225 Bush Street Explained

225 Bush Street
Former Names:Standard Oil Building
Location:225 Bush Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates:37.7909°N -122.4015°W
Pushpin Map:United States San Francisco Central
Highest Region:San Francisco
Highest Prev:Call Building
Highest Next:Pacific Telephone Building
Completion Date:1922
Building Type:Commercial offices
Roof:328feet
Floor Count:22
Floor Area:559723square feet[1]
Architect:George W. Kelham
Main Contractor:Dinwiddie Construction Company
Owner:Kylli Inc.
Flynn Properties, Inc.
References:[2] [3] [4]

225 Bush Street, originally known as the Standard Oil Building, is a 328feet, 25-floor office building in the financial district of San Francisco. The building includes 21 floors of office space, 1 floor of retail, 1 storage floor and 2 basement levels including the garage. It was the tallest building in the city from its completion in 1922 until 1925.

It contains approximately 560000square feet of rentable space. It is a historic building, serving as the headquarters for Standard Oil of California, now Chevron, for over half a century. Architect George W. Kelham designed the Standard Oil Building for John D. Rockefeller and modeled it on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building.[5] Composed of two buildings, the old wing was built in the 1920s. The new wing was built in the 1950s.

Tenants

Tenants include:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 225 Bush Street. Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. 2017-08-03.
  2. Web site: Emporis building ID 118711 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170921143930/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118711 . dead . September 21, 2017 . Emporis.
  3. News: After paying $212M, Flynn to redo 225 Bush . J.K. . Dineen . San Francisco Business Times . 2012-08-31 . 2013-12-05.
  4. News: Iconic 225 Bush St. trades hands for second time in two years, this time for $350 million . Adam . Weintraub . San Francisco Business Times . 2014-05-22 . 2014-05-23.
  5. News: 225 Bush Street: Long the home of entrepreneurial spirit . Thermal Times . NRG Energy Center San Francisco . 4 . 2 . Fall 2013 . 2014-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230246/http://www.nrgthermal.com/centers/pdfs/nrg-san-fran-fall-2013-news.pdf . 2014-05-23 . dead .
  6. Web site: Weintraub . Adam . Iconic 225 Bush St. trades hands for second time in two years, this time for $350 million . San Francisco Business Times . 2014-12-03 . 2014-05-22 .