List of tallest buildings in Oakland, California explained

The U.S. city of Oakland, California is the site of more than 95 high-rises, the majority of which are located in its downtown district.[1] In the city, there are 30 buildings taller than 200feet. The tallest building is the 28-story Ordway Building, which rises 404feet.[2]

History

The history of high-rises in Oakland began with the completion of the nine-story Bank of America Building in 1907. A nine-story section was later added to the same building.[3] It remained the tallest building in the city until 1914, when the Oakland City Hall, at 320feet, became the tallest.[4] At the time it was built, the City Hall was the first high-rise government building in the United States and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.[5] [6] The 390feet Kaiser Center surpassed the height of the City Hall in 1960, and was the tallest building for a decade.[7] In 1989, Ordway Building became the tallest building in the city.

, the tallest building currently under construction is the 36-story, 395 ft (120m) skyscraper at 1900 Broadway.[8]

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Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Oakland buildings that stand at least 200feet tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building is not known. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed or opened.

RankNameImageHeight
ft (m)		FloorsYearCoordinatesNotes
1Ordway Building404 (123)281970Tallest building in both Oakland and in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco[9]
2Atlas400 (122)402020Tallest residential building constructed in the 2020s[10]
31900 Broadway394 (120)392023Topping out ceremony held on March, 12th.[11]
4Kaiser Center390 (119)281960Tallest building constructed in the 1960s[12]
517th and Broadway380 (116)342019Tallest residential building constructed in the 2010s[13]
6Lake Merritt Plaza371 (113)271985Tallest building constructed in the 1980s[14] [15]
7601 City Center367 (112)242019Tallest office building constructed in the 2010s[16]
81111 Broadway360 (110)241990Tallest building constructed in the 1990s[17] [18]
9Kaiser Engineering Building336 (102)251984[19] [20]
10Clorox Building330 (101)241976[21] [22]
11=EM Harris State Office Building328 (100)221998[23] [24]
12=Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building South328 (100)181994[25] [26]
13=Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building North328 (100)181994[27]
141200 Lakeshore325 (99)251964[28]
15Oakland City Hall320 (98)141914Tallest building constructed in the 1910s;[29] National Register of Historic Places
16Tribune Tower310 (94)221906Tallest building constructed in the 1920s[30] [31]
171330 Broadway297 (91)18[32] 1958[33] [34]
18Pacific Bell Building296 (90)201985[35] [36]
19555 City Center279 (85)202002Tallest building constructed in the 2000s.[37] [38]
20Oakland Marriott City Center273 (83)211983[39]
21=Park Bellevue Tower270 (82)251969[40] [41] [42]
22=1721 Webster270 (82)252020[43]
23St. Paul's Towers267 (81)221966[44] [45]
241700 Webster265 (81)232019[46]
25The Grand Apartments263 (80)222008[47] [48]
26The Skylyne at Temescal260 (79)252020[49]
27Central Building235 (72)151926[50] [51]
28Bank of America Building225 (69)181907Tallest building constructed in the decade of 1900[52]
29Financial Center Building214 (65)141929[53] [54]
30Pacific Renaissance Plaza208 (63)16[55]
31SBC Building203 (62)15[56]

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameStreet addressYears as tallestHeight
ft (m)		FloorsCoordinatesNotes
Bank of America Building1200–1212 Broadway1907–1914225 (69)18
Oakland City Hall1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza1914–1960320 (98)14
Kaiser Center300 Lakeside Drive1960–1970390 (119)28
Ordway Building2150 Valdez Street1970–present404 (123)28

