Salesforce Tower
| Salesforce Tower | |
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Salesforce Tower during its construction in January 2017
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| Former names | Transbay Tower |
| Record height | |
| Preceded by | Transamerica Pyramid |
| General information | |
| Status | Topped out |
| Type | Commercial offices, retail |
| Location |
415 Mission Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′24″N 122°23′49″W / 37.7899°N 122.3969°WCoordinates: 37°47′24″N 122°23′49″W / 37.7899°N 122.3969°W |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Opening | 2017 |
| Cost | US$1.1 billion |
| Owner |
Boston Properties (95%) Hines Interests LP (5%) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,070 ft (326 m) |
| Roof | 970 ft (296 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 61 |
| Floor area | 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects |
| Developer | Boston Properties |
| Engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Main contractor |
Clark Construction Group / Hathaway Dinwiddie (joint venture) |
| Website | |
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| References | |
Salesforce Tower, formerly known as the Transbay Tower, is a 1,070-foot (326 m) supertall office skyscraper under construction in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisco. Located at 415 Mission Street between First and Fremont Streets, next to the Transbay Transit Center site, Salesforce Tower is the centerpiece of the San Francisco Transbay redevelopment plan that contains a mix of office, transportation, retail, and residential uses. When completed, the tower will be the tallest in San Francisco and a defining building in the burgeoning South of Market area. With a top roof height of 970 feet (296 m) and an overall height of 1,070 feet (326 m), it will be the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi River after the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles.
Developer Hines, with a proposal by architect César Pelli, was selected as the winner of a global competition in 2007 to entitle and purchase the site. A seven-member jury of development experts assembled by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) selected Hines over proposals from Forest City Enterprises and architect Richard Rogers; and from Rockefeller Development Group Corp. and Skidmore Owings & Merrill. In 2012, Boston Properties acquired a 50% stake in the project and in 2013 acquired most of Hines' remaining interest to become 95% owners of the project.
The site of the tower was in a dilapidated area, formerly used as a ground-level entrance to the San Francisco Transbay Terminal, which was demolished in 2011. The TJPA sold the parcel to Boston Properties and Hines for US$192 million, and ceremonial groundbreaking for the new tower occurred on March 27, 2013. Actual below-grade construction work started in late 2013. The project is a joint venture between general contractors Clark Construction and Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction.
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