BARRY SWENSON, THE groundbreaking developer who reshaped the city’s skyline and became a household name, has died at age 85.

Illustrious career included building San Jose towers and renovating historic sites, creating San Jose’s modern skyline.

There are plaques with Barry Swenson’s name on them all the way up and down Pacific Avenue and side streets,” said Mike ...

Barry Swenson, head of a family construction firm that built some of the most famous buildings in San Jose, has died.

Barry Swenson, the groundbreaking developer who reshaped the city’s skyline and became a household name, has died at age 85.

Barry Swenson’s extraordinary vision and “special genius” for deal-making helped transform San Jose’s skyline and rebuild downtown Santa Cruz after the devastating 1989 earthquake when ...