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List of tallest buildings in San Francisco

Tall buildings in San Francisco
San Francisco from the Twin Peaks in 2021
Tallest buildingSalesforce Tower (2018)
Tallest building height1,070 ft (326.1 m)
First 150 m+ building44 Montgomery (1967)
Number of tall buildings
Buildings taller than 100 m100 (2025)
Buildings taller than 150 m27 (2025)
Buildings taller than 200 m5
Buildings taller than 300 m1
Number of tall buildings (feet)
Buildings taller than 300 ft124 (2025)
The Financial District from Ina Coolbrith Park in 2021

San Francisco is a major city in the U.S state of California. The broader San Francisco Bay Area has a population of up to 9.2 million residents as of 2023. San Francisco has over 480 high-rises,[1] 126 of which are at least 300 feet (91 m) tall. San Francisco has one of the largest skylines in the Western United States. It has the second most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in California, with 26, after Los Angeles. When ranked by buildings that reach 300 ft (91 m), San Francisco has more skyscrapers than Los Angeles. The tallest building in the city is Salesforce Tower, a supertall skyscraper completed in 2018 at a height of 1,070 ft (326.1 m). It is the 18th-tallest building in the United States and the second tallest in California.

The history of skyscrapers in San Francisco began with the 218-foot (66 m), ten-story Chronicle Building, which was completed in 1890. During the 1920s, San Francisco underwent one of the largest pre-war skyscraper booms in the United States, constructing ten structures greater than 300 ft (91 m), including the Telephone Building and the Russ Building. The Great Depression and World War II halted skyscraper development for two decades until the 1950s. Many of San Francisco's tallest buildings, particularly its office skyscrapers, were built in a major construction boom between the 1960s and the late 1980s. This included the iconic Transamerica Pyramid in 1972, which rises to 853 feet (260 m).

After a pause in the 1990s, high-rise construction resumed from the 2000s onward, with an increased share of residential buildings. The rate of development increased in the second half of the 2010s. New additions expanded the skyline towards the south and southeast, particularly in the neighborhoods of SoMa and Rincon Hill. The Transbay development resulted in the completion of the Salesforce Tower and the city's third-tallest building, 181 Fremont. The Covid-19 pandemic of the early 2020s heavily curtailed high-rise construction in the city, while commercial real estate in existing skyscrapers was heavily affected.[2] A number of planned projects could extend the skyline significantly in the future, such as the redevelopment of the Caltrain railyards and the ongoing Treasure Island Development.[3]

The large majority of tall buildings in San Francisco are concentrated in the city's Financial District, located in the northeastern corner of the San Francisco Peninsula. There is also a notable high-rise cluster at the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. Shorter high-rises are spread more sparsely in nearby neighborhoods, such as in Russina Hill, Nob Hill, Pacific Heights, and in Mission Bay, where the Mission Rock project is under development.[4] The western half of the city, including the Richmond and Sunset districts that surround Golden Gate Park, are almost entirely devoid of high-rises. San Francisco's skyline is a common photography subject, with a popular viewpoint being that from the Twin Peaks[5] as well as the Marin Headlands, where it can be viewed alongside the Golden Gate Bridge.

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History

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Number of buildingsYear0204060801001201401920194019601980200020202040Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m)Buildings taller than 328 ft (100 m)Buildings taller than 492 ft (150 m)Buildings taller than 656 ft (200 m)Growth of skyscrapers in San Francisco by year

California's first skyscraper was the 218-foot (66 m) Chronicle Building in San Francisco, which was completed in 1890. M. H. de Young, owner of the San Francisco Chronicle, commissioned Burnham and Root to design a signature tower to convey the power of his newspaper.[6] Not to be outdone, de Young's rival, industrialist Claus Spreckels, purchased the San Francisco Call in 1895 and commissioned a tower of his own that would dwarf the Chronicle Building.[7] The 315-foot (96 m) Call Building was completed in 1898 and stood across Market Street from the Chronicle Building. The Call Building (later named the Spreckels Building, and Central Tower today) would remain the city's tallest for nearly a quarter century.

Both steel-framed structures survived the 1906 earthquake, demonstrating that tall buildings could be safely constructed in earthquake country.[8][9] Other early twentieth-century skyscrapers above 200 feet (61 m) include the Merchants Exchange Building (1903), Humboldt Bank Building (1908), Hobart Building (1914), and Southern Pacific Building (1916). Another skyscraper boom took hold during the 1920s, when several Neo-Gothic and Art Deco high rises, reaching three to four hundred feet (90 to 120 m) in height, were constructed, including the Standard Oil Building (1922), Pacific Telephone Building (1925), Russ Building (1927), Hunter-Dulin Building (1927), 450 Sutter Medical Building (1929), Shell Building (1929), and McAllister Tower (1930).[10]

The Great Depression and World War II halted any further skyscraper construction until the 1950s when the Equitable Life Building (1955) and Crown-Zellerbach Building (1959) were completed. Many of San Francisco's tallest buildings, particularly its office skyscrapers,[11] were completed in a building boom from the late 1960s until the late 1980s.[12] During the 1960s, at least 40 new skyscrapers were built,[13] and the Hartford Building (1965), 44 Montgomery (1967), Bank of America Center (1969), and Transamerica Pyramid (1972) each, in turn, took the title of the tallest building in California upon completion. At 853 feet (260 m) tall, the Transamerica Pyramid was one of the most controversial, with critics suggesting that it be torn down even before it was completed.[13]

Aerial photo of downtown San Francisco, 2015. The Transamerica Pyramid is visible on the right. The foundation of the Salesforce Tower is visible on the lower left.

