SAN JOSE — An SJSU student housing village in a landmark downtown San Jose tower is poised to create a vibrant living space — and further deepen San Jose State University’s roots in the city’s urban core. Spartan Village on The Paseo is the name of the new student housing hub, which is inside the former southern tower of the Signia by Hilton, an iconic luxury hotel in downtown San Jose. The housing tower places students in a lively urban core of San Jose, and also physically deepens the already wide-ranging economic and educational connections between SJSU and the downtown, in the view of university president Cynthia Teniente-Matson.
“When you are in Spartan Village, you get that sense of vibrancy and connection with downtown San Jose, a sense of positive energy with the urban lifestyle,” Teniente-Matson said in an interview with this news organization. The Spartan Village complex is located at 170 South Market Street next to The Paseo de San Antonio and is a few blocks from the western edges of the university. “San Jose may be the heart of Silicon Valley, but SJSU is the heart of San Jose,” Mayor Matt Mahan said.
“Our Spartans are proving once again they’ve got the innovative spirit inherent to our region by transforming what was once a hotel to housing for 700 students.” The 13-story housing tower, which will accommodate roughly 700 beds, is completely sold out as students flock to get a spot in the units. All the residences are luxury hotel rooms that.