Fairmont Plaza

Fairmont Plaza (previously the Knight-Ridder Building) is a 17-story, 79.55 m (261.0 ft) 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.

Fairmont Plaza
Former namesKnight-Ridder Building
Silicon Valley Financial Center
General information
StatusComplete
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural stylePostmodern
Location50 West San Fernando
San Jose, California
Coordinates37.3336°N 121.8892°W / 37.3336; -121.8892
Completed1988
OwnerCBRE Global Investors
Height
Roof79.55 m (261.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count17
Floor area326,000 sq ft (30,300 m2)
Lifts/elevators6
Design and construction
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
References
[1][2][3]

History

Fairmont Plaza was completed in 1988. At the time, it was the tallest building in San Jose. San Jose's first skyscraper, the 1909, seven-story, Garden City Bank & Trust Building, and the 1926, seven-story, American Trust Building were razed on the site to make way for the project.

In 1998, newspaper publisher Knight Ridder moved its headquarters from Miami to the building, renaming it the Knight-Ridder Building. The move was seen as an acknowledgement of the central role that online news would play in the company's future. The McClatchy Company purchased Knight Ridder in 2006, but the company's sign remained at the top of the building until 2016.[4]

CBRE Global Investors purchased the building in 2012 about US$90 million.[5]

References
  1. Fairmont Plaza at Emporis
  2. "Fairmont Plaza". SkyscraperPage.
  3. Fairmont Plaza at Structurae
  4. "History of 750 Ridder Park Drive". 750 Ridder Park Drive. History San José.
  5. Nathan Donato-Weinstein (3 December 2012). "Downtown's Knight-Ridder building in contract to sell". The Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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