This surge of construction was dubbed "Manhattanization" by opponents and led to local legislation that set some of the strictest building height limits and regulations in the country.[14] In 1985, San Francisco adopted the Downtown Plan, which slowed development in the Financial District north of Market Street and directed it to the area South of Market around the Transbay Terminal.[15] Over 250 historic buildings were protected from development and developers were required to set aside open space for new projects.[16] To prevent excessive growth and smooth the boom-and-bust building cycle, the Plan included an annual limit of 950,000 square feet (88,000 m2) for new office development, although it grandfathered millions of square feet of proposals already in the development pipeline. In response, voters approved Proposition M in November 1986 that reduced the annual limit to 475,000 square feet (44,100 m2) until the grandfathered square footage was accounted for, which occurred in 1999.[17][18]

These limits, combined with the early 1990s recession, led to a significant slowdown of skyscraper construction during the late 1980s and 1990s. To guide new development, the city passed several neighborhood plans, such as the Rincon Hill Plan in 2005 and Transit Center District Plan in 2012, which allow taller skyscrapers in certain specific locations in the South of Market area.[19] Since the early 2000s, the city has been undergoing another building boom, with numerous buildings over 400 feet (122 m) proposed, approved, or under construction; some, such as the two-towered One Rincon Hill and mixed-use 181 Fremont, have been completed. Multiple skyscrapers have been constructed near the new Salesforce Transit Center, including Salesforce Tower, which topped-out in 2017 at a height of 1,070 feet (330 m).[20][21] This building is the first supertall skyscraper in San Francisco and among the tallest in the United States.

Map of tallest buildings

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The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91.4 m) in San Francisco. Each marker is numbered by height and colored by the decade of the building's completion.

