List of tallest buildings in San Francisco

The U.S. city of San Francisco, California, is the site of over 410 high-rises,[1] 44 of which stand taller than 400 feet (122 m). The tallest building in the city is the Transamerica Pyramid, which rises 853 ft (260 m) and is currently the 31st-tallest building in the United States.[2] Another famous San Francisco skyscraper is 555 California Street, which is the city's second tallest building. It is also known as Bank of America Center.[3]

Many of San Francisco's tallest buildings, particularly its office skyscrapers,[4] were completed in a massive building boom that occurred from the late 1960s until the late 1980s.[5] This boom was dubbed a "Manhattanization wave" by residents of the city, and led to local legislation passed that set in some of the strictest building height limit requirements in the country.[6] This led to a slowdown of skyscraper construction during the 1990s, but construction of taller buildings has resumed recently as the building height requirements have been relaxed and overlooked in light of recent economic activity. The city is currently going through a second boom, with 34 buildings over 400 feet (122 m) proposed, approved, or under construction in the city. San Francisco boasts 21 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height. Overall, San Francisco's skyline is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) second in the Pacific coast region (after Los Angeles) and seventh in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, and Dallas.[A]

Due to a housing shortage and the subsequent real estate boom, the city's strict building height code has been relaxed over the years, and there have been many skyscrapers proposed for construction in the city; some, such as the One Rincon Hill South Tower, have already been completed. Several other taller buildings are proposed in connection with the Transbay Terminal redevelopment project. The San Francisco Transbay development consists of 10 skyscrapers set to rise over 400 feet (122 m) tall, with three of the towers scheduled to rise over 1,000 feet (305 m).[7] If constructed, these towers would be the first buildings in San Francisco to qualify as supertalls, and would be among the tallest in the United States. Many other tall proposals have been submitted as well, including the Sun Tower, which is planned to rise on Treasure Island.[8]

Contents
San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks San Francisco skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Freestanding towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes but not ranked.

Rank Name Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year Notes
1 Transamerica Pyramid 853 (260) 48 1972 Has been the tallest building in San Francisco since 1972; 3rd-tallest building in California, 32nd-tallest in the United States, and 143rd-tallest in the world; tallest building on the West Coast from 1972 until 1974; tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 1970s[2][9][10]
2 555 California Street 779 (237) 52 1969 56th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building on the West Coast from 1969 to 1972; formerly known as Bank of America Center; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s[3][11][12]
3 345 California Center 695 (212) 48 1986 Tallest mid-block skyscraper in San Francisco; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s[13][14] Height shown includes flagpoles.
4 Millennium Tower 645 (197) 58 2009 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s,[15] and the tallest mixed-use residential building.[16]
5 One Rincon Hill South Tower 641 (195) 60 2008 Tallest all-residential building in the city[17][18][19][20]
6 50 Fremont Center 600 (183) 43 1985 [21][22]
7 101 California Street 600 (183) 48 1982 [23][24]
8 Chevron Tower 573 (175) 40 1975 [25][26]
9 Four Embarcadero Center 570 (174) 45 1982 [27][28]
10 One Embarcadero Center 569 (173) 45 1971 [29][30]
11 44 Montgomery Street 565 (172) 43 1967 [31][32]
12 Spear Tower 564 (172) 43 1976 [33][34]
13 Citicorp Center 550 (168) 41-43 (43 if including basement) 1984 [35][36]
14 Shaklee Terraces 538 (164) 38 1979 [37][38]
15 First Market Tower 529 (161) 39 1973 [39][40]
McKesson Plaza 529 (161) 38 1969 [41][42]
17 425 Market Street 525 (160) 38 1973 [43][44]
18 Telesis Tower 500 (152) 38 1982 [45][46]
19 333 Bush Street 495 (151) 43 1986 [47][48]
20 Hilton San Francisco Tower I 493 (150) 46 1971 Tallest building used exclusively as a hotel in the city[49][50]
21 Pacific Gas & Electric Building 492 (150) 34 1971 [51][52]
22 50 California Street 487 (148) 37 1972 [53][54]
23 St. Regis San Francisco 484 (147) 42 2005 [55][56]
24 100 Pine Center 476 (145) 33 1972 [57][58]
45 Fremont Center 476 (145) 34 1978 [59][60]
26 333 Market Street 472 (144) 33 1979 [61][62]
27 650 California Street 466 (142) 34 1964 [63][64]
28 555 Mission Street 458 (140) 33 2008 [65][66][67][68][69]
29 The Infinity I 450 (137) 41 2008 [70][71][72]
30 100 First Plaza 447 (136) 27 1988 [73][74]
31 One California 438 (134) 32 1969 [75][76]
32 San Francisco Marriott 436 (133) 39 1989 [77][78]
33 Russ Building 435 (132) 32 1927 Tied as the tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s[79][80]
PacBell Building 435 (132) 26 1925 Tied as the tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s[81][82]
35 JP MorganChase Building 420 (128) 31 2002 [83][84]
The Paramount 420 (128) 40 2002 [85][86]
37 Providian Financial Building 417 (127) 30 1981 [87][88]
38 Three Embarcadero Center 413 (126) 31 1977 [89][90]
Two Embarcadero Center 413 (126) 30 1974 [91][92]
40 595 Market Street 410 (125) 30 1979 [93][94]
41 123 Mission Street 407 (124) 29 1986 [95][96]
42 101 Montgomery 404 (123) 28 1984 [97][98]
Embarcadero West 404 (123) 34 1989 [99][100]
44 California Automobile Association Building 400 (122) 29 1974 [101][102]

