List of tallest buildings in Oakland

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This list of tallest buildings in Oakland ranks high-rises in the city of Oakland, California by height. In terms of highrises, Oakland has the most buildings in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco with 66 completed highrises. Most of the greater Bay Area's highrises (excluding San Francisco) over 300 feet (91 m) are located in Oakland also. Despite being the largest city in Northern California, San Jose has only 41 completed highrise buildings compared to 66 in Oakland, a city with less than half the population of San Jose. The same fact holds true in terms of height; San Jose has no buildings taller than 285 feet (87 m) due to the location of San Jose International Airport. Two suburban highrise building enclaves in the Bay Area, Foster City and Emeryville, both have one 300+ foot (91+ m) building within their city limits.

As San Francisco is flooded with many highrise proposals, Oakland too has seen some tall proposals. One notable project is developer Peter Wang's proposed 1938 Broadway highrise. If built, 1938 Broadway would become the first building in Oakland to pass the 500 foot (152 meter) threshold, sometimes given as a criterion for a skyscraper. Farther south in San Jose, the proposed 338 foot (103 m) One South Market could be San Jose's first building taller than 300 feet (91 m).

Contents 1 Tallest buildings 2 Tallest under construction and proposed 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Oakland buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) 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 The tallest skyscrapers in the suburban cities of Foster City and Emeryville are included for comparison purposes.

Rank	Name	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Ordway Building	404 / 123	28	1970	Tallest building in both Oakland and in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco. Tallest building constructed in the 1970s.[1][2]
2	Kaiser Center	390 / 119	28	1960	Tallest building constructed in the 1960s.[3][4]
3	Lake Merritt Plaza	371 / 113	27	1985	Tallest building constructed in the 1980s.[5][6]
4	1111 Broadway (Oakland City Center)	360 / 110	24	1990	Tallest building constructed in the 1990s.[7][8]
5	Kaiser Engineering Building	336 / 102	25	1984	[9][10]
6	Clorox Building	330 / 101	24	1976	[11][12]
7	EM Harris State Office Building	328 / 100	22	1998	[13][14]
8	Oakland City Hall	320 / 98	18	1914	Tallest building constructed in the 1910s.[15][16]
9	Pacific Park Plaza	312 / 95	30	1984	Tallest building in Emeryville.[17][18]
10	Tribune Tower	310 / 94	20	1923	Tallest building constructed in the 1920s.[19][20]
11	Metro Center Tower	305 / 93	21	1986	Tallest building in Foster City.[21][22]
12	1330 Broadway	297 / 91	21		[23][24]
13	Pacific Bell Building	296 / 90	20	1985	[25][26]
14	555 City Center	279 / 85	20	2002	[27][28]
15	Park Bellevue Tower	270 / 82	25		[29][30]
16	Oakland Federal Building South	268 / 82	18	1994	[31][32]
17	Oakland Federal Building North	268 / 82	18	1994	[32][33]
18	St. Paul's Towers	267 / 81	22	1966	[34][35]
19	Central Building	235 / 72	15	1926	[36][37]
20	Bank of America Building	225 / 69	18	1907	Tallest building constructed in the 1900s.[38][39]
21	Financial Center Building	214 / 65	14	1929	[40][41]
22	SBC Building	203 / 62	15		[42]

[edit] Tallest under construction and proposed

This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins.

This lists buildings that are under construction and proposed in Oakland and are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included. The tallest proposed building in San Jose is included for comparison purposes.

Name	Height* feet / m	Floors	Year*	Status	Notes
1938 Broadway	790 / 241	59	2009	Proposed	Formerly named 1930 Broadway, the project has been scaled down from 827 feet (252 m) and 63 floors.[43][44][45]
Emerald Views	457 / 139	42		Proposed	Also known as 222 19th St. The 42 story tower would be tallest building in Oakland.[46] The tower is set to rise right next to Lake Merritt.[46][47][48]
(Unnamed Tower)	395 / 120	37		Proposed	[49]
250 12th Street	372 / 113	30		Proposed	[50]
One South Market	338 / 103	23		Proposed	[51]
19th & Harrison Tower	318 / 97	32		Proposed	[52]
Pacific Pipe and American Steel Project I	300 / 91	30	2007 - 2022	Proposed	Also known as Mandela / Grand Mixed-Use Project I.[53][54]
Pacific Pipe and American Steel Project II	300 / 91	30	2007 - 2022	Proposed	Also known as Mandela / Grand Mixed-Use Project II.[53][54]
Pacific Pipe and American Steel Project III	300 / 91	30	2007 - 2022	Proposed	Also known as Mandela / Grand Mixed-Use Project III.[53][54]
100 Grand	263 / 80	22	2008	Under construction	[55][56]
325 7th Street		30		Proposed	[49]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings in San Francisco

[edit] References

General

• Emporis.com - Oakland
• Emporis.com - San Jose

Specific

[edit] External links

• Diagram of Oakland skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

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