San Francisco

United States

Facts

Population

825,111 (2013)

Area

232 km²

90 mi²

Density

3556.5 people per km²

9211.3 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

26 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

44 Montgomery (1967)

Tallest Building

Salesforce Tower (326 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (65%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (73%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

52

Tallest City in

the World

7

Tallest City in

North America

6

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	City	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	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	373	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Langan Engineering	London	Platinum	96	CIV • LAND • ENVE • GEO • SEIS
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	339	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	144	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	117	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Gensler	Chicago	Gold	105	INTR • URB • ARCH • COST • MRKT
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	19	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
ARK Studio Inc.	Mumbai	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Autodesk	San Francisco	Silver	0	COMP
Cast Connex	Dallas	Silver	4	MATR
CB Engineers	San Francisco	Silver	4	COMP • COST • FIRE • MEP
Degenkolb Engineers	San Francisco	Silver	1	SEIS
Glumac	San Francisco	Silver	2	ENGO • MEP
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company	San Francisco	Silver	2	CON
Heller Manus Architects	San Francisco	Silver	4	URB • ARCH • TRAN
Jay Paul Company	San Francisco	Silver	1	DEV • OWN
MEYERS+ ENGINEERS	San Francisco	Silver	0	ARCH • ENGO • MEP
Studio Gang Architects	Chicago	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH
Swinerton	San Francisco	Silver	0	CON
Syska Hennessy Group	San Francisco	Silver	17	MEP • SEC • VERC
Walter P Moore	Atlanta	Silver	34	STRC • FAC • HIST • SEIS
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	70	INTR • URB • ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

Former Co-Chair, 2012 – 2015

Peter Weingarten

Gensler

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Videos

16 February 2021

Building Tall and Going Deep: What It Takes to Support Tall Buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Research

15 December 2021

Overcoming Carbon, Climate, and Societal Challenges in Cities

The tall building, the city, and by extension, urban life, are all facing unprecedented challenges, in multiple aspects—carbon, climate, and societal. The planet’s rapid urbanization...

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Global News

30 March 2022

San Francisco’s Iconic Transamerica Tower to Receive Retrofit

Foster + Partners is set to give San Francisco’s landmark Transamerica Tower its biggest overhaul in the building’s 50-year history. The US$250 million scheme for developer...

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