about what the project might offer once it opens.
The proposed food hall will include an estimated 26 kitchens, according to documents on file with San Jose city planners.
The project also features a dine-in restaurant that will total about 1,000 square feet and a coffee bar next to the dining establishment, the city planning documents show.
The downtown food hall would be located on the ground floor of the three-story building, according to the proposal.
In 2018, a real estate venture led by Kalanick paid $7.3 million for the historic building, documents on file at the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show.
At the time of the purchase, Goldman Sachs, an investment firm, provided $100 million in financing to the group headed up by Kalanick. However, it’s also possible that the funding could be used at sites other than the downtown San Jose project.
Perhaps the most visible exterior alteration at the structure over the timeline of the project is the addition of the signs for the food delivery services whose logos have appeared on banners draped on the building along both the Santa Clara Street and Third Street sides of the building.
The signs are draped on the sides of the building, covering the old Hank Coca’s downtown furniture sign.
Eventually, a permanent sign is slated to appear on the Santa Clara Street side of the building.
“San Jose’s Downtown Food Hall” is the name that appears in some concepts that sketch out how the building exterior might look along East Santa Clara Street, a city filing shows. It’s possible that the newly placed banners are covering the sections of the building where the food hall sign is expected to be visible.
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