Between a rock and a BART place: San Jose business owner loses property to rail project

SRIDHAR KOLLAREDDY WALKS between thousands of imported marbled granite slabs, slated to become countertops or gravestones. His business, Silicon Valley Granite, has sold the slabs across the Bay Area for 20 years from his San Jose facility. But last week, he was forced to vacate the property in less than 72 hours to make way for a years-long transit project.

The Santa Clara County Superior Court issued a court order April 28 stating Kollareddy must vacate the site at 125 N. 30th St. by last Wednesday. The order also ruled inventory left after then would be deemed “abandoned,” meaning Kollareddy isn’t entitled to compensation for potentially millions of dollars of inventory he can’t move in time.