Market Post Tower
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Market Post Tower, also known as the Gold Building, is a 15 story, 313718 square feet (29,145.4 m²) building in downtown San Jose
, California. Built in 1985, Market Post Tower was designed to provide a mix of office and retail space. When first built, the building was controversial due to its glass exterior, which produced high light and heat reflection. In its early years, the owners struggled financially with the property and were forced to put it up for sale in 1987. While the intended tenants did not materialize, the building proved popular with telecom carriers as an Internet exchange center, such as MAE-West
, and it is often referred to as "the world's best known Internet centre point."
Market Post Tower remains mixed-use, comprising office, telecom, and retail space, but it is perhaps most well known for its use by internet network service, peering, and colocation
providers. The building was purchased in 2000 by The Carlyle Group, which further enhanced the building's network infrastructure, and now advertises it as a "multi-tenant carrier neutral telecom facility." The Bay Area data center is currently managed by CoreSite
, a Denver-based provider of wholesale data centers, colocation and peering. CoreSite
currently handles the tenant leases within the building.
San Jose's first public nude sculpture is located at the Market Post Building.
The building is located at 55 S Market Street, at the corner of Post Street.
Downtown San Jose
Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose, California, United States. The area is generally located north of Interstate 280 and east of Guadalupe Parkway, which roughly parallels the Guadalupe River. The region is bound to the north by U.S...
, California. Built in 1985, Market Post Tower was designed to provide a mix of office and retail space. When first built, the building was controversial due to its glass exterior, which produced high light and heat reflection. In its early years, the owners struggled financially with the property and were forced to put it up for sale in 1987. While the intended tenants did not materialize, the building proved popular with telecom carriers as an Internet exchange center, such as MAE-West
MAE-West
MAE-West is a major Internet exchange point located on the west coast of the U.S. in San Jose, California and Los Angeles, California. Its name officially stands for "Metropolitan Area Exchange, West", although some note the similarity to the name of the actress Mae West...
, and it is often referred to as "the world's best known Internet centre point."
Market Post Tower remains mixed-use, comprising office, telecom, and retail space, but it is perhaps most well known for its use by internet network service, peering, and colocation
Colocation
Colocation is the act of placing multiple entities within a single location.Colocation is often used in the data sourcing industry to mean off-site data storage, usually in a data center. This is very important for businesses since the loss of data can be crucial for companies of any size...
providers. The building was purchased in 2000 by The Carlyle Group, which further enhanced the building's network infrastructure, and now advertises it as a "multi-tenant carrier neutral telecom facility." The Bay Area data center is currently managed by CoreSite
CoreSite
CoreSite Realty Corporation is a national, carrier-neutral provider of data centers, colocation, and peering. The company has 11 data centers in the Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco/San Jose, Santa Clara, and Washington DC areas. The company also...
, a Denver-based provider of wholesale data centers, colocation and peering. CoreSite
CoreSite
CoreSite Realty Corporation is a national, carrier-neutral provider of data centers, colocation, and peering. The company has 11 data centers in the Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco/San Jose, Santa Clara, and Washington DC areas. The company also...
currently handles the tenant leases within the building.
San Jose's first public nude sculpture is located at the Market Post Building.
The building is located at 55 S Market Street, at the corner of Post Street.