| Building Name: | Pacific Southwest Building |
| Former Name: | Fresno Pacific Towers Wells Fargo Bank Security Bank Building |
| Location: | 1060 Fulton Street Fresno, California |
| Coordinates: | 36.7377°N -119.7838°W |
| Building Type: | Commercial offices Residential condominiums |
| Architectural Style: | Neo-Classical |
| Antenna Spire: | 96m (315feet) |
| Roof: | 67.36m (221feet) |
| Floor Count: | 15 |
| Elevator Count: | 3 |
| Architect: | R.F. Felchlin Company Robert Richmond Architect |
| Owner: | Hrayr, Serko and Sevag Khatchadourian |
| References: | [1] |
The Pacific Southwest Building (also known as the Security Bank Building) is a 15-story, 67m (220feet) high-rise completed in 1925 in downtown Fresno, California. The tower's antenna rises to 315feet.Original construction took eighteen months and cost $1,200,000 for the headquarters for the Fidelity Branch of the Pacific-Southwest Trust and Savings Bank.[2] Originally, a beacon on top of the tower served as a frost warning to farmers within a 30-mile radius.[3]
Fresno banker William Sutherland was instrumental in the planning and construction of the building. In 1925, the Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings Bank, with Sutherland as its president, moved its offices there.[4]
The building is currently owned by Beverly Hills-based developers, Sevak, Hrayr and Serko Khatchadourian.[5] The top floors of the building have been converted into apartments and have in recent years increased occupancy in the building from 5% to 95%.[6]