San Francisco

United States

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

44 Montgomery (1967)

Tallest Building

Salesforce Tower (326 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

North America

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

RANK	Name	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

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Platinum	383	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Langan Engineering	Platinum	98	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Platinum	343	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	154	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Platinum	140	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Gensler	Gold	106	INTR • ARCH • COST
Autodesk	Silver	0	COMP
CB Engineers	Silver	4	FIRE
Degenkolb Engineers	Silver	1	SEIS
Glumac	Silver	2	ENGO
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company	Silver	2	CON
Heller Manus Architects	Silver	4	ARCH
Jay Paul Company	Silver	1	DEV • OWN
MEYERS+ ENGINEERS	Silver	1	ARCH
Swinerton	Silver	0	CON
Syska Hennessy Group	Silver	17	MEP
Walter P Moore	Silver	34	FAC
Woods Bagot	Silver	73	INTR • URB • ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

Former Co-Chair, 2012 – 2015

Peter Weingarten

Gensler

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Videos

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Research

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