Tallest approved and proposed

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in San Francisco and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m).

Name Height*
ft (m)		 Floors Year*
(est.)		 Notes
Transbay Transit Center & Tower 01.01,070 (326) 61 2017 If completed, would tie the height of the two tallest Renzo Piano Towers to become the tallest building in San Francisco and tallest building West of Mississippi River[103][104][105][106]
Renzo Piano Tower I 02.01,070 (326) 61 — If completed, would tie the height of the Transbay Transit Center & Tower and Renzo Piano Tower II to become the tallest building in San Francisco; also known as 50 First Street[7][105][107]
Renzo Piano Tower II 03.01,070 (326) 61 — If completed, would tie the height of the Transbay Transit Center & Tower and Renzo Piano Tower I to become the tallest building in San Francisco[7][105][108]
Renzo Piano Tower III 04.0900 (274) — — [7]
Renzo Piano Tower IV 05.0900 (274) — — [7]
Sun Tower 650 (198)[F] 60 2013 Also referred to as Treasure Island Tower. Would stand as the tallest building on Treasure Island.[8][109] Groundbreaking is scheduled for 2012.[110][111]
340 Fremont Street 440 (134) 40 2009 [112]
The Californian on Rincon Hill 400 (122) 40 2009 [113][114]
45 Lansing Street 400 (122) 40 — [115]
201 Folsom Street I 400 (122) 40 — [116]
Treasure Island Tower I — 40 2013 [8][109][110]
Treasure Island Tower II — 40 2013 [8][109][110]
Treasure Island Tower III — 40 2013 [8][109][110]
Treasure Island Tower IV — 40 2013 [8][109][110]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed in San Francisco and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m).

Name Height
ft (m)		 Floors* Year*
(est.)		 Notes
181 Fremont Street 06.0900 (274) 66 — [117][118]
Transbay Project III 07.0853 (260) — — Also referred to as the TJPA Site.[119]
Sheraton Palace Hotel Residential Tower 08.0669 (204) 60 2009 Also known as Two New Montgomery.[120][121]
Harbor Village Resort I 09.0656 (200) 61 — Considered to be a stale proposal[122]
Harbor Village Resort II 10.0656 (200) 61 — Considered to be a stale proposal[122]
Harbor Village Resort III 11.0656 (200) 61 — Considered to be a stale proposal[122]
Renzo Piano Tower V 12.0600 (183) — — [7]
41 Tehama 13.0550 (168) 54 — [123]
Transbay Project II 14.0550 (168) — — [124]
Transbay Project IV 15.0550 (168) — — [124]
509 Howard Street 16.0500 (152) — — Also known as Foundry Square III.[125]
Transbay Project V 17.0450 (137) — — [124]
1481 Post Street 18.0407 (124) 38 2010 Also referred to as Cathedral Hill Plaza II and Post Street Tower.[126][127]
Transbay Project VI 19.0400 (122) — — [124]

* 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 Transamerica Pyramid.

