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For the historic rancho and namesake of the district, see Rancho Rincón de los Esteros. For the neighborhood immediately south of this district, see Rincon South, San Jose.
Rincon de los Esteros
Innovation Triangle / Golden Triangle
Neighborhood of San Jose
Clockwise from top left: Samsung headquarters; apartments on Vista Montaña; corner of North 1st St & River Oaks Parkway; shops on Vilaggio St; shops on Moitozo Park.
Rincon de los Esteros is located in San Jose, California
Rincon de los Esteros
Rincon de los Esteros
Location within San Jose
Coordinates: 37°23′23″N 121°55′49″W / 37.38965°N 121.93024°W / 37.38965; -121.93024
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
CitySan Jose

Rincon de los Esteros, also known as Innovation Triangle,[1][2] the Golden Triangle,[3][4] the Innovation District,[5] or simply as Rincon,[6] is a vast district of San Jose, California, making up a significant portion of North San Jose.[7][8][9] The district has one of the largest concentrations of high tech company headquarters and campuses in Silicon Valley.[10][11]

History

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Rancho Rincón de los Esteros was granted to Ignacio Alviso in 1838.

The Rincon de los Esteros district of San Jose has its origins in the old Rancho Rincón de los Esteros, a Mexican-era rancho granted to local Californio ranchero Ignacio Alviso by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1838.[12][13] The rancho would later come into the possession of the Berryessa family of California, a prominent Californio family in the Bay Area.[14]

For much of the 19th and early 20th century, most of Rincon was occupied by orchards and fruit farms, like much of the rest of Santa Clara Valley prior to the high-tech industrial boom of Silicon Valley.

In 1974, the government of San Jose instituted the Rincon de los Esteros Redevelopment Plan, to develop the Rincon de los Esteros district into a major tech hub for Silicon Valley.[15]

In 1998, the city established a specific plan for Rincon South, which has since been a separate neighborhood from the rest of Rincon.[16][17][18]

Economy

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Corner of Brokaw & North 1st.
Apartments on Vista Montaña.
Offices on Vista Montaña.

Rincon is also known as Innovation Triangle and is one of the most important high tech hubs in Silicon Valley.[19]

Over 81,000 people work in the district.[20] One in five residents in the district have a STEM degree.[21]

Companies

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Companies that have their main headquarters, regional headquarters, or other offices in the district:

Geography

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The Guadalupe River Trail passing along Riverview Park (on the left).

Though Rincon makes up much of the land of the former Rancho Rincón de los Esteros, its borders are different from those of the old rancho. Rincon's northern boundary is formed by the South Bay Freeway (CA 237), which separates Rincon from Alviso. Rincon's southern border is made up by the confluence of the Bayshore Freeway (US 101) and the Nimitz Freeway (I-880), which separate Rincon from Rincon South. Its eastern boundary is formed by Coyote Creek, which separates it from Berryessa and Milpitas. Its western boundary is formed by the Guadalupe River, which separates it from Santa Clara.[22]

Education

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Much of Rincon is served by the Santa Clara Unified School District.

The University of Silicon Valley is located within the district.

Parks and plazas

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River Oaks Park.

There are also an abundance of bike and walk/run paths in the area, including the Guadalupe River Trail and the Coyote Creek Trail.

Parks in the area include:

References

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  1. ^ Redevelopment Agency of the City of San José - 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
  2. ^ City of San José - Merged Area Redevelopment Project Subordinate Housing Set
  3. ^ "Golden Triangle Shines in North San Jose". The Registry. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  4. ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "Key Housing Announces Featured San Jose Corporate Housing Complex". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. ^ Silicon Beat - North San Jose Innovation District gets boost from big project
  6. ^ California Environmental Quality Act - Rincon de los Esteros Redevelopment Plan
  7. ^ Pacific Historical Review "Toward the Rebirth of Downtown San Jose"; Vol. 85, No. 3 (August 2016)
  8. ^ SPUR San José - Shaping Downtown San Jose
  9. ^ City of San José - North San José Development Policy
  10. ^ News, Chris O'Brien | Mercury; Group, Bay Area News (2011-05-29). "Valleys of the Valley". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2020-01-06. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Redevelopment Agency of the City of San José - Merged Redevelopment Area Series 2007B
  12. ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
  13. ^ City of San José - Cultural Resources Assessment Report: River Oaks Pump Station
  14. ^ United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 239 ND
  15. ^ City of San José - North San José Retail & Amenities Strategy
  16. ^ City of San José - Envision San José 2040 General Plan
  17. ^ City of San José - Rincon South Specific Plan
  18. ^ San José State University - San José Pedestrian Master Plan (2008)
  19. ^ Silicon Valley Business Journal - San Jose pitches booming downtown, room for growth in Amazon HQ2 bid
  20. ^ SJ Economy - North San Jose
  21. ^ SJ Economy - North San José
  22. ^ City of San José - Rincon de los Esteros EIR Update 2004
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