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The tallest building is Salesforce Tower, which rises 1,070 ft (330 m) and as of April 2023 is the 17th-tallest building in the United States. [2] The city's second-tallest building is the Transamerica Pyramid , which rises 853 ft (260 m), and was previously the city's tallest for 45 years, from 1972 to 2017. [ 3 ]
As of 2024, Salesforce Tower is the tallest building in San Francisco and the second-tallest building both in California and west of the Mississippi River after the 1,100-foot (335 m) Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles. [11] [12] Salesforce Tower is obelisk-shaped, with a grid of metal fins running from the base of the building to the roof.
The Transamerica Pyramid was the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco from 1972 to 2017, when it was surpassed by the under-construction Salesforce Tower. [16] It is one of 39 San Francisco high rises reported by the U.S. Geological Survey as potentially vulnerable to a large earthquake, due to a flawed welding technique. [17]
This list ranks skyscrapers/high rise buildings and structures in the US State of California by height. Buildings and structures in seven cities are included in this list; Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, Burbank and Oakland each have buildings taller than 400 feet (120 m).
Tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River from 1973 until 1982. Tallest in Los Angeles from 1973 until 1989. [132] [133] Transamerica Pyramid: San Francisco: 853 ft (260 m) 48 1972 2nd-tallest building in San Francisco.
At 645 feet (197 m), it is the tallest concrete structure in San Francisco, the fourth-tallest building in San Francisco, and the tallest built since 345 California Street in 1986. [1] [15] [16] It was the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi River, but has been surpassed by The Austonian in Texas. [17]
The Millennium Tower, a ritzy San Francisco building that is home to athletes, celebrities and Google employees, is leaning 26 inches to the side, a tilt that is expected to increase another three ...
555 California Street, formerly Bank of America Center, is a 52-story 779 ft (237 m) skyscraper in San Francisco, California.It is the fourth tallest building in the city as of February 2021, [6] and in 2013 was the largest by floor area. [7]