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Facts
Population
825,111 (2013)
Area
232 km² • 90 mi²
Density
3,556.5 people per km²
9,211.3 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salesforce Tower | 326.1 m / 1,070 ft | |
| 2 | Transamerica Pyramid Center | 260 m / 853 ft | |
| 3 | 181 Fremont | 246.9 m / 810 ft | |
| 4 | 555 California Street | 237.4 m / 779 ft | |
| 5 | 345 California Center | 211.8 m / 695 ft | |
| 6 | Millennium Tower | 196.6 m / 645 ft | |
| 7 | The Avery | 188.4 m / 618 ft | |
| 8 | Park Tower at Transbay | 184.5 m / 605 ft | |
| 9 | One Rincon Hill South Tower | 184.4 m / 605 ft | |
| 10 | 101 California Street | 183 m / 600 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
San Francisco CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
403 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Langan Engineering |
Platinum
|
99 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
 |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
342 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
183 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
WSP |
Platinum
|
536 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Gensler |
Gold
|
107 | INTR • ARCH • COST |
 |
ARK Studio Inc. |
Silver
|
7 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Autodesk |
Silver
|
0 | COMP |
 |
Cast Connex |
Silver
|
6 | STRC • MATR |
 |
CB Engineers |
Silver
|
4 | FIRE |
 |
Degenkolb Engineers |
Silver
|
1 | SEIS |
 |
Glumac |
Silver
|
2 | ENGO • MEP |
 |
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company |
Silver
|
2 | CON |
 |
Heller Manus Architects |
Silver
|
4 | URB • ARCH • TRAN |
 |
Jay Paul Company |
Silver
|
1 | DEV • OWN |
 |
Meyer Borgman Johnson |
Silver
|
3 | STRC |
 |
MEYERS+ ENGINEERS |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH • ENGO • MEP |
 |
Studio Gang Architects |
Silver
|
4 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Swinerton |
Silver
|
0 | CON |
 |
Syska Hennessy Group |
Silver
|
17 | MEP • SEC • VERC |
 |
Walter P Moore |
Silver
|
35 | FAC |
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