List of tallest buildings in San Francisco explained
San Francisco, California, in the United States, has at least 482 high-rises,[1] 58 of which are at least 400feet tall. The tallest building is Salesforce Tower, which rises 1070feet and is the 17th-tallest building in the United States.[2] The city's second-tallest building is the Transamerica Pyramid, which rises 853feet, and was previously the city's tallest for 45 years, from 1972 to 2017.[3] The city's third-tallest building is 181 Fremont, rising to 802 ft (244 m).
San Francisco has 27 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m). Six more skyscrapers of over 150 m are under construction, have been approved for construction, or have been proposed. Its skyline is currently ranked second in the Western United States (after Los Angeles) and sixth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles.[4]
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History
San Francisco's first skyscraper was the 218feet Chronicle Building, which was completed in 1890. M. H. de Young, owner of the San Francisco Chronicle, commissioned Burnham and Root to design a signature tower to convey the power of his newspaper.[5] Not to be outdone, de Young's rival, industrialist Claus Spreckels, purchased the San Francisco Call in 1895 and commissioned a tower of his own that would dwarf the Chronicle Building.[6] The 315feet Call Building was completed in 1898 and stood across Market Street from the Chronicle Building. The Call Building (later named the Spreckels Building, and Central Tower today) would remain the city's tallest for nearly a quarter century.
Both steel-framed structures survived the 1906 earthquake, demonstrating that tall buildings could be safely constructed in earthquake country.[7] [8] Other early twentieth-century skyscrapers above include the Merchants Exchange Building (1903), Humboldt Bank Building (1908), Hobart Building (1914), and Southern Pacific Building (1916). Another skyscraper boom took hold during the 1920s, when several Neo-Gothic and Art Deco high rises, reaching three to four hundred feet (90 to 120 m) in height, were constructed, including the Standard Oil Building (1922), Pacific Telephone Building (1925), Russ Building (1927), Hunter-Dulin Building (1927), 450 Sutter Medical Building (1929), Shell Building (1929), and McAllister Tower (1930).[9]
The Great Depression and World War II halted any further skyscraper construction until the 1950s when the Equitable Life Building (1955) and Crown-Zellerbach Building (1959) were completed. Many of San Francisco's tallest buildings, particularly its office skyscrapers,[10] were completed in a building boom from the late 1960s until the late 1980s.[11] During the 1960s, at least 40 new skyscrapers were built, and the Hartford Building (1965), 44 Montgomery (1967), Bank of America Center (1969), and Transamerica Pyramid (1972) each, in turn, took the title of tallest building in California upon completion. At tall, the Transamerica Pyramid was one of the most controversial, with critics suggesting that it be torn down even before it was completed.[12]
This surge of construction was dubbed "Manhattanization" by opponents and led to local legislation that set some of the strictest building height limits and regulations in the country.[13] In 1985, San Francisco adopted the Downtown Plan, which slowed development in the Financial District north of Market Street and directed it to the area South of Market around the Transbay Terminal.[14] Over 250 historic buildings were protected from development and developers were required to set aside open space for new projects.[15] To prevent excessive growth and smooth the boom-and-bust building cycle, the Plan included an annual limit of for new office development, although it grandfathered millions of square feet of proposals already in the development pipeline. In response, voters approved Proposition M in November 1986 that reduced the annual limit to until the grandfathered square footage was accounted for, which occurred in 1999.[16] [17] These limits, combined with the early 1990s recession, led to a significant slowdown of skyscraper construction during the late 1980s and 1990s. To guide new development, the city passed several neighborhood plans, such as the Rincon Hill Plan in 2005 and Transit Center District Plan in 2012, which allow taller skyscrapers in certain specific locations in the South of Market area.[18] Since the early 2000s, the city has been undergoing another building boom, with numerous buildings over 400 feet (122 m) proposed, approved, or under construction; some, such as the two-towered One Rincon Hill and mixed-use 181 Fremont, have been completed. Multiple skyscrapers have been constructed near the new Salesforce Transit Center, including Salesforce Tower, which topped-out in 2017 at a height of .[19] [20] This building is the first supertall skyscraper in San Francisco and among the tallest in the United States.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks San Francisco skyscrapers that stand at least 400feet tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in San Francisco and are planned to rise at least 1000NaN0. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.
Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Use | Year (est.) | Coordinates | Notes |
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Oceanwide Center, Tower 1 | | 9100NaN0 | 61 | Office, Residential | unknown[152] | | - Will be the second tallest building in San Francisco once completed, only behind the Salesforce Tower.
- Construction started December 2016.[153] [154] [155]
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Oceanwide Center, Tower 2 | | 6250NaN0 | 54 | Hotel, Residential | On Hold[156] | | - This project contains a 169-room Waldorf Astoria San Francisco hotel on the first 21 floors and approximately 154 residential units on the upper 33 floors.
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30 Van Ness | | 5400NaN0 | | Office, Residential | 2025[157] | |
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Approved
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in San Francisco and are planned to rise at least 1000NaN0.
Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year (est.) | Coordinates | Notes |
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550 Howard Street (Parcel F) | 8060NaN0 | 61 | 2024/2025 | | - Approved in March 2021[162] [163]
- The project contains 325,000 sqft of office space, 165 condos and 180 hotel rooms by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.[164] [165]
- Developed by a joint venture with Hines, Urban Pacific, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management and designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.[166]
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45 Third Street | 6000NaN0 | 52 | | | - Design by Skidmore Owings & Merrill
- The development is sponsored by Hearst and JMA Ventures.[167] [168] [169]
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10 South Van Ness | 5900NaN0 | 55 | | |
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524 Howard Street | 5150NaN0 | 48 | | |
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200 Main Street (Transbay Block 4) | 5130NaN0 | 47 | | | - Hines is the property owner and Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the designer.[179]
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5M Development - N1 Tower | 4700NaN0 | 40 | | | - Along with H1, N2 and M2 towers, this project is set on total at Fifth and Mission.[180] [181] [182]
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95 Hawthorne Street | 4440NaN0 | 42 | | | - Approved in October 2019.[183]
- Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)[184] [185]
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One Oak | 4370NaN0 | 40 | | |
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555 Howard Street | 4050NaN0 | 36 | | | - This project includes 69 condominiums over a 255-room hotel.[190] [191] [192]
- The ultra-luxury hotel will be named Langham Place.[193] [194]
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655 4th Street | 4400NaN0 | 39 | | | - Approved in June 2019.[195] [196]
- Developed by Tishman Speyer and designed by Bjarke Ingels Group[197]
- Tower A (37 floor and 400 ft high) and Tower B (39 floor and 440 ft high) .[198]
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395 3rd Street | 3840NaN0 | 35 | — | | - Developed by Strada Investment Group[199]
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Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed in San Francisco and are planned to rise at least 1000NaN0.
Name | Height ft (m) | Floors* | Year* (est.) | Coordinates | Notes |
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50 Main Street | 9920NaN0 | 89 | | | - Proposed in December 2021 by Hines.[200]
- If built, it will become the second tallest; four feet shorter than the Salesforce Tower[201]
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530 Howard Street | 8400NaN0 | 71 | | | - Proposed in November 2023 by Bayhill Ventures[202]
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The Cube (620 Folsom Street) | 6400NaN0 | 62 | | | - Applied by Ground Matrix in August 2021.[203]
- Designed by Arquitectonica and applied by Align Real Estate.[204]
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2700 Sloat Boulevard | 5600NaN0 | 50 | | | - Proposed in April 2023 by CH Planning LLC[205]
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Central SOMA Tower (636-648 4th Street) | 4610NaN0 | 46 | | | - SF Planning Department made initial feedback in March 2023.[206]
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Sun Tower[207] | 4500NaN0 | | | |
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1481 Post Street | 4160NaN0 | 36 | | | - This project is also referred to as Cathedral Hill Plaza II and Post Street Tower.[213] [214] [215]
- The developer proposed a shorter 240 ft tower instead in July 2017.[216]
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98 Franklin Street | 3650NaN0 | 37 | | | - New design proposed in February 2021[217]
- Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill[218]
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Treasure Island Parcel C2.1 | 3450NaN0 | 31 | 2027[219] | | - Design by Handel Architects.[220]
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* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in San Francisco as well as the current titleholder, the Salesforce Tower.
