Signia by Hilton San Jose
The Signia by Hilton San Jose is an 805-room high-rise hotel at 170 South Market Street in San Jose, California, located on the Plaza de César Chávez in Downtown San Jose.[5] Opened in 1987 as the Fairmont San Jose, the hotel closed on March 5, 2021, and filed for a Chapter 11 reorganization.[6] It reopened as a Hilton property[7] on April 7, 2022.[8]
Signia by Hilton San Jose | |
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![]() View from the Plaza de César Chávez | |
Hotel chain | Hilton Hotels and Resorts |
General information | |
Location | United States |
Address | 170 South Market Street San Jose, California |
Coordinates | 37.33305°N 121.88898°W |
Opening | Tower: 1987 Annex: 2002 |
Cost | US$140 million |
Owner | The Swig Company |
Height | 76.80 m (252.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Tower: 22 Annex: 13 |
Floor area | Meetings: 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Tower: Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Annex: Gensler Associates Moore Ruble Yudell Architects Nishkian Menninger |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | Tower: 500 Annex: 264 |
Number of suites | Tower: 42 Annex: 33 |
Number of restaurants | Fountain Restaurant Pagoda Restaurant The Grill on the Alley |
Parking | US$26 per night |
Website | |
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Description

There is a swimming pool and associated deck on rooftop, with a specially designed windscreen to create a microclimate designed to be acceptable for sunbathing and swimming. The analysis of this rooftop environment was carried out in the early planning stages using a computer simulation of air flow in the presence of the then existing and proposed Fairmont structures. There is also an indoor cabana/bar on the rooftop.
The 13-story, 264 room annex was constructed on the site of the historic Hotel Montgomery, that was moved 57 m (187 ft) to the south and restored to what is now the Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown hotel at a cost of US$8.5 million.[9]
On March 5, 2021, FMT SJ LLC (the hotel owners) filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, temporarily closing the hotel while it sought a new management partner and extended the existing mortgage debt. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupancy had been less than 7%, and the hotel lost at least $18 million in 2020 and was projected to lose at least another $20 million in 2021, according to the hotel owner.[10][11] It reopened as a Hilton property[12] on April 7, 2022.[13]
References
- "Emporis building ID 118580". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- "Fairmont San Jose Annex". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- "Signia by Hilton San Jose". SkyscraperPage.
- Signia by Hilton San Jose at Structurae
- San Jose Fairmont Hotel (2011). "The Fairmont San Jose". The Swig Company. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- "Iconic San Jose Fairmont Files for Bankruptcy, Shuts Down Till Summer". nbcbayarea.com. 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- "Signia by Hilton San Jose accepting reservations for April 25, 2022 and beyond".
- https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2022/03/14/signia-hilton-san-jose-sets-reopening-date.html
- "Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown". SanJose.com. 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- "CASE SUMMARY: Owner of Fairmont San Jose RSA Sets Up Search for New Hotel Operator Willing to Provide at Least $45M in New Mezz Funding". reorg.com. 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- "Iconic San Jose Fairmont Files for Bankruptcy, Shuts Down Till Summer". nbcbayarea.com. 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- "Signia by Hilton San Jose accepting reservations for April 25, 2022 and beyond".
- https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2022/03/14/signia-hilton-san-jose-sets-reopening-date.html
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