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123
122
122 Mills Tower
122 Mills Tower
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120
120 Mark Hopkins Hotel
120 Mark Hopkins Hotel
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118
117
117 One Bush Plaza
117 One Bush Plaza
116
115
115 McAllister Tower Apartments
115 McAllister Tower Apartments
114
114 555 Market Street
114 555 Market Street
113
112
112 Philip Burton Federal Building
112 Philip Burton Federal Building
111
110
110 Bank of California Building
110 Bank of California Building
109
109 W San Francisco
109 W San Francisco
108
107
106
106 Beacon Grand Hotel
106 Beacon Grand Hotel
105
104
104 Hunter-Dulin Building
104 Hunter-Dulin Building
103
102
101
100
100 50 Beale Street
100 50 Beale Street
99
99 225 Bush Street
99 225 Bush Street
98
97
97 150 California Street
97 150 California Street
96
96 KPMG Building
96 KPMG Building
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
89 601 California Street
89 601 California Street
88
88 LUMINA II
88 LUMINA II
87
87 The Infinity I
87 The Infinity I
86
86 Parc 55 San Francisco
86 Parc 55 San Francisco
85
85 450 Sutter Street
85 450 Sutter Street
84
84 580 California Street
84 580 California Street
83
83 Fox Plaza
83 Fox Plaza
82
82 101 Second Street
82 101 Second Street
81
81 Grand Hyatt San Francisco
81 Grand Hyatt San Francisco
80
80 100 Montgomery Street
80 100 Montgomery Street
79
79 425 California Street
79 425 California Street
78
78 180 Montgomery Street
78 180 Montgomery Street
77
76
76 88 Kearny Street
76 88 Kearny Street
75
75 Steuart Tower
75 Steuart Tower
74
74 199 Fremont Street
74 199 Fremont Street
73
72
72 222 Second Street
72 222 Second Street
71
71 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA
71 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA
70
70 388 Market Street
70 388 Market Street
69
68
68 Shell Building
68 Shell Building
67
67 535 Mission Street
67 535 Mission Street
66
66 Spera SF
66 Spera SF
65
64
63
62
62 One Maritime Plaza
62 One Maritime Plaza
61
61 399 Fremont Street
61 399 Fremont Street
60
60 LUMINA I
60 LUMINA I
59
58
58 100 Van Ness Avenue
58 100 Van Ness Avenue
57
57 275 Battery Street
57 275 Battery Street
56
56 101 Montgomery
56 101 Montgomery
55
55 123 Mission Street
55 123 Mission Street
54
54 595 Market Street
54 595 Market Street
53
53 Salesforce East
53 Salesforce East
52
52 Three Embarcadero Center
52 Three Embarcadero Center
51
51 Two Embarcadero Center
51 Two Embarcadero Center
50
50 Providian Financial Building
50 Providian Financial Building
49
49 The Paramount
49 The Paramount
48
48 The Infinity II
48 The Infinity II
47
47 JPMorgan Chase Building
47 JPMorgan Chase Building
46
45
45 505 Montgomery Street
45 505 Montgomery Street
44
44 MIRA
44 MIRA
43
43 Jasper
43 Jasper
42
41
41 500 Folsom
41 500 Folsom
40
40 Russ Building
40 Russ Building
39
39 140 New Montgomery
39 140 New Montgomery
38
38 San Francisco Marriott Marquis
38 San Francisco Marriott Marquis
37
37 One California
37 One California
36
36 340 Fremont Street
36 340 Fremont Street
35
35 100 First Plaza
35 100 First Plaza
34
34 650 California Street
34 650 California Street
33
33 333 Market Street
33 333 Market Street
32
32 45 Fremont Street
32 45 Fremont Street
31
31 100 Pine Center
31 100 Pine Center
30
30 St. Regis Museum Tower
30 St. Regis Museum Tower
29
29 555 Mission Street
29 555 Mission Street
28
28 50 California Street
28 50 California Street
27
27 Pacific Gas & Electric Building
27 Pacific Gas & Electric Building
26
26 Hilton San Francisco Union Square
26 Hilton San Francisco Union Square
25
25 333 Bush Street
25 333 Bush Street
24
24 One Montgomery Tower
24 One Montgomery Tower
23
23 Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission Street
23 Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission Street
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22 425 Market Street
22 425 Market Street
21
21 First Market Tower
21 First Market Tower
20
20 McKesson Plaza
20 McKesson Plaza
19
19 One Front Street
19 One Front Street
18
18 The Harrison
18 The Harrison
17
17 One Sansome Street
17 One Sansome Street
16
16 Spear Tower
16 Spear Tower
15
15 44 Montgomery Street
15 44 Montgomery Street
14
14 One Embarcadero Center
14 One Embarcadero Center
13
13 Four Embarcadero Center
13 Four Embarcadero Center
12
12 575 Market Street
12 575 Market Street
11
11 Salesforce West
11 Salesforce West
10
10 101 California Street
10 101 California Street
9
9 One Rincon Hill
9 One Rincon Hill
8
8 Park Tower at Transbay
8 Park Tower at Transbay
7
7 The Avery
7 The Avery
6
6 Millennium Tower
6 Millennium Tower
5
5 345 California Center
5 345 California Center
4
4 555 California Street
4 555 California Street
3
3 181 Fremont
3 181 Fremont
2
2 Transamerica Pyramid
2 Transamerica Pyramid
1
1 Salesforce Tower
1 Salesforce Tower
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in San Francisco.
  •  1950s and before 
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
1
Salesforce Tower
2
Transamerica Pyramid
3
181 Fremont
4
555 California Street
5
345 California Center
6
Millennium Tower
7
The Avery
8
Park Tower at Transbay
9
One Rincon Hill
10
101 California Street
11
Salesforce West
12
575 Market Street
13
Four Embarcadero Center
14
One Embarcadero Center
15
44 Montgomery Street
16
Spear Tower
17
One Sansome Street
18
The Harrison
19
One Front Street
20
McKesson Plaza
21
First Market Tower
22
425 Market Street
23
Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission Street
24
One Montgomery Tower
25
333 Bush Street
26
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
27
Pacific Gas & Electric Building
28
50 California Street
29
555 Mission Street
30
St. Regis Museum Tower
31
100 Pine Center
32
45 Fremont Street
33
333 Market Street
34
650 California Street
35
100 First Plaza
36
340 Fremont Street
37
One California
38
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
39
140 New Montgomery
40
Russ Building
41
500 Folsom
42
415 Natoma Street
43
Jasper
44
MIRA
45
505 Montgomery Street
46
Fifteen Fifty
47
JPMorgan Chase Building
48
The Infinity II
49
The Paramount
50
Providian Financial Building
51
Two Embarcadero Center
52
Three Embarcadero Center
53
Salesforce East
54
595 Market Street
55
123 Mission Street
56
101 Montgomery
57
275 Battery Street
58
100 Van Ness Avenue
59
Westin-St. Francis Hotel Tower
60
LUMINA I
61
399 Fremont Street
62
One Maritime Plaza
63
Four Seasons Hotel & Residences
64
8 NEMA
65
33 New Montgomery
66
Spera SF
67
535 Mission Street
68
Shell Building
69
456 Montgomery Street
70
388 Market Street
71
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA
72
222 Second Street
73
San Francisco Hilton Hotel Financial District
74
199 Fremont Street
75
Steuart Tower
76
88 Kearny Street
77
Two Transamerica Plaza
78
180 Montgomery Street
79
425 California Street
80
100 Montgomery Street
81
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
82
101 Second Street
83
Fox Plaza
84
580 California Street
85
450 Sutter Street
86
Parc 55 San Francisco
87
The Infinity I
88
LUMINA II
89
601 California Street
90
Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II
91
135 Main Street
92
The InterContinental San Francisco
93
71 Stevenson Street
94
Bridgeview
95
Royal Towers Apartments
96
KPMG Building
97
150 California Street
98
San Francisco Marriott Union Square
99
225 Bush Street
100
50 Beale Street
101
Fairmont San Francisco
102
Union Bank Building
103
235 Pine Street
104
Hunter-Dulin Building
105
Central Plaza
106
Beacon Grand Hotel
107
The Summit
108
1455 Market Street
109
W San Francisco
110
Bank of California Building
111
353 Sacramento Street
112
Philip Burton Federal Building
113
Ritz Carlton Residence Club
114
555 Market Street
115
McAllister Tower Apartments
116
Bank of America Center - Annex Building
117
One Bush Plaza
118
215-245 Market Street
119
301 Howard Street
120
Mark Hopkins Hotel
121
Trinity Place Building A
122
Mills Tower
123
Montgomery - Washington Tower
124
299 Fremont

Tallest buildings

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This list ranks San Francisco skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

