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San Jose California Skyline
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. 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.

San Jose City Hall Adobe Systems headquarters Fairmont Hotel San Jose Museum of Art Knight Ridder Plaza de César Chávez Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph Image:Panoramic Downtown San Jose.jpgDowntown Skyline from Oak Hill (cropped)
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 San-Jose-Tallest-Building.jpg 200 Park Avenue 300 feet (91 m) 19 Office 2023 37°19′50.444″N 121°53′29.630″W / 37.33067889°N 121.89156389°W / 37.33067889; -121.89156389 Topped Out 2022

Tallest building in San Jose from 2022-

2 Miro PXL 20210222 203312293.MP.jpg 181 E Santa Clara Street 298 feet

(90 m)

28 Residential, Commercial 2022 37°20′17″N 121°53′14″W / 37.33806°N 121.88722°W / 37.33806; -121.88722
  • A two-tower residential unit with street-level retail.
  • Topped out as of July 21, 2020.
3 The 88 The 88, San Jose, CA.jpg 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 / 37.33472; -121.88722
4 San Jose City Hall Sanjosecityhall.jpg 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 / 37.33778; -121.88528
5 Sobrato Office Tower Sobrato Office Tower.jpg 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 / 37.32694; -121.88889
6 Three Sixty Residences Three Sixty Residences.jpg 360 South Market Street 270 feet (82 m) 24 Residential, Retail 2010 37°19′48″N 121°53′12″W / 37.33000°N 121.88667°W / 37.33000; -121.88667
7 San Jose Marriott San Jose Marriott Hotel.jpg 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 / 37.33028; -121.88833
8 Fairmont Plaza KnightRidder.JPG 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 / 37.33361; -121.88917 Tallest building in San Jose from 1988 to 2002.
9 Adobe Systems Almaden Tower Adobe HQ.jpg 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 / 37.33161806; -121.89339556 Adobe Systems headquarter towers are the seventh and eighth-tallest buildings in the city.
10 Adobe Systems West Tower Adobe HQ.jpg 345 Park Avenue 259 feet (79 m) 18 Office 1996 37°19′50″N 121°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.
11 Bank of Italy Building Bank of Italy Building.jpg 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 / 37.33583; -121.89000 Tallest building constructed in the 1920s.
12 Signia by Hilton San Jose Fairmont San Jose.jpg 170 South Market Street 253 feet (77 m) 22 Hotel, Retail 1987 37°19′58″N 121°53′20″W / 37.33278°N 121.88889°W / 37.33278; -121.88889 Formerly the Fairmont Hotel
13 San Jose Hilton San Jose Hilton, cropped.jpg 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 / 37.32917; -121.89056
14 One South Market 1SM2 (1).jpg 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 / 37.33500; -121.89222
15 Adobe Systems East Tower Adobe HQ.jpg 321 Park Avenue 236 feet (72 m) 16 Office 1998 37°19′50″N 121°53′36″W / 37.33056°N 121.89333°W / 37.33056; -121.89333 Also known as Adobe Systems II.
16 Opus Center San Jose Opus Center San Jose.jpg 225 West Santa Clara Street 231 feet

(70 m)

16 Office, Retail 2001 37°20′6.292″N 121°53′40.828″W / 37.33508111°N 121.89467444°W / 37.33508111; -121.89467444
17 Ten Almaden 10 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, California.jpg 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 / 37.33389; -121.89389
18 188 West St James 188 West St James 228 feet (69 m) 24 Residential, Retail 2021 37°20′14.666″N 121°53′43.122″W / 37.33740722°N 121.89531167°W / 37.33740722; -121.89531167
19 Axis Axis Tower.jpg 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 / 37.3346028; -121.89605306
20 160 West Santa Clara 160 W Santa Clara.jpg 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 / 37.33492972; -121.89319778
21 Tower 55 MarketPost.jpg 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 / 37.33426889; -121.89162056
22 Centerra Centerra1.jpg 70 Notre Dame Avenue 217 feet (66 m) 21 Residential, Retail 2015 37°20′8.452″N 121°53′44.311″W / 37.33568111°N 121.89564194°W / 37.33568111; -121.89564194
23 Heritage Bank Building Heritage Bank Building.jpg 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 / 37.33168444; -121.89305222 The building is planned to be demolished as part of phase 3 of new City View Complex.
24 60 SOMA SVB Private, 60 SOMA, San Jose, California.jpg 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 / 37.33449083; -121.89104139
25 The Grad San Jose The Grad.jpg 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 / 37.33180083; -121.88556694
26 Bank of America Building Bank of America Building, San Jose.jpg 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 / 37.33236194; -121.8907611
27 Samsung America HQ Samsung Headquarters - Silicon Valley.jpg 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 / 37.4094278; -121.94621917
28 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 / 37.3514718; -121.906234522524
29 Towers @ 2nd McKinley memorial, St. James Park, San Jose, California (cropped).jpg 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 / 37.33708139; -121.8893861
30 City Heights at Pellier Park City Heights.jpg 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 / 37.3380222; -121.89562250
31 Comerica Bank Building Comerica Bank Building, San Jose.jpg 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 / 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″N 121°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.
  • Topped Out 2021
Garden Gate Tower 252 feet (77 m) 23 Residential 2024 37°19′37.3692″N 121°53′0.9528″W / 37.327047000°N 121.883598000°W / 37.327047000; -121.883598000
  • Will have 336 residential units.

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″N 121°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

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″N 121°53′6.954″W / 37.32863722°N 121.88526500°W / 37.32863722; -121.88526500
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 / 37.33364889; -121.89249833
Tribute Hotel 245 feet (75 m) 24 Hotel 37°19′56.481″N 121°53′16.669″W / 37.33235583°N 121.88796361°W / 37.33235583; -121.88796361 *279-room addition to existing Montgomery Hotel.
27West 22 Residential 37°20′8.0741″N 121°53′25.165″W / 37.335576139°N 121.89032361°W / 37.335576139; -121.89032361 *350 units.
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 / 37.33421722; -121.89255889
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 / 37.3341278; -121.89537583 *220 rooms.
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 / 37.32144611; -121.94968556
19 North 2nd Street 268 feet (82 m) 25 Residential N/A {}
  • 100% Senior Housing, will contain 270 units.

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

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