88 Bush Street · Est. 1912

A cannery,
reborn.

265 luxury condo lofts and flats inside Del Monte's historic Plant 51 — the largest residential adaptive reuse in San José, steps from Diridon Station in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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Archival photograph of California Packing Corporation Plant No. 51 in San José — vine-covered brick, loading dock, and boxcars on the rail spur, circa 1920s
CALIFORNIA PACKING CORPORATION PLANT NO. 51 · CIRCA 1920s

Heritage

A century of work
in these walls.

The brick here dates back to 1912, when this corner of The Alameda was home to the Pacific Wine Company. The California Packing Corporation — later known to the world as Del Monte — made it Plant 51, and in 1926 centralized its dried-fruit processing and packing under this roof.

After a five-plus-year historic rehabilitation, it reopened in 2009 as a residential community built within the original brick shell, held together by new steel beams and walls.

1912
Brick & steel laid on The Alameda
1926
Del Monte centralizes dried fruit at Plant 51
1990
The cannery packs its last season
2009
Reborn as 265 condos
Where boilers once powered a cannery, neighbors now power their own health and fitness.

History wasn't demolished — it was invigorated and given second life.

Living at Plant 51

Industrial bones,
neighborhood heart.

Three buildings around landscaped podium courtyards — with the kind of spaces that only a former cannery can offer.

Inside the Boiler Room fitness center — cardio equipment on bamboo floors beneath the original brick walls and steel beams, with the Mezzanine Lounge glass above

The Boiler Room

Train where the boilers ran

The cannery's original boiler room is now a 24/7 fitness center, with a yoga studio alongside and the Mezzanine Lounge overlooking it all — the community's living room.

Courtyard water feature with bamboo and fountains at Plant 51

The Courtyards

An oasis on the podium

Fountains, fire pits, arbors, and open-air dining with professional-grade BBQs — three landscaped courtyards built above the garage, framed by original brick.

Aerial view over Midtown San José showing Plant 51's location near Diridon Station and downtown

The Location

Steps from Diridon

Caltrain, light rail, and the future of transit next door; SAP Center and downtown a short walk away. Midtown's best connection to everywhere.

Residences
265 condosAcross three buildings and four floors
Unit Type
Lofts, Studio Lofts & FlatsOriginal brick and new steel framework
Transit
Caltrain & VTA next door880 · 280 · 101 · 87 · 17 — go anywhere
Everyday
EV · Lockers · Bike RoomEssential living amenities

Community

Run by neighbors,
for neighbors.

Plant 51 is governed by an owners association with a five-member volunteer board and active resident committees. Meetings are held monthly and every owner has a voice — and the neighbor-run Google Group is where residents discuss what's happening, answer each other's questions, provide tips, and more.

Residents Resident portal — dues, documents & requests Everyone Plant 51 Google Group — the neighborhood feed Management plant51@actionlife.com