Notes
- Please note, that San Francisco with 29 high rises according to your numbers is ahead of Dallas. 29 vs 22 Please correct. Added with 10 planned high rises of 500 feet or more, it will in time surpass LA. Including one of well over 1,000 ft.
References
- General
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External links
Notes and References
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- Based on existing and under construction buildings over 150 meters tall. New York has 333 existing and under construction buildings at least 492feet; Chicago has 140; Miami has 62; Houston has 38; Los Angeles has 36; Dallas has 21; San Francisco has 29. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco (as of April 2021).
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- Salesforce Tower Tops Off As the Tallest Office Building West of Chicago . April 4, 2017 . The Registry.
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- Web site: List of Tallest Mixed-Use Buildings in the US. 2017-06-04. The Skyscraper Center.
- Jay Paul Company Tops Off 181 Fremont in San Francisco. December 20, 2016. April 8, 2017. The Registry.
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- Web site: 555 California Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
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- Web site: 345 California Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20070219012142/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=345californiacenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 19, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 345 California Center. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Millennium Tower. https://archive.today/20120728170722/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=millenniumtower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. July 28, 2012. August 12, 2009. Emporis.com.
- Web site: One Rincon Hill - South Tower. September 9, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: One Rincon Hill South Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20070216204319/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1rinconhillsouthtower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 16, 2007. October 10, 2007. Emporis.com.
- Web site: One Rincon Hill. SkyscraperPage. August 17, 2007.
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- Transbay Block 8 Moves Forward After Approval by the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure . April 21, 2015 . The Registry.
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- Web site: Transbay Block 5. Skyscraper Source Media. 9 April 2014.
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- Web site: 50 Fremont Center. SkyscraperPage.com. August 14, 2007.
- Web site: 50 Fremont Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20070301021650/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=50fremontcenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. March 1, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 101 California Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 101 California Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101145654/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101californiastreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. January 1, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Chevron Tower. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Chevron Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20070526035351/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=chevrontower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. May 26, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Four Embarcadero Center. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 4 Embarcadero Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20070430045012/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=4embarcaderocenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. April 30, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: One Embarcadero Center. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 1 Embarcadero Center. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130936/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1embarcaderocenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usausa. September 29, 2007.
- Web site: 44 Montgomery Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 44 Montgomery Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20070323095037/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=44montgomery-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. March 23, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Spear tower. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Spear Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20061214095412/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=speartower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. December 14, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: One Sansom Street. July 30, 2011. CB Richard Ellis.
- Web site: Citicorp Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231093314/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=citicorpcenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. December 31, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Ken Fulk-Designed The Harrison Ready to Launch in Rincon Hill. Curbed SF. December 7, 2015. December 30, 2015.
- Web site: One Rincon Hill, North Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115926/http://www.emporis.com/building/one-rincon-hill-north-tower-san-francisco-ca-usa. dead. October 13, 2012. Emporis. 31 August 2013.
- Web site: Shaklee Terraces. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Shaklee Terraces. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118191912/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=shakleeterraces-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. November 18, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: First Market Tower. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: First Market Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20061214100828/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1markettower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. December 14, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: McKesson Plaza. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: McKesson Plaza. https://web.archive.org/web/20070222052222/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mckessonplaza-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 22, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
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- Web site: 425 Market Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 425 Market Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118190732/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=425marketstreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. November 18, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 706 Mission - The Skyscraper Center. 2021-03-15. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
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- News: After 10-year wait, $500 million Mexican Museum condo tower in S.F. to break ground by March . Roland . Li . January 13, 2016 . San Francisco Business Times.