  Was the tallest building in San Francisco upon completion
Rank Name Image Coordinates Height
ft (m) 		Floors Purpose Year Notes
1 Salesforce Tower 37°47′24″N 122°23′49″W / 37.7899°N 122.3969°W / 37.7899; -122.3969 (Salesforce Tower) 1,070 (326) 61 Office 2018
2 Transamerica Pyramid 37°47′42.72″N 122°24′10.08″W / 37.7952000°N 122.4028000°W / 37.7952000; -122.4028000 (Transamerica Pyramid) 853 (260) 48 Office 1972
3 181 Fremont 37°47′23″N 122°23′43″W / 37.78970°N 122.39535°W / 37.78970; -122.39535 (181 Fremont) 810 (246.9) 56 Mixed-use 2018
  • 2nd-tallest mixed-use residential building west of the Mississippi River.[27][28]
  • Mixed-use hotel and residential building.[29]
4 555 California Street 37°47′30.84″N 122°24′13.68″W / 37.7919000°N 122.4038000°W / 37.7919000; -122.4038000 (555 California Street) 779 (237.4) 52 Office 1969
  • Tallest building in San Francisco and on the West Coast from 1969 to 1972
  • Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s
  • Formerly known as Bank of America Center
  • Largest office building in San Francisco by floor area.[30][31][32]
5 345 California Center 37°47′33.00″N 122°24′1.80″W / 37.7925000°N 122.4005000°W / 37.7925000; -122.4005000 (345 California Center) 695 (211.8) 48 Mixed-use 1986
  • Mixed-use hotel and office building.
  • Tallest mid-block skyscraper in San Francisco
  • Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s[33][34]
  • The height shown includes flagpoles.
6 Millennium Tower 37°47′25.44″N 122°23′45.96″W / 37.7904000°N 122.3961000°W / 37.7904000; -122.3961000 (Millennium Tower) 645 (196.6) 58 Residential 2009
  • Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s.[35]
  • The Millennium Tower has tilted up to 2 inches a year and has sunk as much as 3 inches per year.
7 The Avery 37°47′16″N 122°23′39″W / 37.78778°N 122.39417°W / 37.78778; -122.39417 (The Avert (Transbay Block 8)) 618 (188.4) 56 Residential 2019 [36][37][38][39]
8 Park Tower at Transbay 37°47′25″N 122°23′39″W / 37.79028°N 122.39417°W / 37.79028; -122.39417 (Park Tower at Transbay) 605 (184.5) 43 Office 2018 [40][41][42][43]
9 One Rincon Hill 37°47′8.8″N 122°23′31.7″W / 37.785778°N 122.392139°W / 37.785778; -122.392139 (One Rincon Hill South Tower) 605 (184.4) 54 Residential 2008
  • Originally known as One Rincon Hill South Tower.
  • Tallest entirely residential building in the city from 2008 to 2019.[44][45]
10 101 California Street 37°47′34.26″N 122°23′52.55″W / 37.7928500°N 122.3979306°W / 37.7928500; -122.3979306 (101 California Street) 600 (183) 48 Office 1982 [46]
11 Salesforce West 37°47′25.7″N 122°23′50.1″W / 37.790472°N 122.397250°W / 37.790472; -122.397250 (Salesforce West) 600 (183) 43 Office 1985 Previously known as 50 Fremont Center.[47]
12 575 Market Street 37°47′22.38″N 122°24′1.08″W / 37.7895500°N 122.4003000°W / 37.7895500; -122.4003000 (Chevron Tower) 573 (174.7) 40 Office 1975 Formerly Standard Oil Buildings and later the Chevron Towers. Part of the Market Center.[48]
13 Four Embarcadero Center 37°47′42.72″N 122°23′45.96″W / 37.7952000°N 122.3961000°W / 37.7952000; -122.3961000 (Four Embarcadero Center) 570 (173.7) 45 Office 1984 [49]
14 One Embarcadero Center 37°47′40.2″N 122°23′58.92″W / 37.794500°N 122.3997000°W / 37.794500; -122.3997000 (One Embarcadero Center) 569 (173.4) 45 Office 1970 [50][51]
15 44 Montgomery Street 37°47′23.28″N 122°24′6.48″W / 37.7898000°N 122.4018000°W / 37.7898000; -122.4018000 (44 Montgomery Street) 565 (172.3) 43 Office 1967 Tallest building in San Francisco and California from 1967 to 1969[52][53]
16 Spear Tower 37°47′35.84″N 122°23′40.27″W / 37.7932889°N 122.3945194°W / 37.7932889; -122.3945194 (Spear Tower) 564 (172) 42 Office 1976 [54][55]
17 One Sansome Street 37°47′25.5″N 122°24′4.6″W / 37.790417°N 122.401278°W / 37.790417; -122.401278 (One Sansome Street) 550 (168) 43 Office 1984 Also known as the Citigroup Center[56][57]
18 The Harrison 37°47′11.04″N 122°23′31.44″W / 37.7864000°N 122.3920667°W / 37.7864000; -122.3920667 (One Rincon Hill North Tower) 541 (165) 45 Residential 2014 Originally known as One Rincon Hill North Tower.[58][59][60]
19 One Front Street 37°47′30.5″N 122°23′55.7″W / 37.791806°N 122.398806°W / 37.791806; -122.398806 (One Front Street) 538 (164) 38 Office 1982 Also known as Shaklee Terraces and 444 Market Street[61][62]
20 McKesson Plaza 37°47′19.32″N 122°24′9.36″W / 37.7887000°N 122.4026000°W / 37.7887000; -122.4026000 (McKesson Plaza) 529 (161.2) 38 Office 1969 Also known as One Post Street.[63][64]
21 First Market Tower 37°47′25.80″N 122°23′56.76″W / 37.7905000°N 122.3991000°W / 37.7905000; -122.3991000 (First Market Tower) 529 (161.2) 38 Office 1972 [65][66]