Name Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m)		 Floors Reference
Mills Building 220 Bush Street 1898–1915 154 (47) 10 [128]
Central Tower 703 Market Street 1892–1898 299 (91) 21 [129]
San Francisco City Hall[B] 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place 1915–1922 308 (94) 4 [130]
Commercial Union Assurance Building[B] 315 Montgomery Street 1921–1922 308 (94) 16 [131]
225 Bush Street 225 Bush Street 1922–1925 328 (100) 22 [132]
PacBell Building[C] 140 New Montgomery 1925–1965 435 (133) 26 [81]
Russ Building[C] 235 Montgomery Street 1927–1965 435 (133) 31 [79]
Hartford Building[D] 650 California Street 1965–1967 466 (142) 33 [63]
44 Montgomery Street 44 Montgomery Street 1967–1969 565 (172) 43 [31]
Bank of America Center[E] 555 California Street 1969–1972 779 (237) 52 [11]
Transamerica Pyramid 600 Montgomery Street 1972–present 853 (260) 48 [9]

Notes

A. ^ New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings at least 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco.
B. ^ a b The Commercial Union Assurance Bank Building, completed in 1921, tied the height of the San Francisco City Hall. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of one year, until 225 Bush Street was completed in 1922.
C. ^ a b The Russ Building, completed in 1927, tied the height of the PacBell Building. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of 38 years, until the Hartford Building was completed in 1965.
D. ^ This building was constructed as the Hartford Building, but is now more commonly known as 650 California Street.
E. ^ This building was constructed as the Bank of America Center, but was renamed to 555 California Street in 2005.
F. ^ Building is said to be somewhere between 450 feet (137 m) and 650 feet (198 m).[133]

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Timeline of the tallest buildings in San Francisco

Mills Building (47 m) (1892) · Central Tower (91 m) (1898) · San Francisco City Hall (94 m) (1915) · Commercial Union Assurance Building (94 m) (1921) · 225 Bush Street (100 m) (1922) · PacBell Building (133 m) (1925) · Russ Building (133 m) (1927) · Hartford Building (142 m) (1965) · 44 Montgomery (172 m) (1967) · Bank of America Center (237 m) (1969) · Transamerica Pyramid (260 m) (1972)
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50 California Street · St. Regis Museum Tower · 100 McAllister Street · 100 Pine Center · 45 Fremont Center · 333 Market Street · 650 California Street · 555 Mission Street · 100 First Plaza · One California · San Francisco Marriott Marquis · Russ Building · PacBell Building · JPMorgan Chase Building · The Paramount · Providian Financial Building · Three Embarcadero Center · Two Embarcadero Center · 595 Market Street · 123 Mission Street · 101 Montgomery · Embarcadero West · California Automobile Association Building · Four Seasons Hotel · One Maritime Plaza · Westin St. Francis · Shell Building · Westin San Francisco Market Street · Hilton San Francisco Financial District · One Market Plaza Steuart Tower · 199 Fremont Street · 425 California Street · Grand Hyatt San Francisco · The Infinity I · 100 Montgomery Street · Fox Plaza · InterContinental San Francisco · 101 Second Street · 580 California Street · The Infinity II · 601 California Street · Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II · 450 Sutter Street · Stevenson Place · KPMG Building · 150 California Street · 225 Bush Street · 505 Montgomery Street · Bechtel Building · Bank of California Building · Fairmont San Francisco · 180 Montgomery Street · Central Plaza · The Summit · W San Francisco · Phillip Burton Federal Building · 555 Market Street · One Bush Plaza · Hunter-Dulin Building · Mills Tower · San Francisco City Hall · Central Tower
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Transbay Transit Center & Tower, Renzo Piano Towers I & II · 181 Fremont Street · Palace Hotel Residential Tower · Harbor Village Resort · 350 Mission Street · 509 Howard Street · One Rincon Hill North Tower · Treasure Island development · 201 Folsom Street I & II · 45 Lansing Street · The Californian at Rincon Hill · 340-350 Fremont Street · 555 Washington · 10th and Market · California Pacific Van Ness Hospital · 524 Howard Street
See also: San Francisco's tallest buildings