San Jose State University now officially owns student housing tower
San José State has completed its purchase of Spartan Village on the Paseo, a downtown student-housing complex created from the former Signia hotel’s south tower. Backed by an $89 million state housing grant, the university converted the building in under a year and added nearly 700 beds — including more than 100 affordable units — along with dining, study lounges, fitness space, and other student amenities. The site opened in 2024 and is now a permanent part of SJSU’s housing system.
Why it matters:
This is one of the region’s fastest hotel-to-housing conversions, adds real student housing capacity in a market with record rents, and brings more daily activity and spending into downtown San José.