22 425 Market Street 37°47′27.96″N 122°23′53.16″W / 37.7911000°N 122.3981000°W / 37.7911000; -122.3981000 (425 Market Street) 524 (159.7) 38 Office 1973 [67][68]
23 Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission Street 37°47′10″N 122°24′9″W / 37.78611°N 122.40250°W / 37.78611; -122.40250 (706 Mission Street) 510 (155.5) 43 Mixed-use 2020 Mixed-use residential and museum building. Permanent home of the Mexican Museum, located in the bottom four floors.[69][70][71]
24 One Montgomery Tower 37°47′20.76″N 122°24′11.88″W / 37.7891000°N 122.4033000°W / 37.7891000; -122.4033000 (Post Montgomery Center) 500 (152.4) 38 Office 1982 Formerly the Pacific Telesis Tower. Part of the Post Montgomery Center complex.[72][73]
25 333 Bush Street 37°47′26.16″N 122°24′10.80″W / 37.7906000°N 122.4030000°W / 37.7906000; -122.4030000 (333 Bush Street) 495 (150.9) 43 Mixed-use 1986 Mixed-use office and residential building.[74][75]
26 Hilton San Francisco Union Square 37°47′7.08″N 122°24′39.24″W / 37.7853000°N 122.4109000°W / 37.7853000; -122.4109000 (Hilton San Francisco Tower I) 493 (150.3) 46 Hotel 1971 Tallest building used exclusively as a hotel in the city[76][77]
27 Pacific Gas & Electric Building 37°47′29.76″N 122°23′44.88″W / 37.7916000°N 122.3958000°W / 37.7916000; -122.3958000 (Pacific Gas & Electric Building) 492 (150) 34 Office 1971 In September 2021, it was proposed that the building be reskinned for $106 million and be addressed as 200 Mission Street (now 77 Beale Street).[78][79][80]
28 50 California Street 37°47′38.40″N 122°23′50.64″W / 37.7940000°N 122.3974000°W / 37.7940000; -122.3974000 (50 California Street) 487 (148.4) 37 Office 1972 Also known as Union Bank Building[81][82]
29 555 Mission Street 37°47′18.60″N 122°23′54.96″W / 37.7885000°N 122.3986000°W / 37.7885000; -122.3986000 (555 Mission Street) 487 (148.4) 33 Office 2008 Tallest office building completed in the 2000s[83][84][85]
30 St. Regis Museum Tower 37°47′10.68″N 122°24′4.68″W / 37.7863000°N 122.4013000°W / 37.7863000; -122.4013000 (St. Regis Museum Tower) 484 (147.5) 42 Mixed-use 2005 Mixed-use hotel and residential building.[86][87]
31 100 Pine Center 37°47′33.32″N 122°23′56.21″W / 37.7925889°N 122.3989472°W / 37.7925889; -122.3989472 (100 Pine Center) 476 (145.1) 34 Office 1972 [88][89]
32 45 Fremont Street 37°47′28.32″N 122°23′49.56″W / 37.7912000°N 122.3971000°W / 37.7912000; -122.3971000 (45 Fremont Street) 476 (145) 34 Office 1979 Also known as the Bechtel Building[90][91]
33 333 Market Street 37°47′30.98″N 122°23′51.00″W / 37.7919389°N 122.3975000°W / 37.7919389; -122.3975000 (333 Market Street) 472 (144) 33 Office 1979 [92][93]
34 650 California Street 37°47′34.2″N 122°24′18.7″W / 37.792833°N 122.405194°W / 37.792833; -122.405194 (650 California Street) 466 (142) 33 Office 1964 Tallest building in California from 1965 to 1967. Also known as the Hartford Building[94][95]
35 100 First Plaza 37°47′21.0″N 122°23′51.0″W / 37.789167°N 122.397500°W / 37.789167; -122.397500 (100 First Plaza) 447 (136.2) 27 Office 1988 Also known as Delta Dental Tower[96][97]
36 340 Fremont Street 37°47′13.23″N 122°23′33.86″W / 37.7870083°N 122.3927389°W / 37.7870083; -122.3927389 (340 Fremont Street) 440 (134.1) 40 Residential 2016 [98]
37 One California 37°47′35.52″N 122°23′49.92″W / 37.7932000°N 122.3972000°W / 37.7932000; -122.3972000 (One California) 438 (133.5) 32 Office 1969 [99][100]
38 San Francisco Marriott Marquis 37°47′5.64″N 122°24′15.48″W / 37.7849000°N 122.4043000°W / 37.7849000; -122.4043000 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis) 436 (132.9) 39 Hotel 1989 [101][102]
39 140 New Montgomery 37°47′13.20″N 122°24′0.00″W / 37.7870000°N 122.4000000°W / 37.7870000; -122.4000000 (140 New Montgomery) 435 (132.7) 26 Office 1925
  • Tallest building completed in San Francisco in the 1920s
  • Originally called the Pacific Telephone Building[103][104]
40 Russ Building 37°47′28.32″N 122°24′10.08″W / 37.7912000°N 122.4028000°W / 37.7912000; -122.4028000 (Russ Building) 435 (132.6) 32 Office 1927 Second tallest building completed in San Francisco in the 1920s[105][106]
41 500 Folsom 37°47′14″N 122°23′42″W / 37.78727°N 122.39511°W / 37.78727; -122.39511 (500 Folsom) 435 (132.6) 42 Residential 2019 [107][108][109]
42 415 Natoma Street 37°46′53″N 122°24′21″W / 37.78140°N 122.40587°W / 37.78140; -122.40587 (415 Natoma Street) 435 (132.6) 25 Office 2022 [110]
43 Jasper 37°47′9.19″N 122°23′37.61″W / 37.7858861°N 122.3937806°W / 37.7858861; -122.3937806 (45 Lansing Street) 430 (131) 39 Residential 2015 [111][112][113]
