Hitachi GST's workplace plan includes two major elements. The first was the relocation of the Hitachi GST research function and the corporate headquarters function to its new location at 3403 Yerba Buena Road in San Jose. Hitachi GST is leasing this facility with an option to buy. The second element was a major repositioning of the facilities at the 5600 Cottle Road site in San Jose.

Following is a chronology of major events related to the plan to reposition facilities at the Cottle Road site:

December 2007
The new City street network was substantially complete, with final inspections, line striping, and signage ongoing. The new block walls, metal fencing and pedestrian/vehicular entrance ways to the newly consolidated Hitachi Campus are substantially complete.

November 2007
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) approved removal of the redevelopment property from Hitachi’s hazardous waste facility permit. Since that land had been a part of a permitted hazardous waste management facility, investigation and remedial actions were necessary in order to remove the property from the facility permit and make it available for redevelopment as commercial, residential and park areas.

August 2007
Asphalt paving of the new City Street network started, as well as the final installation of sidewalks, street lights and signalization.

April 2007
Hitachi GST and Rudolph & Sletten celebrated the milestone "Safely Completing the Demolition phase" by a ceremonial knocking down of the final Building 12 structural steel and a construction personnel appreciation BBQ lunch.

December 2006
Hitachi's Construction Manager, Rudolph & Sletten, commenced the construction of the City approved "Santa Teresa Transit Village" public infrastructure. This new public infrastructure includes the new public streets named "Great Oaks, Raleigh, Charlotte, Lexington, and Coronado.

July 2006Hitachi's Construction Manager, Rudolph & Sletten, commenced the deconstruction, remediation, recycling and demolition of the approximately 150 acre redevelopment area, which includes Buildings 10, 12,18, 26, 28 and 51 (totaling more than 1.2 million square feet) as well as the parking lots, private roadways, and extensive below-grade infrastructure.

June 2006
The City of San Jose approved Hitachi's application and granted a Master Planned Development permit and a Large Lot Tentative Map.

April 5, 2006
Hitachi GST will held a community meeting at the Santa Teresa Branch Library to update the community on the Master Planned Development Permit and Tentative Map process.

November 17, 2005
Hitachi GST and Master Developer Signature Properties submitted a Master Planned Development Permit and Tentative Map application to the City of San Jose. This is the initial phase of the development permit process.

June 21, 2005
The San Jose City Council unanimously approved the Hitachi GST General Plan Land Use Amendments. This approval allowed Hitachi to officially proceed with redevelopment plans to transform the site into a high-density urban-transit village with housing, retail and industrial properties.

June 6, 2005
The City of San Jose Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Amendment and PD Zoning. The Planning Commission unanimously certified the Environmental Impact Report and unanimously approved the General Plan Amendment and PD Zoning.

May 18, 2005
Hitachi met with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to kick off the process for investigation and remediation necessary to remove the property from Hitachi’s hazardous waste facility permit and make it available for redevelopment as commercial, residential and park areas.

March 25, 2005
The City of San Jose released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for public review and comment.

May 12, 2005
Hitachi GST held a community meeting at the Santa Teresa Branch Library to update the community on the refinements of the proposed master plan and to inform the community of the up coming public hearings.

February 28, 2005
Hitachi GST held a community meeting at the Santa Teresa Branch Library to update the community on the refinements of the proposed master plan.

September 18, 2004
Hitachi GST representatives participated in the Santa Teresa Community Fest with a booth where community members could view the site plan and ask questions.

August 5, 2004
The City of San Jose and Hitachi GST held an Environmental Impact Report Scoping meeting. This meeting allowed members of the public to provide input into the scope of issues to be studied in the Environmental Impact Report.

June 30, 2004
Hitachi GST held a community meeting at the Southside Community and Senior Center. This was the first in a series of community meetings.

May 12, 2004
The City of San Jose and Hitachi GST announced that they had agreed in principle to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which the city expressed support for Hitachi’s current workplace development plan including redevelopment of the Cottle Road site into a mixed-use transit-oriented neighborhood and relocation of the company's headquarters and research operations to 3403 Yerba Buena Road. The Planned Development Zoning application that was pending before the City preserved the existing industrial base at the Cottle Road site and included a variety of retail and housing opportunities that would be developed in a manner consistent with the City's smart growth, economic development and fiscal objectives. The MOU was approved by the City Council on May 18, 2004.

April 8, 2004
Hitachi GST continued the master planning process by submitting the Planned Development Zoning (PD Zoning) application. This application contained a Land Use Diagram, which represented the proposed rezoning and uses of the property.

February 19, 2004
Hitachi GST submitted to the City of San Jose, California, an application for an Amendment to the General Plan (GPA), specific to the property at 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose. This application was the beginning of the master planning process for the site, and indicated to the city that Hitachi GST proposed changes to the zoning of the site from industrial-only use to a mix of industrial, residential and commercial uses.