SAN JOSE — The Wells Fargo logo will replace the KQED name on the rooftop of an 18-story office building in downtown San Jose, with work already underway to make the visible change.
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A Wells Fargo bank branch operates on the ground floor of the office tower at 50 West San Fernando St. and has leased multiple floors of the building, which is owned by real estate firm Jay Paul Co.
The KQED sign was installed there in 2016.
The broadcast station moved its Silicon Valley office to the high-rise in 2012, eventually shutting down its San Jose operations in 2024.
Knight Ridder, a former publishing company that once owned the San Jose Mercury News and other newspapers, had the first corporate logo on the building in 1988.
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The offices and branch Wells Fargo currently has in the tower were relocated from an office building a few blocks away in the Cityview Plaza mixed-use complex on South Market Street.
In 2019, Jay Paul Co. bought the 50 West tower for $230 million. Commercial real estate firm Newmark is handling leasing in the 357,000-square-foot building.
Poppy & Claro, a restaurant, replaced the KQED broadcast office on the ground floor and has become a key addition to downtown San Jose’s dining scene.
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