44 MIRA 37°47′23.9″N 122°23′30.0″W / 37.789972°N 122.391667°W / 37.789972; -122.391667 (160 Folsom Street) 427 (130) 39 Residential 2020 [114][115][116][117][118][119]
45 505 Montgomery Street 37°47′38″N 122°24′12″W / 37.793983°N 122.40336°W / 37.793983; -122.40336 (505 Montgomery Street) 425 (129.5) 24 Office 1988 [120]
46 Fifteen Fifty 37°46′25.3″N 122°25′5.7″W / 37.773694°N 122.418250°W / 37.773694; -122.418250 (Fifteen Fifty) 422 (128.6) 37 Residential 2020 Also known as 1550 Mission Street[121][122]
47 JPMorgan Chase Building 37°47′19.6″N 122°23′58.0″W / 37.788778°N 122.399444°W / 37.788778; -122.399444 (JPMorgan Chase Building) 420 (128) 31 Office 2002 [123]
48 The Infinity II 37°47′21.76″N 122°23′26.39″W / 37.7893778°N 122.3906639°W / 37.7893778; -122.3906639 (The Infinity II) 420 (128) 41 Residential 2009 [124]
49 The Paramount 37°47′12.0″N 122°24′7.0″W / 37.786667°N 122.401944°W / 37.786667; -122.401944 (Paramount) 418 (127.4) 40 Residential 2002 [125][126]
50 Providian Financial Building 37°47′28.40″N 122°23′42.16″W / 37.7912222°N 122.3950444°W / 37.7912222; -122.3950444 (Providian Financial Building) 417 (127) 30 Office 1983 Also known as the Pacific Gateway Building[127][128]
51 Two Embarcadero Center 37°47′41.8″N 122°23′54.5″W / 37.794944°N 122.398472°W / 37.794944; -122.398472 (Two Embarcadero Center) 413 (126) 31 Office 1974 [129][130]
52 Three Embarcadero Center 37°47′42.5″N 122°23′50.5″W / 37.795139°N 122.397361°W / 37.795139; -122.397361 (Three Embarcadero Center) 413 (126) 31 Office 1976 [131][132]
53 Salesforce East 37°47′27.31″N 122°23′48.25″W / 37.7909194°N 122.3967361°W / 37.7909194; -122.3967361 (350 Mission Street) 413 (125.9) 27 Office 2015 Also known by its street address, 350 Mission Street.[133][134]
54 595 Market Street 37°47′21.31″N 122°24′2.92″W / 37.7892528°N 122.4008111°W / 37.7892528; -122.4008111 (595 Market Street) 410 (125) 30 Office 1979 [135][136]
55 123 Mission Street 37°47′30.84″N 122°23′40.20″W / 37.7919000°N 122.3945000°W / 37.7919000; -122.3945000 (123 Mission Street) 407 (124) 29 Office 1986 [137][138]
56 101 Montgomery 37°47′25.44″N 122°24′8.64″W / 37.7904000°N 122.4024000°W / 37.7904000; -122.4024000 (101 Montgomery) 404 (123) 28 Office 1984 [139][140]
57 275 Battery Street 37°47′37.9″N 122°24′1.6″W / 37.793861°N 122.400444°W / 37.793861; -122.400444 (Embarcadero West) 404 (123) 33 Office 1989 Also known as Embarcadero Center West or Embarcadero West[141][142]
58 100 Van Ness Avenue 37°46′36.2″N 122°25′09.1″W / 37.776722°N 122.419194°W / 37.776722; -122.419194 (100 Van Ness Avenue) 400 (122) 30 Residential 1974 Originally completed as an office tower in 1974 as the California Automobile Association Building. Renovated as a residential tower in 2015.[143][144][145]
59 Westin-St. Francis Hotel Tower 37°47′16″N 122°24′34″W / 37.787701°N 122.409309°W / 37.787701; -122.409309 (Westin-St. Francis Hotel Tower) 400 (121.9) 32 Hotel 1972 [146]
60 LUMINA I 37°47′19.30″N 122°23′31.99″W / 37.7886944°N 122.3922194°W / 37.7886944; -122.3922194 (LUMINA I) 400 (121.9) 42 Residential 2015 [147][148]
61 399 Fremont Street 37°47′14″N 122°23′32″W / 37.787132°N 122.392097°W / 37.787132; -122.392097 (399 Fremont Street) 400 (121.9) 42 Residential 2016 [149]
62 One Maritime Plaza 37°47′44″N 122°23′57″W / 37.795593°N 122.399231°W / 37.795593; -122.399231 (One Maritime Plaza) 398 (121.3) 25 Office 1967 [150]
63 Four Seasons Hotel & Residences 37°47′11″N 122°24′16″W / 37.78632°N 122.404495°W / 37.78632; -122.404495 (Four Seasons Hotel & Residences) 398 (121.3) 40 Mixed-use 2001 Mixed-use hotel and residential building[151]
64 8 NEMA – 37°46′34″N 122°25′03″W / 37.776041°N 122.417378°W / 37.776041; -122.417378 (8 NEMA) 387 (118) 37 Residential 2014 Also known as NEMA North Tower.[152]
65 33 New Montgomery – 37°47′19″N 122°24′05″W / 37.78858°N 122.40141°W / 37.78858; -122.40141 (33 New Montgomery) 382 (116.5) 21 Office 1986 [153]
66 Spera SF 37°47′14″N 122°23′47″W / 37.787251°N 122.396286°W / 37.787251; -122.396286 (Spera SF) 380 (115.8) 35 Residential 2017 Also known as 33 Tehama.[154]
67 535 Mission Street 37°47′20″N 122°23′53″W / 37.788952°N 122.398178°W / 37.788952; -122.398178 (535 Mission Street) 379 (115.4) 26 Office 2015 [155]
68 Shell Building 37°47′29″N 122°24′00″W / 37.791481°N 122.39991°W / 37.791481; -122.39991 (Shell Building) 378 (115.2) 29 Office 1929 [156]
69 456 Montgomery Street 37°47′37″N 122°24′10″W / 37.793606°N 122.402672°W / 37.793606; -122.402672 (456 Montgomery Street) 378 (115.2) 26 Office 1986 [157]
70 388 Market Street 37°47′32″N 122°23′53″W / 37.792265°N 122.39817°W / 37.792265; -122.39817 (388 Market Street) 375 (114.3) 26 Office 1985 [158]
