| 101 California Street | |
| Former Names: | Itel Building |
| Location: | 101 California Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates: | 37.7929°N -122.3979°W |
| Pushpin Map: | United States San Francisco Central#California#USA |
| Start Date: | 1979 |
| Completion Date: | 1982 |
| Building Type: | Commercial offices |
| Roof: | 183m (600feet) |
| Floor Count: | 48 |
| Elevator Count: | 32 |
| Floor Area: | 1250000square feet |
| Architect: | Philip Johnson / John Burgee Eli Attia Architects Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc. |
| Structural Engineer: | CBM Engineers |
| Developer: | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Owner: | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Management: | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| References: | [1] |
101 California Street is a 48-story office skyscraper completed in 1982 in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The 183m (600feet) tower, providing 1250000square feet of office space, is bounded by California, Davis, Front, and Pine Streets near Market Street.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund bought 92% of the building from Nippon Life Insurance Company in 2012 for US$910 million.[2] Hines Interests Limited Partnership has a partial stake in the building.[2]
The faceted cylindrical tower features a seven-story, glass-enclosed lobby and a granite plaza with flower beds and a fountain. During the holiday season, a platform with many oversized Christmas ornaments is added to the plaza. The building's entrance is very similar to that of 101 Park Avenue in New York City, and was also designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee in 1982.
101 California is equipped with a total of thirty-two elevators, with twenty-two serving the tower; two serving floors 45 through 48; four serving the triangular annex building; two serving the garage; and two for freight.[3] The eight stairwells throughout the building are intended for emergency use only.[3]
The building is the site of what has become known as the 101 California Street shootings, a mass murder which occurred there in 1993. On July 1, Gian Luigi Ferri, a disgruntled client of the law firm Pettit & Martin, entered their offices on the 34th floor and killed eight people and wounded six before killing himself. The event was a catalyst in the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a drive initiated by California Senator Dianne Feinstein to ban "assault weapons".[4] A terraced garden in the plaza in front of the building is now dedicated to the victims.