SAN JOSE >> Second Harvest of Silicon Valley has won city approval to develop a modern headquarters and warehouse in San Jose.

City planning documents show the new hub will be at 4553 and 4563 North First St. in the Alviso district.

Second Harvest’s original proposal for its new complex envisioned a project of 249,200 square feet. The newly approved plans would produce a headquarters and warehouse of roughly 215,700 square feet — 13% less floor space than first proposed.

The food bank’s original proposal was stalled by a lawsuit filed in 2022 against the project by Organizacion Comunidad de Alviso, a South Bay group headed up by local activist Mark Espinosa.

The community group filed the lawsuit against San Jose, claiming the city had erred in how it applied California Environmental Quality Act provisions to the municipality’s approval of the proposed project.

In 2023, Organizacion Comunidad de Alviso, the plaintiff, filed a request that the court dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, according to court papers. The case was dismissed.

Located between Nortech Parkway and Bay Vista Drive, the existing 10.5-acre site where the proposed new food bank complex would be built is now vacant.

Along with modern structures, the development proposal envisions 315 vehicle parking spaces, up from the original plan for 161. There also will be 21 bicycle parking spaces, up from the original 14.

The number of employees, volunteers, vehicles, trucks, or trips won’t increase as a result of the shift in plans, according to the food bank.

It wasn’t immediately clear when construction might begin.