345 California Center

48-story office tower in the financial district of San Francisco
37°47′33″N 122°24′02″W / 37.7925°N 122.4005°W / 37.7925; -122.4005Completed1986CostUS$83 millionOwnerMetropolis Investment Holdings Inc.ManagementCushman & WakefieldHeightArchitectural695 ft (212 m)Tip721 ft (220 m)Roof620 ft (190 m)Technical detailsFloor count48Floor area570,900 sq ft (53,040 m2)Lifts/elevators12Design and constructionArchitect(s)Skidmore, Owings & MerrillStructural engineerSkidmore, Owings & MerrillMain contractorHathaway DinwiddieReferences[1][2][3][4]

345 California Center is a 48-story office tower in the financial district of San Francisco, California. Completed in 1986, the 211.8 m (695 ft) tower is the fifth tallest in the city after the Salesforce Tower, Transamerica Pyramid, 181 Fremont, and 555 California Street if the spires are included. It was originally proposed to be 30 m (98 ft) taller. The building was developed by Norland Properties, a private real estate investment firm led by Hany Ben-Halim.

345 California is in the middle of a block with historic buildings on each of the four corners. Initially planned as condominiums, the top 11 floors of the building are the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero, located in twin towers set at 45-degree angles to the rest of the building. Several glass skybridges offer views of the San Francisco Bay Area. The hotel has the street address 222 Sansome, with a different entrance.

Floors

The floors of the building are used as follows:

Gallery

  • 345 California lobby
    345 California lobby
  • The building's twin spires
    The building's twin spires

See also

References

  1. ^ "345 California Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 118794". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "345 California Center". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ 345 California Center at Structurae

Further reading

  • Lloyd, Peter (1997). San Francisco: A Guide To Recent Architecture. Cologne: Könnemann. pp. 94–95. ISBN 3-89508-643-6.

External links

  • Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco official website
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