Fairmont Plaza
Fairmont Plaza is a 17-story, 79.55 m skyscraper in downtown San Jose, California. When completed in 1988, it was the tallest building in the city; it is currently the sixth. The building was designed by the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architecture firm.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: commercial offices in San Jose, California
- Also known as: “50 West”, “Fairmont Office Tower”, and “Knight-Ridder Building”
- Address: 50 West San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph and Circle of Palms Plaza.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph is situated 350 feet west of Fairmont Plaza.
Circle of Palms Plaza
Park
Photo: Ikluft, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Circle of Palms Plaza is located in downtown San Jose, California. It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851.
San Jose Museum of Art
Art gallery
Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The San Jose Museum of Art is a modern and contemporary art museum in downtown San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 1969, the museum holds a permanent collection with an emphasis on West Coast artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.
Downtown Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Downtown Historic District of San Jose, California is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.
San Jose
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Often called "the capital of Silicon Valley", San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in California, and the 12th largest city in the United States, with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.
SoFA District
Neighborhood
Photo: Eric Fredericks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, California. Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "Silicon Valley's Creative District".
Fairmont Plaza
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and office
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.33388° or 37° 20′ 2″ northLongitude
-121.88929° or 121° 53′ 21″ westLevels
17Height
262 feet (80 metres)Operator
SJ 50 West SF LLCOpen location code
849W84M6+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 45727377OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q14681964
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In Other Languages
“Fairmont Plaza” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيرمونت بلازا”
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