List of tallest buildings in San Jose, California

Aerial view of San Jose.

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-seven buildings stand taller than 200 feet (61 m). San Jose is the most populous city in the U.S. with no buildings over 300 feet (91 m). The next most populous city in the U.S. with no buildings over 300 feet is Fresno, California.

View of Downtown San Jose's skyline

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
1	200 Park Avenue		200 Park Avenue	300 feet (91 m)	19	Office	2023	37°19′50.444″N121°53′29.630″W / 37.33067889°N 121.89156389°W / 37.33067889; -121.89156389	Topped Out 2022 [3] Tallest building in San Jose from 2022- [4]
2	Miro		181 E Santa Clara Street	298 feet (90 m)	28	Residential, Commercial	2022	37°20′17″N121°53′14″W / 37.33806°N 121.88722°W / 37.33806; -121.88722	A two-tower residential unit with street-level retail. [4] Topped out as of July 21, 2020.
3	The 88		88 East San Fernando Street	286 feet (87 m)	22	Residential, Retail	2008	37°20′05″N121°53′14″W / 37.33472°N 121.88722°W / 37.33472; -121.88722	[5] [6]
4	San Jose City Hall		200 East Santa Clara Street	285 feet (87 m)	18	Office	2005	37°20′16″N121°53′07″W / 37.33778°N 121.88528°W / 37.33778; -121.88528	[7] [8]
5	Sobrato Office Tower		488 South Almaden Boulevard	280 feet (85 m)	19	Office	2002	37°19′37″N121°53′20″W / 37.32694°N 121.88889°W / 37.32694; -121.88889	[9] [10] [11] [12]
6	Three Sixty Residences		360 South Market Street	270 feet (82 m)	24	Residential, Retail	2010	37°19′48″N121°53′12″W / 37.33000°N 121.88667°W / 37.33000; -121.88667	[13]
7	San Jose Marriott		301 South Market Street	268 feet (82 m)	27	Hotel	2002	37°19′49″N121°53′18″W / 37.33028°N 121.88833°W / 37.33028; -121.88833	[14] [15]
8	Fairmont Plaza		50 West San Fernando Street	261 feet (80 m)	17	Office	1988	37°20′01″N121°53′21″W / 37.33361°N 121.88917°W / 37.33361; -121.88917	Tallest building in San Jose from 1988 to 2002. [16] [17]
9	Adobe Systems Almaden Tower		151 Almaden Boulevard	260 feet (79 m)	18	Office	2003	37°19′53.825″N121°53′36.224″W / 37.33161806°N 121.89339556°W / 37.33161806; -121.89339556	Adobe Systems headquarter towers are the seventh and eighth-tallest buildings in the city.
10	Adobe Systems West Tower		345 Park Avenue	259 feet (79 m)	18	Office	1996	37°19′50″N121°53′39″W / 37.33056°N 121.89417°W / 37.33056; -121.89417	Also known as Adobe Systems I. Tallest building constructed in the 1990s. [18] [19]
11	Bank of Italy Building		12 South 1st Street	256 feet (78 m)	14	Office	1926	37°20′09″N121°53′24″W / 37.33583°N 121.89000°W / 37.33583; -121.89000	Tallest building constructed in the 1920s. [20]
12	Signia by Hilton San Jose		170 South Market Street	253 feet (77 m)	22	Hotel, Retail	1987	37°19′58″N121°53′20″W / 37.33278°N 121.88889°W / 37.33278; -121.88889	Formerly the Fairmont Hotel [21] [22]
13	San Jose Hilton		300 South Almaden Boulevard	246 feet (75 m)	18	Hotel	1992	37°19′45″N121°53′26″W / 37.32917°N 121.89056°W / 37.32917; -121.89056	[23] [24]
14	One South Market		1 South Market Street	238 feet (73 m)	23	Residential, Retail	2015	37°20′06″N121°53′32″W / 37.33500°N 121.89222°W / 37.33500; -121.89222	[25]
15	Adobe Systems East Tower		321 Park Avenue	236 feet (72 m)	16	Office	1998	37°19′50″N121°53′36″W / 37.33056°N 121.89333°W / 37.33056; -121.89333	Also known as Adobe Systems II. [26] [27]
16	Opus Center San Jose		225 West Santa Clara Street	231 feet (70 m)	16	Office, Retail	2001	37°20′6.292″N121°53′40.828″W / 37.33508111°N 121.89467444°W / 37.33508111; -121.89467444
17	Ten Almaden		10 South Almaden Boulevard	230 feet (70 m)	16	Office	1988	37°20′02″N121°53′38″W / 37.33389°N 121.89389°W / 37.33389; -121.89389	[28] [29]
18	188 West St James		188 West St James	228 feet (69 m)	24	Residential, Retail	2021	37°20′14.666″N121°53′43.122″W / 37.33740722°N 121.89531167°W / 37.33740722; -121.89531167
19	Axis		38 North Almaden Boulevard	228 feet (69 m)	22	Residential	2008	37°20′4.57″N121°53′45.791″W / 37.3346028°N 121.89605306°W / 37.3346028; -121.89605306
20	160 West Santa Clara		160 West Santa Clara Street	220 feet (67 m)	17	Office	1988	37°20′5.747″N121°53′35.512″W / 37.33492972°N 121.89319778°W / 37.33492972; -121.89319778
21	Tower 55		55 South Market Street	217 feet (66 m)	15	Office	1984	37°20′3.368″N121°53′29.834″W / 37.33426889°N 121.89162056°W / 37.33426889; -121.89162056
22	Centerra		70 Notre Dame Avenue	217 feet (66 m)	21	Residential, Retail	2015	37°20′8.452″N121°53′44.311″W / 37.33568111°N 121.89564194°W / 37.33568111; -121.89564194	[30]
23	Heritage Bank Building		150 Almaden Boulevard	214 feet (65 m)	15	Office	1985	37°19′54.064″N121°53′34.988″W / 37.33168444°N 121.89305222°W / 37.33168444; -121.89305222	The building is planned to be demolished as part of phase 3 of new City View Complex. [31]
24	60 SOMA		60 South Market Street	213 feet (65 m)	15	Office	1986	37°20′4.167″N121°53′27.749″W / 37.33449083°N 121.89104139°W / 37.33449083; -121.89104139
25	The Grad San Jose		88 East San Carlos Street	202 feet (62 m)	19	Residential	2020	37°19′54.483″N121°53′8.041″W / 37.33180083°N 121.88556694°W / 37.33180083; -121.88556694
26	Bank of America Building		125 South Market Street	199 feet (61 m)	13	Office	1970	37°19′56.503″N121°53′26.74″W / 37.33236194°N 121.8907611°W / 37.33236194; -121.8907611
27	Samsung America HQ		3655 North 1st Street	191 feet (58 m)	10	Office	2015	37°24′33.94″N121°56′46.389″W / 37.4094278°N 121.94621917°W / 37.4094278; -121.94621917	[32]
28	Santa Clara County Main Jail		150 West Hedding Street	187.34 feet (57 m)	15	Jail	1989	37°21′05″N121°54′22″W / 37.3514718°N 121.906234522524°W / 37.3514718; -121.906234522524	[33]
29	Towers @ 2nd		75 East Santa Clara Street	179 feet (55 m)	14	Office	1974	37°20′13.493″N121°53′21.79″W / 37.33708139°N 121.8893861°W / 37.33708139; -121.8893861	[34] [35]
30	City Heights at Pellier Park		175 West Saint James Street	170 feet (52 m)	16	Residential	2007	37°20′16.88″N121°53′44.241″W / 37.3380222°N 121.89562250°W / 37.3380222; -121.89562250
31	Comerica Bank Building		333 West Santa Clara Street	167 feet (51 m)	13	Office	1983	37°20′1.741″N121°53′45.322″W / 37.33381694°N 121.89592278°W / 37.33381694; -121.89592278

