List of tallest buildings in San Jose, California
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The city of San Jose, California, known for its height-limited downtown skyline due to its proximity to San Jose International Airport, has over 46 high-rises, mostly in downtown.[1][2] Twenty-six buildings stand taller than 200 feet (61 m). San Jose is the most populous city in the U.S. with no buildings of 300 feet (91 m) or higher. The next most populous city in the U.S. with no buildings of 300 feet is Fresno, California.
![Daytime skyline of a city from the top of a building, showing several tall skyscrapers in the distance, with low-rises, streets and parks on the ground.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Downtown_Skyline_from_Oak_Hill_%28cropped%29.jpg/1000px-Downtown_Skyline_from_Oak_Hill_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Tallest buildings[]
This lists ranks San Jose buildings that meet the common definition of skyscraper, those having a height exceeding 50 m (160 ft) including spires and architectural details, but not antenna masts.
Rank | Name | Image | Address | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Use | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
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1 | The 88 | ![]() |
88 East San Fernando Street | 286 feet (87 m) | 22 | Residential, Retail | 2008 | 37°20′05″N 121°53′14″W / 37.33472°N 121.88722°W | [3][4] |
2 | San Jose City Hall | ![]() |
200 East Santa Clara Street | 285 feet (87 m) | 18 | Office | 2005 | 37°20′16″N 121°53′07″W / 37.33778°N 121.88528°W | [5][6] |
3 | Sobrato Office Tower | ![]() |
488 South Almaden Boulevard | 280 feet (85 m) | 19 | Office | 2002 | 37°19′37″N 121°53′20″W / 37.32694°N 121.88889°W | [7][8][9][10] |
4 | Three Sixty Residences | ![]() |
360 South Market Street | 270 feet (82 m) | 24 | Residential | 2010 | 37°19′48″N 121°53′12″W / 37.33000°N 121.88667°W | [11] |
5 | San Jose Marriott | ![]() |
301 South Market Street | 268 feet (82 m) | 27 | Hotel | 2002 | 37°19′49″N 121°53′18″W / 37.33028°N 121.88833°W | [12][13] |
6 | Fairmont Plaza | 50 West San Fernando Street | 261 feet (80 m) | 17 | Office | 1988 | 37°20′01″N 121°53′21″W / 37.33361°N 121.88917°W | Tallest building in San Jose from 1988-2002.[14][15] | |
7 | Adobe Systems Almaden Tower | ![]() |
151 Almaden Boulevard | 260 feet (79 m) | 18 | Office | 2003 | 37°19′53.825″N 121°53′36.224″W / 37.33161806°N 121.89339556°W | Adobe Systems headquarter towers are the seventh and eighth-tallest buildings in the city. |
8 | Adobe Systems West Tower | ![]() |
345 Park Avenue | 259 feet (79 m) | 18 | Office | 1996 | 37°19′50″N 121°53′39″W / 37.33056°N 121.89417°W | Also known as Adobe Systems I. Tallest building constructed in the 1990s.[16][17] |
9 | Bank of Italy Building | ![]() |
12 South 1st Street | 256 feet (78 m) | 14 | Office | 1926 | 37°20′09″N 121°53′24″W / 37.33583°N 121.89000°W | Tallest building constructed in the 1920s.[18] |
10 | Fairmont Hotel | ![]() |
170 South Market Street | 253 feet (77 m) | 22 | Hotel | 1987 | 37°19′58″N 121°53′20″W / 37.33278°N 121.88889°W | [19][20] |
11 | San Jose Hilton | ![]() |
300 South Almaden Boulevard | 246 feet (75 m) | 18 | Hotel | 1992 | 37°19′45″N 121°53′26″W / 37.32917°N 121.89056°W | [21][22] |
12 | One South Market | ![]() |
1 South Market Street | 238 feet (73 m) | 23 | Residential, Retail | 2015 | 37°20′06″N 121°53′32″W / 37.33500°N 121.89222°W | [23] |
13 | Adobe Systems East Tower | ![]() |
321 Park Avenue | 236 feet (72 m) | 16 | Office | 1998 | 37°19′50″N 121°53′36″W / 37.33056°N 121.89333°W | Also known as Adobe Systems II.[24][25] |
14 | Opus Center San Jose | ![]() |
225 West Santa Clara Street | 231 feet
(70 m) |
16 | Office | 2001 | 37°20′6.292″N 121°53′40.828″W / 37.33508111°N 121.89467444°W | |
15 | Ten Almaden | ![]() |
10 South Almaden Boulevard | 230 feet (70 m) | 16 | Office | 1988 | 37°20′02″N 121°53′38″W / 37.33389°N 121.89389°W | [26][27] |
16 | Axis | ![]() |
