Related believes that creating such a massive, amenity-rich, master planned community, located near big tech companies, will entice them to expand locally, instead of seeking cheaper talent and real estate elsewhere. “Room to grow is a big issue in Silicon Valley,” Related executive vice president Steve Eimer told Bloomberg. “Most of these companies want to put their flag down in a place where they don’t have to move.”

Turning a golf course into coveted new office space and housing—including 170 affordable units—in an area known for bruising land-use battles shows the market responding to pressure for development. But the site also restricts the number of residential units Related is allowed to build. Because the golf course is located on the site of a former landfill, adding housing would require numerous additional environmental approvals. Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor said additional housing would be built in nearby neighborhoods, such as 4,500 units planned for nearby Tasman East.

The project, which has been six years in the making, was the subject of a pair of lawsuits by the city of Santa Clara and neighboring city of San Jose, which claimed housing and traffic would be negatively impacted by the proposed project.

Related has also noted that the project sits within a “transit-rich” area near Levi’s Stadium, which is connected to the region via the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA), commuter rail and a commuter shuttle program. BART, the region’s light-rail service, is expected to connect to Santa Clara by 2025 or 2026 at the earliest.

But before the potential BART connection materializes, the site, which is located near the crowded convergence of U.S. Highway 101 and California State Route 237, does pose transportation challenges. Tech giants have been criticized for their car-centric development in the Bay Area. Apple’s highly-touted spaceship campus, also by Foster + Partners, devotes more square feet to parked cars than employee offices.