- Web site: Telesis Tower. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Telesis Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20070228055049/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=telesistower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 28, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 333 Bush Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 333 Bush Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20061214101844/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=333bushstreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. December 14, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Hilton San Francisco Tower I. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Hilton San Francisco & Towers I. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211231622/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=hiltonsanfranciscotowers-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 11, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Pacific Gas & Electric Building. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Pacific Gas & Electric Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20070525213121/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pacificgaselectricbuilding-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. May 25, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
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- Web site: 50 California Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 50 California Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313024046/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=50californiastreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. March 13, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 555 Mission Street. CTBUH. 31 August 2013.
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- Web site: 555 Mission Street. SkyscraperPage.com. December 9, 2007.
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- Web site: 555 Mission Street. SkyscraperPage. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 555 Mission Street. October 10, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: St. Regis Museum Tower. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
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- Web site: 100 Pine Center. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 100 Pine Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20070520175629/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100pinecenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. May 20, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 45 Fremont Center. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 45 Fremont Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118191604/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=45fremontcenter-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. November 18, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 333 Market Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 333 Market Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20070221211018/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=333marketstreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 21, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 650 California Street. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 650 California Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118191849/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=650californiastreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. November 18, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 201 Folsom I. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930101006/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=201folsomi-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. September 30, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Lumina I. Skyscraper Source Media. 31 August 2013.
- Web site: 100 First Plaza. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 100 First Plaza. https://web.archive.org/web/20070305142532/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1001plaza-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. March 5, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: 340 Fremont Street. October 31, 2015. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: 399 Fremont Scoop: Redesigned And Pursuing Construction Permits . July 26, 2012 . April 16, 2013.
- Web site: 399 Fremont Street Building Permit Photo. Skyscraperpage. 31 August 2013.
- Web site: 500 Folsom Street. Skyscraper Source Media. 31 August 2013.
- Web site: 500 Folsom Tops Out in San Francisco . February 11, 2019 . SOM.
- Web site: One California. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: One California Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20070218151846/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1california-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 18, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: San Francisco Marriott. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: San Francisco Marriott. https://web.archive.org/web/20070209033429/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sanfranciscomarriott-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. February 9, 2007. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: Russ Building. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
- Web site: Russ Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231092803/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=russbuilding-sanfrancisco-ca-usa. dead. December 31, 2006. Emporis.com. August 17, 2007.
- Web site: PacBell Building. August 20, 2007. SkyscraperPage.
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- Book: William Hjortsberg. Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan. 1 April 2012. Counterpoint LLC. 978-1-61902-045-0. [T]he building...was the tallest and most expensive structure west of the Mississippi....
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- Web site: Old St. Marys Phase I & II . October 11, 2009 . Nibbi Brothers General Contractors . For nearly two decades after it was built, Old St. Mary's was the tallest building in California..
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- The original Palace Hotel burned down in 1906.
- Book: Rand Richards. Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past. 2002. Heritage House Publishers. 978-1-879367-03-6. 210. The seven-story Palace Hotel, erected in 1875 at Market and New Montgomery, was the City's tallest building for over a decade..
- Book: Molly W. Berger. Hotel Dreams: Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829–1929. 1 June 2011. JHU Press. 978-1-4214-0184-3. 148. By any standard, the new Palace Hotel was huge. It stood 120 feet high, its seven stories towering over the city like an enormous fortress..
- Book: Rand Richards. Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past. 2002. Heritage House Publishers. 978-1-879367-03-6. 221. It was the City's first 'skyscraper' and the tallest building west of the Mississippi when it was erected in 1889..
- The Call Building was renamed the Spreckels Building in 1913 and was heavily modified in 1938, lowering its height to .
- Book: Joseph J. Korom Jr. . Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age: Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910. 22 February 2013. McFarland. 978-0-7864-9326-5. 131. It was San Francisco's tallest building and visible from almost anywhere in the city..
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- The Russ Building, completed in 1927, tied the height of the Pacific Telephone Building. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of 38 years, until the Hartford Building was completed in 1965.
- This building was constructed as the Hartford Building, but is now more commonly known as 650 California Street.
- This building was constructed as the Bank of America Center, but was renamed to 555 California Street in 2005.
- Web site: Salesforce Tower tops out . Adam . Brinklow . April 4, 2017 . April 7, 2017 . Curbed SF.