38 North Almaden Boulevard | 228 feet (69 m) | 22 | Residential | 2008 | 37°20′4.57″N 121°53′45.791″W / 37.3346028°N 121.89605306°W | |
17 | 160 West Santa Clara | ![]() |
160 West Santa Clara Street | 220 feet (67 m) | 17 | Office | 1988 | 37°20′5.747″N 121°53′35.512″W / 37.33492972°N 121.89319778°W | |
18 | Tower 55 | ![]() |
55 South Market Street | 217 feet (66 m) | 15 | Office | 1984 | 37°20′3.368″N 121°53′29.834″W / 37.33426889°N 121.89162056°W | |
18 | Centerra | ![]() |
70 Notre Dame Avenue | 217 feet (66 m) | 21 | Residential | 2015 | 37°20′8.452″N 121°53′44.311″W / 37.33568111°N 121.89564194°W | [28] |
20 | Heritage Bank Building | ![]() |
150 Almaden Boulevard | 214 feet (65 m) | 15 | Office | 1985 | 37°19′54.064″N 121°53′34.988″W / 37.33168444°N 121.89305222°W | |
21 | 60 South Market | ![]() |
60 South Market Street | 213 feet (65 m) | 15 | Office | 1986 | 37°20′4.167″N 121°53′27.749″W / 37.33449083°N 121.89104139°W | |
22 | The Grad San Jose | ![]() |
88 East San Carlos Street | 202 feet (62 m) | 19 | Residential | 2020 | 37°19′54.483″N 121°53′8.041″W / 37.33180083°N 121.88556694°W | |
23 | Bank of America Building | ![]() |
125 South Market Street | 199 feet (61 m) | 13 | Office | 1970 | 37°19′56.503″N 121°53′26.74″W / 37.33236194°N 121.8907611°W | |
24 | Samsung America HQ | ![]() |
3655 North 1st Street | 191 feet (58 m) | 10 | Office | 2015 | 37°24′33.94″N 121°56′46.389″W / 37.4094278°N 121.94621917°W | [29] |
25 | Santa Clara County Main Jail | ![]() |
150 West Hedding Street | 187.34 feet (57 m) | 15 | Jail | 1989 | 37°21′05″N 121°54′22″W / 37.3514718°N 121.906234522524°W | [30] |
26 | Towers @ 2nd | ![]() |
75 East Santa Clara Street | 179 feet (55 m) | 14 | Office | 1974 | 37°20′13.493″N 121°53′21.79″W / 37.33708139°N 121.8893861°W | [31][32] |
27 | City Heights at Pellier Park | ![]() |
175 West Saint James Street | 170 feet (52 m) | 16 | Residential | 2007 | 37°20′16.88″N 121°53′44.241″W / 37.3380222°N 121.89562250°W | |
28 | Comerica Bank Building | ![]() |
333 West Santa Clara Street | 167 feet (51 m) | 13 | Office | 1983 | 37°20′1.741″N 121°53′45.322″W / 37.33381694°N 121.89592278°W |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed[]
Under construction[]
This lists buildings that are under construction in San Jose and are planned to rise at least 50 meters (164 ft). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.
Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Use | Year (est.) |
Coordinates | Notes |
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Miro Towers | 298 feet (91 m) | 28 | Residential, Retail | 2021 | 37°20′16.977″N 121°53′13.994″W / 37.33804917°N 121.88722056°W |
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Park View Towers | 270 feet (82 m) | 20 | Residential, Retail | 2022 | 37°20′14.666″N 121°53′43.122″W / 37.33740722°N 121.89531167°W |
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188 West St James (Formerly: Silvery Towers) | 228 feet (69 m) | 24 | Residential, Retail | 2021 | 37°20′23.227″N 121°53′33.028″W / 37.33978528°N 121.89250778°W |
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Adobe North Tower | 246 feet (75 m) | 18 | Office | 2022 | 37°19′54.48″N 121°53′43.967″W / 37.3318000°N 121.89554639°W |
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200 Park Avenue | 300 feet (91 m) | 20 | Office | 2022 | 37°19′50.444″N 121°53′29.630″W / 37.33067889°N 121.89156389°W |
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Approved[]
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in San Jose and are planned to rise at least 50 meters (164 ft).
Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Use | Year (est.) |
Coordinates | Notes |
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Museum Place | 270 feet (82 m) | 23 | Residential, Hotel, Office, Museum | — | 37°19′51.989″N 121°53′27.136″W / 37.33110806°N 121.89087111°W | *300 residential units, 184 hotel rooms, 214,000 sq. ft. of office.[38][39] |
Proposed[]
This lists buildings that are proposed in San Jose and are planned to rise at least 50 meters (164 ft).
Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors* | Use | Year* (est.) |
Coordinates | Notes |
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Garden Gate | 285 feet (87 m) | 27 | Residential | — | 37°19′37.258″N 121°53′0.009″W / 37.32701611°N 121.88333583°W | *285 units.[40] |
Gateway Tower | 262 feet (80 m) | 24 | Residential | — | 37°19′43.094″N 121°53′6.954″W / 37.32863722°N 121.88526500°W | [41] |
Platinum (Greyhound) Towers | 252 feet (77 m) | 24 | Residential | — | 37°20′1.136″N 121°53′32.994″W / 37.33364889°N 121.89249833°W | [42] |
City View Plaza Residential Tower | 247 feet (75 m) | 24 | Residential | — | 37°19′53.077″N 121°53′32.576″W / 37.33141028°N 121.89238222°W | *253 units.[43] |
Tribute Hotel | 245 feet (75 m) | 24 | Hotel | — | 37°19′56.481″N 121°53′16.669″W / 37.33235583°N 121.88796361°W | *279-room addition to existing Montgomery Hotel. [44] |
27West | 22 | Residential | — | 37°20′8.0741″N 121°53′25.165″W / 37.335576139°N 121.89032361°W | *350 units. [45] | |
Post & San Pedro Tower | 229 feet (70 m) | 21 | Residential, Retail | — | 37°20′3.182″N 121°53′33.212″W / 37.33421722°N 121.89255889°W | [46] |
8 N. Almaden | 225 feet (69 m) | 19 | Hotel | — | 37°20′2.86″N 121°53′43.353″W / 37.3341278°N 121.89537583°W | *220 rooms. [47] |
350 S. Winchester (Volar) | 200 feet (61 m) | 18 | Residential, Mixed-Use | — | 37°19′17.206″N 121°56′58.868″W / 37.32144611°N 121.94968556°W | [48] |
19 North 2nd Street | 268 feet (82 m) | 25 | Residential | N/A | {} |
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* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.
References[]
- General
- "San Jose". Emporis.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
- "San Jose". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ Lohse, Deborah (January 29, 2007). "San Jose Skyline vs. Flight Path". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Cities: Highrises". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
- ^ "The 88". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Tower 88 @ Central Place". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
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- ^ "San Jose City Hall". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "Sobrato Office Tower". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Sobrato Office Tower". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "488 Alamaden". Emporis. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Sobrato Office Tower" (PDF). San Jose Redevelopment Agency. January 20, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Three Sixty Residences". Emporis. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "San Jose Marriott". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
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- ^ "Fairmont Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Fairmont Plaza". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "Adobe Systems West Tower". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Adobe Systems I". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "Bank of Italy Building". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Fairmont Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Fairmont Hotel". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "San Jose Hilton". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "San Jose Hilton". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "One South Market". Emporis. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Adobe Systems East Tower". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Adobe Systems II". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "Ten Almaden". Emporis. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Ten Almaden". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
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- ^ Donato-Weinstein, Nathan (May 11, 2014). "Biggest-ever downtown SJ apartment project wins city approval". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Adobe Breaks Ground on North Tower in San Jose".
- ^ "Progress at 200 Park Avenue, San Jose's Future Tallest Office Building". October 12, 2020.
- ^ Donato-Weinstein, Nathan (July 1, 2016). "Exclusive first look: New look for downtown San Jose's Museum Place tower proposal (PHOTOS)". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Littman, Julie (August 30, 2017). "Exclusive first look: New look for downtown San Jose's Museum Place tower proposal (PHOTOS)". BizNow. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Hughey, Rosalynn (April 12, 2018). "Notice of Preparation of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Garden Gate Tower Project". City of San Jose. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Goll, David (April 19, 2016). "San Jose Seeks Additional Review of Downtown Gateway Tower Proposal". The Registry. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Bourne, Jacob (September 8, 2016). "KT Urban's Greyhound Downtown San Jose Mixed-Use Project Moves Forward". The Registry. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Hughey, Rosalynn (March 28, 2018). "Development Permit Request That Includes a Proposal to Demolish a Candidate City Landmark". City of San Jose. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Avalos, George (April 4, 2017). "New high-rise hotel slated for downtown San Jose". The Registry. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Avalos, George (April 6, 2018). "New high-rise hotel slated for downtown San Jose". Mercury News. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Donato-Weinstein, Nathan (July 27, 2015). "New look for planned SJ apartment tower (renderings)". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Bosanac, Vladimir (April 24, 2018). "KT Urban Proposes 220-Room Hotel in San Jose Next to Hotel De Anza". The Registry. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "350 S. Winchester Mixed-Use Project (Volar)". City of an Jose. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Slender Skyscraper Planned for 19 North 2nd Street, Downtown San Jose". November 26, 2020.
External links[]
- Diagram of San Jose skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
- Skyscrapers in San Jose, California
- Lists of tallest buildings in California
- Lists of tallest buildings in the United States by city
- San Jose, California-related lists