Look up and to the corner of South Market and Post Street, and you’ll spot a towering glass building with golden reflections shimmering across its 15 stories.
Standing here, you’re right next to the building that locals once jokingly called “the Gold Building”-and not because there’s treasure hidden inside (unless you count high-speed internet)! Back in 1985, when this place opened as the Market Post Tower, its gleaming gold-colored glass had people squinting and chattering about sun glares and heat reflections. Tenants didn’t exactly line up in the early days, and things got tense; the owners even had to put it up for sale in 1987. But just as you might not expect to find a digital superhighway inside a sparkling glass box, this building found its calling as a hub for telecom giants. The 13th floor buzzed with activity from MAE-West-one of the world’s oldest Internet exchange points-where entire networks connected, faster than the express elevator. Later, The Carlyle Group gave the place a high-tech glow-up, cementing its rep as a carrier-neutral telecom hot spot. Even the IRS moved in, and rumor has it they never miss a deadline here! If you’re looking for San Jose’s first nude public sculpture, it once graced the lobby-but alas, it vanished during renovations.