71 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA – 37°47′12″N 122°24′11″W / 37.786598°N 122.4031°W / 37.786598; -122.4031 (Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA) 374 (114) 34 Hotel 1984 Formerly The Westin San Francisco Market Street[159]
72 222 Second Street 37°47′11″N 122°23′54″W / 37.786346°N 122.398239°W / 37.786346; -122.398239 (222 Second Street) 370 (112.8) 26 Office 2015 [160]
73 San Francisco Hilton Hotel Financial District – 37°47′43″N 122°24′15″W / 37.795182°N 122.404224°W / 37.795182; -122.404224 (San Francisco Hilton Hotel Financial District) 365 (111.3) 30 Hotel 1971 Also known as SF Chinese Cultural Center[161]
74 199 Fremont Street 37°47′24″N 122°23′41″W / 37.789978°N 122.394783°W / 37.789978; -122.394783 (199 Fremont Street) 365 (111.3) 27 Office 2000 [162]
75 Steuart Tower 37°47′36″N 122°23′38″W / 37.793301°N 122.393822°W / 37.793301; -122.393822 (Steuart Tower) 364 (111) 27 Office 1976 [163]
76 88 Kearny Street 37°47′19″N 122°24′12″W / 37.788688°N 122.40337°W / 37.788688; -122.40337 (88 Kearny Street) 363 (110.6) 22 Office 1986 [164]
77 Two Transamerica Plaza – 37°47′42″N 122°24′07″W / 37.795092°N 122.401836°W / 37.795092; -122.401836 (Two Transamerica Plaza) 362 (110.3) 20 Office 1980 [165]
78 180 Montgomery Street 37°47′27″N 122°24′07″W / 37.7907923°N 122.40208°W / 37.7907923; -122.40208 (180 Montgomery Street) 360 (109.8) 25 Office 1979 Also known as Bank of the West Building[166]
79 425 California Street 37°47′34″N 122°24′05″W / 37.79277°N 122.401375°W / 37.79277; -122.401375 (425 California Street) 359 (109.4) 27 Office 1967 [167]
80 100 Montgomery Street 37°47′25″N 122°24′07″W / 37.7903143°N 122.40188°W / 37.7903143; -122.40188 (100 Montgomery Street) 356 (108.5) 25 Office 1955 Also known as the Equitable Life Building.[168]
81 Grand Hyatt San Francisco 37°47′21″N 122°24′26″W / 37.789132°N 122.407247°W / 37.789132; -122.407247 (Grand Hyatt San Francisco) 355 (108.2) 35 Hotel 1972 [169]
82 101 Second Street 37°47′17″N 122°23′57″W / 37.788101°N 122.399055°W / 37.788101; -122.399055 (101 Second Street) 354 (108) 26 Office 1999 [170]
83 Fox Plaza 37°46′37″N 122°25′04″W / 37.77705°N 122.417679°W / 37.77705; -122.417679 (Fox Plaza) 354 (107.9) 29 Mixed-use 1967 Mixed-use residential and office building[171]
84 580 California Street 37°47′35″N 122°24′15″W / 37.792927°N 122.404144°W / 37.792927; -122.404144 (580 California Street) 351 (107) 23 Office 1984 [172]
85 450 Sutter Street 37°47′22″N 122°24′28″W / 37.789551°N 122.407852°W / 37.789551; -122.407852 (450 Sutter Street) 350 (106.7) 26 Office 1929 [173]
86 Parc 55 San Francisco 37°47′06″N 122°24′32″W / 37.785084°N 122.408936°W / 37.785084; -122.408936 (Parc 55 San Francisco) 350 (106.7) 32 Hotel 1984 [174]
87 The Infinity I 37°47′22″N 122°23′29″W / 37.789345°N 122.391388°W / 37.789345; -122.391388 (The Infinity I) 350 (106.7) 35 Residential 2008 [175]
88 LUMINA II 37°47′19″N 122°23′29″W / 37.788738°N 122.391495°W / 37.788738; -122.391495 (LUMINA II) 350 (106.7) 37 Residential 2015 [176]
89 601 California Street 37°47′32″N 122°24′17″W / 37.792309°N 122.404724°W / 37.792309; -122.404724 (601 California Street) 349 (106.4) 22 Office 1960 Also known as the International Building[177]
90 Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II – 37°47′09″N 122°24′39″W / 37.785851°N 122.410904°W / 37.785851; -122.410904 (Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II) 348 (106) 23 Hotel 1987 [178]
91 135 Main Street – 37°47′30″N 122°23′39″W / 37.791534°N 122.394127°W / 37.791534; -122.394127 (135 Main Street) 340 (103.6) 22 Office 1990 [179]
92 The InterContinental San Francisco 37°46′55″N 122°24′17″W / 37.781872°N 122.40484°W / 37.781872; -122.40484 (The InterContinental San Francisco) 340 (103.6) 31 Hotel 2008 [180]
93 71 Stevenson Street – 37°47′22″N 122°23′59″W / 37.789349°N 122.399673°W / 37.789349; -122.399673 (71 Stevenson Street) 338 (103) 26 Office 1986 Also known as Stevenson Place[181]
94 Bridgeview – 37°47′13″N 122°23′28″W / 37.787064°N 122.391113°W / 37.787064; -122.391113 (Bridgeview) 333 (101.4) 26 Residential 2002 [182]
95 Royal Towers Apartments – 37°47′55″N 122°24′47″W / 37.79871°N 122.413094°W / 37.79871; -122.413094 (Royal Towers Apartments) 330 (100.6) 24 Residential 1964 [183]
96 KPMG Building 37°47′19″N 122°24′01″W / 37.788742°N 122.400352°W / 37.788742; -122.400352 (KPMG Building) 330 (100.6) 25 Office 2002 Also known by its street address, 55 Second Street.[184]
97 150 California Street 37°47′37″N 122°23′54″W / 37.793621°N 122.398445°W / 37.793621; -122.398445 (150 California Street) 330 (100.6) 23 Office 1999 [185]
