Sure, it's a Safeway, Five Guys, etc. across the street and there's little you would want to walk to or explore in the area but it's a start.
do you really want to live in a mall?
outside of santana row is winchester blvd and steven's creek blvd...aka nothing
- location right near an existing huge mall and very busy car centric corridor. How do I get to Santana Row? I drive to and fro...
- no real public transportation near the development (this should be #1 for everything. The South bay really sucks for public transportation - especially considering how prime it is for it and how much of an impact it could have if invested in and implemented correctly. Being new to the area, I have no idea how they screwed up not getting light rail to the freaking airport... :(
- allowing cars into the development (I think it should have disallowed driving through the area - make the whole thing walkable with no cars...park in garages on the periphery only.
However, it is better than most developments we have around the South bay... at least you (potentially) can live, dine, shop and work within a 1 mile area. Well at least if you work at Splunk lol