Sunnyvale has found the blueprint for creating a prosperous downtown.

Officials have figured out how to balance retail, housing and offices in the city’s core, even with an aggressive plan to build out nearly 1 million square feet of new office space in downtown. Sunnyvale is confident it will attract employers with its live, work and play downtown formula.

District 2 Councilmember Alysa Cisneros, who represents downtown, said she heard concerns about the office space while it was being built, but isn’t surprised to see it fill up. She said new offices, housing and retail will all support each other.

“We are building and developing a diversity of different build types, and we’re building the housing to sustain it,” Cisneros told San José Spotlight. “There’s a lot of anxiety in other cit

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