Inferno Destroys Nearly-complete Controversial Development

An eight-alarm fire decimates San Jose's upscale, controversial and almost-finished $500 million Santana Row.

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August 22, 2002, 4:00 AM PDT

With 40 acres of high-end shops, townhouses, tiled roofs and landscaped streets, Santana Row was the most intense single development in San Jose's history. Built on the site of the old Town and Country Shopping Center, it was to include 1,200 residences, 680,000 square feet of retail space and a 213- room hotel. Home rentals were to range from about $1,800 a month for a small loft to $15,000 a month for an "executive villa."

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FULL STORY: Fast-moving inferno destroys upscale San Jose development

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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