SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose hotel tower could become a housing highrise, depending on the outcome of a real estate deal that’s headed into its latter stages, according to the property’s principal owner.
The owner of the landmark Signia by Hilton San Jose, an 805-room hotel, is actively seeking a buyer for one of the two towers of the lodging complex.
Up for sale is the 264-room south tower, which would be converted to a new use. The 541-room north tower would remain a conventional hotel, said Sam Hirbod, the principal owner of the double-tower hotel complex.
Long-term lodging stays or a housing complex are among the potential