345 California Center
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345 California Center | |
Information | |
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Location | 345 California Street San Francisco |
Status | Complete |
Constructed | 1986[1] |
Opening | 1986[1] |
Use | Mixed Use[1] |
Height | |
Antenna/Spire | 695 ft (212 m)[1] |
Roof | 620 ft (189 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 48[1] |
Floor area | 570,900 square feet (53,000 m²)[1] |
Elevator count | 12[1] |
Companies | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[1] |
345 California Center, known also as 345 California Street and locally known as the Tweezer Towers,[2] is a 48 story, 695 ft. (212 m) office tower located in the heart of San Francisco's financial district.[2] Completed in 1986, it is San Francisco's third-tallest building after the Transamerica Pyramid and 555 California Street, but only the Tweezers of the building poke above the rest of the downtown skyscrapers.[2] 345 California was originally proposed to stand 100 feet (30 m) taller for a total of 794 ft (242 m).[1] Nevertheless, it is the tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 1980's.[2] The tower itself is located in the middle of a block with four historic buildings on each of the four corners. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel occupies the top 11 floors of the tower, consisting of twin towers twisted at 45 degree angles (compared to the rest of the building) and the two are connected by skybridges.[2] These glassy skybridges offer dramatic views from the Financial District of the Bay Area.