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oakland. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512131414/http://www.emporis.com/city/102062/oakland-ca-usa. dead. May 12, 2015. January 6, 2020. Emporis.
  2. Web site: Ordway Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118193124/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=ordwaybuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. November 18, 2006. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  3. Web site: Bank of America Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070217030944/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamericabuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 17, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  4. Web site: Oakland City Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220003338/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=oaklandcityhall-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 20, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  5. Web site: Oakland and San Francisco's civic structures reinvent urban centers. Fromm. Dorit. January 4, 1998. San Francisco Chronicle. October 15, 2009.
  6. Web site: Oakland City Hall shines brighter after Loma Prieta earthquake. Burt. Cecily. October 15, 2009. Oakland Tribune. October 15, 2009.
  7. Web site: Kaiser Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220003042/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kaisercenter-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 20, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  8. Web site: 1900 Broadway. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127114543/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1582177/1900-broadway-oakland-ca-usa. dead. November 27, 2021.
  9. Web site: Ordway Building. October 13, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  10. Web site: 1314 Franklin Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223044024/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1349396/1314-franklin-street-oakland-ca-usa. dead. December 23, 2017. Emporis. March 5, 2020.
  11. Web site: YIMBY Visits Topping Out for 1900 Broadway, Downtown Oakland Tower . March 13, 2023 .
  12. Web site: Kaiser Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  13. Web site: Slideshow: Oakland's tallest new residential tower nears finish line. bizjournals.com. January 3, 2020.
  14. Web site: Lake Merritt Plaza. https://web.archive.org/web/20070305015203/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=lakemerrittplaza-oakland-ca-usa. dead. March 5, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  15. Web site: Lake Merritt Plaza. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  16. Web site: Oakland City Center Project. City of Oakland. January 3, 2020.
  17. Web site: 1111 Broadway. https://web.archive.org/web/20070228173354/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1111broadway-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 28, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  18. Web site: 1111 Broadway. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  19. Web site: Kaiser Engineering Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118192524/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kaiserengineeringbuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. November 18, 2006. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  20. Web site: Kaiser Engineering Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  21. Web site: Clorox Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070303043619/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=cloroxbuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. March 3, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  22. Web site: Clorox Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  23. Web site: EM Harris State Office Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211080127/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=emharrisstateofficebuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 11, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  24. Web site: Elihu M Harris State Office Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  25. Web site: Oakland Federal Building South. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819220320/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=oaklandfederalbuildingsouth-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  26. Web site: Federal Tower Buildings. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  27. Web site: Oakland Federal Building North. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819215930/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=oaklandfederalbuildingnorth-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  28. Web site: 1200 Lakeshore. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511010247/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126165/1200-lakeshore-oakland-ca-usa. dead. May 11, 2021. January 6, 2020. Emporis.com.
  29. Web site: City Hall. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  30. Web site: Tribune Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819215550/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=tribunetower-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. Emporis.com. August 18, 2007.
  31. Web site: Tribune Tower. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  32. Web site: 1330 BROADWAY. 1330 BROADWAY.
  33. Web site: 1330 Broadway. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819220214/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1330broadway-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  34. Web site: 1330 Broadway. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  35. Web site: Pacific Bell Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220144717/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pacificbellbuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 20, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  36. Web site: Pacific Bell Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  37. Web site: 555 City Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220140619/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=555citycenter-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 20, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  38. Web site: 555 City Center. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  39. Web site: Oakland Marriott City Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220184329/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126151/oakland-marriott-city-center-oakland-ca-usa. dead. December 20, 2016. January 6, 2020. Emporis.com.
  40. Web site: Park Bellevue Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819215849/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=parkbellevuetower-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  41. Web site: Park Bellevue Tower. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  42. Web site: Park Bellevue Tower. November 19, 2009. Caldecott Properties.
  43. Web site: 1721 Webster Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127115027/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1346534/1721-webster-street-oakland-ca-usa. dead. November 27, 2021. Emporis. March 5, 2020.
  44. Web site: St. Paul's Towers. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819220109/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetpaulstowers-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  45. Web site: St. Paul's Towers. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  46. Web site: 1700 Webster. January 6, 2020.
  47. Web site: 100 Grand Avenue. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309083240/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100grand-oakland-ca-usa. dead. March 9, 2007. Emporis.com. December 25, 2007.
  48. Web site: 100 Grand. SkyscraperPage.com. December 25, 2007.
  49. Web site: The Skylyne at Temescal. March 5, 2020.
  50. Web site: Central Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220003317/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centralbuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 20, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  51. Web site: Central Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  52. Web site: Bank of America Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  53. Web site: Financial Center Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220003740/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=financialcenterbuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. February 20, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.
  54. Web site: Financial Center Building. December 25, 2007. SkyscraperPage.com.
  55. Web site: Pacific Renaissance Plaza. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418125329/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126160/pacific-renaissance-plaza-oakland-ca-usa. dead. April 18, 2021. January 6, 2020. Emporis.com.
  56. Web site: SBC Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819210817/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sbcbuilding-oakland-ca-usa. dead. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2007. Emporis.com.

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