{"slug": "chick-fil-a-restaurant-proposal-is-eyed-at-site-next-to-san-jose-mall", "title": "Chick-fil-A restaurant proposal is eyed at site next to San Jose mall", "summary": "Chick-fil-A is proposing a new 4,800-square-foot restaurant on a surface parking lot adjacent to Westgate Center mall in San Jose. The site is owned by Federal Realty Investment Trust, which also owns Santana Row. The chain has faced LGBTQ+ opposition in San Jose but continues to expand in the city.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...SAN JOSE — Chick-fil-A is planning a new San Jose restaurant slated to be developed on an empty parcel that currently is part of a surface parking lot next to a regional mall.\n\nThe restaurant envisioned at that site involves a [Chick-fil-A dining establishment](https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/24/chick-fil-a-restaurant-is-being-proposed-near-downtown/) that would be developed from the ground up at 4785 Hamilton Ave. in southwest San Jose, documents on file with the city’s Planning Department show.\n\nThe new Chick-fil-A would total about 4,800 square feet and occupy what is now a surface parking area adjacent to Westgate Center, a value-oriented regional mall, according to the San Jose planning files.\n\nThe restaurant is expected to offer indoor dining, a small patio dining area, and site improvements, the city documents show. The city planning files also show a drive-through component.\n\nThe proposed Chick-fil-A parcel and the adjacent mall are both owned by an affiliate of Federal Realty Investment Trust, Santa Clara Count. By happenstance, Federal Realty is also the principal owner of Santana Row, a destination mixed-use neighborhood in west San Jose.\n\nChick-fil-A has become active with proposals for projects in San Jose in recent years. The restaurant chain has also been accused of promoting [anti-gay](https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/09/san-joses-lgtbq-community-rallies-against-airport-chick-fil-a/) causes. In 2019, members of San Jose’s LGBTQ+ community rallied against plans for a Chick-fil-A at San Jose International Airport.\n\nIn 2023, the [fast-food restaurant company paid $4.5 million](https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/11/chick-fil-a-san-jose-real-estate-store-retail-restaurant-build-develop/) for part of a surface parking lot at the corner of Silver Creek Road and East Capitol Expressway in San Jose. Chick-fil-A developed a new restaurant on the site, which is near a Target store.\n\nA few months later, in early 2024, a [Chick-fil-A restaurant was proposed for a San Jose location at 1301 West San Carlos St.](https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/24/chick-fil-a-restaurant-is-being-proposed-near-downtown/) next to Race Street. This location is west of the city’s downtown and would replace some existing commercial structures.\n\nIn late 2024, plans for a [Chick-fil-A emerged at 4400 Stevens Creek Blvd.](https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/planning-building-code-enforcement/planning-division/environmental-planning/environmental-review/active-eirs/4300-stevens-creek-blvd-mixed-use-project) next to and near several car dealerships in that area of San Jose. This proposal involves a new restaurant totaling 5,200 square feet.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chick-fil-a-restaurant-proposal-is-eyed-at-site-next-to-san-jose-mall", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/16/chick-fil-a-san-jose-economy-restaurant-build-property-develop-store-jobs/", "published_at": "2026-06-16 12:00:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-16 12:21:52.458854+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products"], "entities": ["Chick-fil-A", "Westgate Center", "Federal Realty Investment Trust", "Santana Row", "San Jose"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chick-fil-a-restaurant-proposal-is-eyed-at-site-next-to-san-jose-mall", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chick-fil-a-restaurant-proposal-is-eyed-at-site-next-to-san-jose-mall.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chick-fil-a-restaurant-proposal-is-eyed-at-site-next-to-san-jose-mall.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chick-fil-a-restaurant-proposal-is-eyed-at-site-next-to-san-jose-mall.jsonld"}}