List of tallest buildings in San Jose, California

San Jose is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Northern California, with a population of approximately 1 million. San Jose is known for having a short skyline.^[1][2] The height of tall buildings in Downtown San Jose is significantly limited due to the proximity of San Jose International Airport.^[3][4] The airport is only 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of downtown. As a result, of the 31 buildings taller than 200 feet (61 m) in San Jose as of 2026, only the tallest, 200 Park Avenue, reaches a height of 300 feet (91 m). 200 Park Avenue, an office building, was completed in 2023. Prior to its completion, San Jose was the most populous city proper in the U.S. with no buildings over 300 feet. San Jose has the third most high-rises in the Bay Area after San Francisco and Oakland, with over 60 such buildings.^[5]

Tallest building200 Park Avenue (2023)

Tallest building height300 ft (91.4 m)

Taller than 75 m (246 ft)14

Taller than 200 ft (61.0 m)31

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Skyline of San Jose
Downtown San Jose in 2013
Tallest building	200 Park Avenue (2023)
Tallest building height	300 ft (91.4 m)
Number of tall buildings (2026)
Taller than 75 m (246 ft)	14
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 200 ft (61.0 m)	31
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)	1

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The first high-rises in San Jose arrived in the 1920s. The most notable of these was the Bank of Italy Building, a Renaissance Revival office building built in 1926, which features a decorative cupola with a needle-like spire. At a height of 268 ft (82 m), it was the tallest in the city at the time of its completion. Another early high-rise was the Mission/Spanish Revival style Hotel De Anza.^[6] Following a three-decade pause beginning with the Great Depression, high-rise construction resumed in the 1960s.

In the 1980s, new towers began to regularly surpass 200 ft (61 m) in height. Most high-rises built before 2000 were commercial, while the 21st century has seen an increase in the number of residential towers, such as The 88 and Three Sixty Residences in the 2000s. A new city hall opened in 2005, becoming the city's then tallest building with a height of 295 ft (87 m). In 2019, lawmakers approved a height increase of up to 35 ft (11 m) downtown and 150 ft (46 m) in the Diridon Station Area,^[7][8][9] allowing for the construction of 200 Park Avenue at its eventual height.

San Jose's tallest buildings are concentrated in downtown, which is directly east of California State Route 87 and north of Interstate 280. While the Silicon Valley city is known for its role in the tech industry, many of its corporate headquarters are located in mid-rise campuses. An example of a high-rise corporate headquarters is the Adobe World Headquarters, home to Adobe Inc. Adobe's complex consists of four towers, all reaching over 200 ft (61 m) in height.