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 • 1 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

44 Montgomery (1967)

Tallest Building

Salesforce Tower (326 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (63%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (73%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

47

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	Oceanwide Center Tower 1	277.4 m / 910 ft
3	Transamerica Pyramid Center	260 m / 853 ft
4	181 Fremont	246.9 m / 810 ft
5	555 California Street	237.4 m / 779 ft
6	345 California Center	211.8 m / 695 ft
7	Millennium Tower	196.6 m / 645 ft
8	The Avery	188.4 m / 618 ft
9	Park Tower at Transbay	184.5 m / 605 ft
10	One Rincon Hill South Tower	184.4 m / 605 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
Langan Engineering	London	Platinum	92	CIV • LAND • ENVE • GEO • SEIS
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	314	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
WSP	New York City	Platinum	63	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Gensler	Chicago	Gold	95	INTR • URB • ARCH • COST • MRKT
ARK Studio Inc.	San Francisco	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Autodesk	San Francisco	Silver	0	COMP
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

CTBUH People & Events

Former Co-Chair, 2012 – 2015

Peter Weingarten

Gensler

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Building Tall & Going Deep in the San Francisco Bay Area

16 February 2021

The CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter hosts a virtual…

2019 Tall Building Predictions for the Year to Come

22 January 2019

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Videos

31 May 2018

Interview: Maria Ciprazo & Eui-Sung Yi | San Francisco Federal Building

Maria Ciprazo, Director of Design and Construction of the General Services Administration, and Eui-Sung Yi, Principal pf Morphosis, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the...

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Research

30 January 2020

How to Reduce Bird Strikes on High-Rises?

In cities across North America, collisions with glass buildings result in up to one billion bird deaths each year. In New York City alone, it’s...

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Global News

07 April 2020

San Francisco Orders Construction Sites to Shut Down Due to COVID-19

San Francisco joined the rest of the Bay Area on 31 March 2020 in lengthening its shelter-in-place order, which pushed the citywide shutdown until at...

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