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
Adobe North Tower	246 feet (75 m)	18	Office	2022	37°19′54.48″N121°53′43.967″W / 37.3318000°N 121.89554639°W / 37.3318000; -121.89554639	Adobe's 4th tower just north of their original campus Will be connected by an elevated bridge. [36] Topped Out 2021 [37]
Garden Gate Tower	252 feet (77 m)	23	Residential	2024	37°19′37.3692″N121°53′0.9528″W / 37.327047000°N 121.883598000°W / 37.327047000; -121.883598000	Will have 336 residential units. [38]

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
Park Habitat	298 feet (91 m)	21	Office, Museum	—	37°19′51.989″N121°53′27.136″W / 37.33110806°N 121.89087111°W / 37.33110806; -121.89087111	* 1,203,352 sq. ft. of office, 60,836 sq. ft. of museum space [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
Gateway Tower	262 feet (80 m)	24	Residential	—	37°19′43.094″N121°53′6.954″W / 37.32863722°N 121.88526500°W / 37.32863722; -121.88526500	[40]
Platinum (Greyhound) Towers	252 feet (77 m)	24	Residential	—	37°20′1.136″N121°53′32.994″W / 37.33364889°N 121.89249833°W / 37.33364889; -121.89249833	[41]
Tribute Hotel	245 feet (75 m)	24	Hotel	—	37°19′56.481″N121°53′16.669″W / 37.33235583°N 121.88796361°W / 37.33235583; -121.88796361	*279-room addition to existing Montgomery Hotel. [42]
27West		22	Residential	—	37°20′8.0741″N121°53′25.165″W / 37.335576139°N 121.89032361°W / 37.335576139; -121.89032361	*350 units. [43]
Post & San Pedro Tower	229 feet (70 m)	21	Residential, Retail	—	37°20′3.182″N121°53′33.212″W / 37.33421722°N 121.89255889°W / 37.33421722; -121.89255889	[44]
8 N. Almaden	225 feet (69 m)	19	Hotel	—	37°20′2.86″N121°53′43.353″W / 37.3341278°N 121.89537583°W / 37.3341278; -121.89537583	*220 rooms. [45]
350 S. Winchester (Volar)	200 feet (61 m)	18	Residential, Mixed-Use	—	37°19′17.206″N121°56′58.868″W / 37.32144611°N 121.94968556°W / 37.32144611; -121.94968556	[46]
19 North 2nd Street	268 feet (82 m)	25	Residential	N/A	{}	100% Senior Housing, will contain 270 units. [47]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.

References

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• "San Jose". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.

Specific

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External links

• San Francisco Bay Area portal

• Diagram of San Jose skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage