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Height
1
To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
326.1 m
/ 1,070 ft
2
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
326.1 m
/ 1,070 ft
3
Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
274.6 m
/ 901 ft
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2
3
Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
61
Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
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Official Name
The current legal building name.
Transbay Transit Center
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
Completed
Country
City
Function
hotel / office / residential
# of Apartments
1,216
# of Hotel Rooms
189
# of Parking Spaces
668
Map of Buildings in Complex
Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.
List of Buildings in Complex
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salesforce Tower | 2018 |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
61 | Office |
| 2 | 181 Fremont | 2018 |
247 m / 810 ft |
56 | Residential / Office |
| 3 | 542-550 Howard Street | - |
244 m / 800 ft |
61 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
| 4 | The Avery | 2019 |
188 m / 618 ft |
56 | Residential |
| 5 | 500 Folsom | 2019 |
133 m / 435 ft |
42 | Residential |
CTBUH Awards & Distinctions
Best Tall Building Worldwide 2019 Winner
2019 CTBUH Awards
Best Tall Building, by Height, 300-399 meters 2019 Winner
2019 CTBUH Awards
MEP Engineering Award 2019 Award of Excellence
2019 CTBUH Awards
CTBUH Initiatives
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 December 2018 - CTBUH News
CTBUH 2019 Award of Excellence Winners Announced
5 December 2018 - Awards
Videos
31 October 2017
Interview: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Fred Clarke, Aïcha Woods & Mark Shoemaker of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects are interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
Research
22 December 2023
Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti
This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...
Global News
22 March 2021
New San Francisco Tower Approved
San Francisco supervisors approved on 16 March, 2021 an 806 foot (245 meter) tower that could be the city's fourth-tallest building, the culmination of a...
CTBUH Awards & Distinctions
Best Tall Building Worldwide 2019 Winner
2019 CTBUH Awards
Best Tall Building, by Height, 300-399 meters 2019 Winner
2019 CTBUH Awards
MEP Engineering Award 2019 Award of Excellence
2019 CTBUH Awards
Videos
31 October 2017
Interview: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Fred Clarke, Aïcha Woods & Mark Shoemaker of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects are interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
03 November 2016
Interview: Ron Klemencic
Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, discusses some of his personal favorite projects with Chris Bentley, during the 2016 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...
17 September 2014
Sustainability with a View
All truly great outcomes are the result of collaboration. In a building’s life cycle, collaboration between designers, owners, builders and users can result in improved...
03 March 2008
San Francisco: Promoting Tall Buildings Through Sustainable Incentives
Jeffrey Heller & Clark Manus, of Heller Manus, talked about San Francisco as an interesting and prototypical example of what is and will be happening...
18 September 2014
A LEED Platinum Global Model for Vertical Urbanism
Every key aspect of sustainable urbanism is incorporated and integrated into the tallest mixed use, LEED Platinum tower on the west coast of North America,...
Research
22 December 2023
Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti
This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...
25 April 2019
Best Tall Buildings 2019: Dominant Trends
CTBUH
This year, CTBUH has vastly expanded its Awards program to consider the Best Tall Building category through several classes of height, rather than geographic regions,...
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12 December 2018
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
CTBUH Research
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...
27 April 2018
Debating Tall: Landscrapers vs. Skyscrapers
Amy Webb, New York University; Julian Chen, Henning Larsen Architects
What does the office of the future look like? The leading tech industry giants all seem to agree the main goal is “connectivity” that forges...
16 September 2014
Sustainability with a View
Susanna See, WSP
All truly great outcomes are the result of collaboration. In a building’s life cycle, collaboration between designers, owners, builders and users can result in improved...
03 March 2008
San Francisco: Promoting Tall Buildings Through Sustainable Incentives
Jeffrey Heller, Clark Manus & Craig Nikitas, Heller Manus Architects
The past decades have shown some major changes in our urban settlements. The globalization of our societies and economies has brought change to cities. This...
16 September 2014
A LEED Platinum Global Model for Vertical Urbanism
Jeffrey Heller, Heller Manus Architects
Every key aspect of sustainable urbanism is incorporated and integrated into the tallest mixed use, LEED Platinum tower on the west coast of North America,...
20 March 2020
Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends
CTBUH Research
Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...
Global News
22 March 2021
New San Francisco Tower Approved
San Francisco supervisors approved on 16 March, 2021 an 806 foot (245 meter) tower that could be the city's fourth-tallest building, the culmination of a...
29 January 2020
Skyscraper Inches Towards Approval in San Francisco
The Planning Commission in San Francisco has approved a new 61-story, 806-foot (246-meter) mixed-use tower at Transbay Center. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects for...
05 December 2019
Revised Design for San Francisco Tower Submitted
The proposed tower on Transbay Parcel F, in downtown San Francisco, has gone through a redesign that shaved off space and planned housing. The developers...
20 June 2019
New 28-Story Skyscraper to be Built in Oakland
The CEO of Kaiser Permanente announced 17 June 2019 that the company will be constructing a new headquarters in Oakland and will call it The...
17 June 2019
A 56-Story Luxury Residential Tower in San Francisco Has Completed
OMA has completed a 56-story glass tower in San Francisco’s Transbay District, which contains a combination of condominium residences and apartment rentals. The project, titled...
CTBUH Initiatives
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12 December 2018
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’ or greater height leveled off at 143, after hitting an all-time record of 147 in 2017.
5 December 2018
CTBUH 2019 Award of Excellence Winners Announced
These projects will be represented at the CTBUH 2019 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, where they will compete in real time for winning distinctions in each category.
22 August 2018
CTBUH Study Examines Tallest Buildings with Dampers
CTBUH has released a Tall Buildings in Numbers (TBIN) interactive data study on the world's tallest buildings with dampers.
17 January 2018
2018 Tall Building Predictions
Check out all of our 2018 Tall Building Predictions, and dive into the full 2017 Tall Building Year in Review data report.
29 October 2017
CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop Talks Industry Developments
During the CTBUH 2017 Conference, the CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop welcomed a handful of industry experts to discuss the latest advances in performance-based seismic design.
20 September 2017
CTBUH Beijing Hosts Innovative Building-Making Presentations
CTBUH Beijing hosted the Innovative Building-Making presentation at Arup’s Beijing office, where industry experts discussed the design of some of their most innovative projects.
30 October 2015
San Francisco Regional Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured San Francisco and its architectural marvels, from new construction to old historic buildings.
3 June 2014
CTBUH San Francisco Hosts Capacity Crowd for Transbay Discussion
A panel discussion featuring the two tallest buildings in San Francisco, Salesforce Tower and 181 Fremont Street, was attended by approximately 125 people.