345 California Center

Coordinates: 37°47′33″N 122°24′02″W / 37.7925°N 122.4005°W / 37.7925; -122.4005
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345 California Center
345 California Center is located in San Francisco
345 California Center
Location within San Francisco
345 California Center is located in California
345 California Center
345 California Center (California)
345 California Center is located in the United States
345 California Center
345 California Center (the United States)
Alternative namesCalifornia Center
Hotel
Stun Gun Towers
Tweezer Towers
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Hotel
Location345 California Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′33″N 122°24′02″W / 37.7925°N 122.4005°W / 37.7925; -122.4005
Completed1986
CostUS$83 million
OwnerMetropolis Investment Holdings Inc.
ManagementCushman & Wakefield
Height
Architectural695 ft (212 m)
Tip721 ft (220 m)
Roof620 ft (190 m)
Technical details
Floor count48
Floor area570,900 sq ft (53,040 m2)
Lifts/elevators12
Design and construction
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractorHathaway Dinwiddie
References
[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[edit]

The floors of the building are used as follows:

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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

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