98 San Francisco Marriott Union Square 37°47′22″N 122°24′30″W / 37.7894795°N 122.408346°W / 37.7894795; -122.408346 (San Francisco Marriott Union Square) 329 (100.3) 29 Hotel 1972 [186]
99 225 Bush Street 37°47′27″N 122°24′05″W / 37.790871°N 122.401344°W / 37.790871; -122.401344 (225 Bush Street) 328 (100) 22 Office 1922 [187]
100 50 Beale Street 37°47′29″N 122°23′48″W / 37.7912903°N 122.396535°W / 37.7912903; -122.396535 (50 Beale Street) 328 (100) 23 Office 1967 Also known as the Bechtel Building and the Blue Shield of California Building.[188]
101 Fairmont San Francisco – 37°47′34″N 122°24′35″W / 37.7927967°N 122.4096925°W / 37.7927967; -122.4096925 (Fairmont San Francisco) 325 (99.1) 29 Hotel 1961 [189]
102 Union Bank Building – 37°47′36″N 122°24′03″W / 37.793389°N 122.400887°W / 37.793389; -122.400887 (Union Bank Building) 325 (99) 23 Office 1977 [190]
103 235 Pine Street 37°47′31″N 122°24′01″W / 37.791901°N 122.400299°W / 37.791901; -122.400299 (235 Pine Street) 324 (98.8) 26 Office 1990 [191]
104 Hunter-Dulin Building 37°47′23″N 122°24′09″W / 37.789753°N 122.402557°W / 37.789753; -122.402557 (Hunter-Dulin Building) 323 (98.3) 22 Office 1926 [192]
105 Central Plaza 37°47′26″N 122°23′54″W / 37.790665°N 122.398293°W / 37.790665; -122.398293 (Central Plaza) 318 (96.9) 23 Office 1987 [193]
106 Beacon Grand Hotel 37°47′20″N 122°24′30″W / 37.788937°N 122.40834°W / 37.788937; -122.40834 (Beacon Grand Hotel) 315 (96) 22 Hotel 1928 Opened as, and also known as, the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.[194]
107 The Summit 37°47′54″N 122°24′55″W / 37.79845°N 122.415245°W / 37.79845; -122.415245 (The Summit) 315 (96) 32 Residential 1965 [195]
108 1455 Market Street 37°46′32″N 122°25′04″W / 37.775478°N 122.417906°W / 37.775478; -122.417906 (1455 Market Street) 315 (96) 21 Office 1977 [196]
109 W San Francisco 37°47′08″N 122°24′01″W / 37.785479°N 122.400398°W / 37.785479; -122.400398 (W San Francisco) 315 (96) 33 Hotel 1999 [197]
110 Bank of California Building 37°47′36″N 122°24′06″W / 37.793243°N 122.401787°W / 37.793243; -122.401787 (Bank of California Building) 314 (95.7) 21 Office 1967 [198]
111 353 Sacramento Street 37°47′38″N 122°23′59″W / 37.793915°N 122.399727°W / 37.793915; -122.399727 (353 Sacramento Street) 313 (95.4) 23 Office 1983 [199]
112 Philip Burton Federal Building 37°46′55″N 122°25′05″W / 37.781898°N 122.418114°W / 37.781898; -122.418114 (Philip Burton Federal Building) 312 (95.1) 21 Mixed-use 1959 Mixed-use office and government building[200]
113 Ritz Carlton Residence Club 37°47′18″N 122°24′12″W / 37.788227°N 122.403236°W / 37.788227; -122.403236 (Ritz Carlton Residence Club) 312 (95.1) 24 Mixed-use 2006 Mixed-use residential and hotel building. A renovation of the Chronicle Building, considered the first high-rise in San Francisco. 14 new floors were buitl on top of the original ten in 2006.[201]
114 555 Market Street 37°47′24″N 122°24′00″W / 37.789955°N 122.399933°W / 37.789955; -122.399933 (555 Market Street) 311 (94.8) 22 Office 1964 [202]
115 McAllister Tower Apartments 37°46′52″N 122°24′50″W / 37.781067°N 122.413986°W / 37.781067; -122.413986 (McAllister Tower Apartments) 310 (94.5) 28 Residential 1930 [203]
116 Bank of America Center - Annex Building – 37°47′32″N 122°24′11″W / 37.79215°N 122.40298°W / 37.79215; -122.40298 (Bank of America Center - Annex Building) 309 (94.2) 16 Office 1923 [204]
117 One Bush Plaza 37°47′28″N 122°24′00″W / 37.791012°N 122.400054°W / 37.791012; -122.400054 (One Bush Plaza) 308 (93.9) 20 Office 1959 [205]
118 215-245 Market Street – 37°47′34″N 122°23′48″W / 37.792671°N 122.396576°W / 37.792671; -122.396576 (215-245 Market Street) 307 (93.5) 18 Office 1925 Formerly the headquarters of Pacific Gas & Electric[206]
119 301 Howard Street 37°47′22″N 122°23′39″W / 37.789547°N 122.394295°W / 37.789547; -122.394295 (301 Howard Street) 307 (93.5) 23 Office 1988 [207]
120 Mark Hopkins Hotel 37°47′30″N 122°24′37″W / 37.791531°N 122.41037°W / 37.791531; -122.41037 (Mark Hopkins Hotel) 306 (93.3) 19 Hotel 1926 [208]
121 Trinity Place Building A – 37°46′42″N 122°24′46″W / 37.77837°N 122.412872°W / 37.77837; -122.412872 (Trinity Place Building A) 305 (93) 25 Residential 2009 [209]
122 Mills Tower 37°47′29″N 122°24′05″W / 37.791374°N 122.401337°W / 37.791374; -122.401337 (Mills Tower) 302 (92.1) 22 Office 1931 [210]
123 Montgomery - Washington Tower 37°47′43″N 122°24′13″W / 37.7952°N 122.403618°W / 37.7952; -122.403618 (Montgomery - Washington Tower) 300 (91.5) 26 Mixed-use 1984 Mixed-use office and residential building[211]
124 299 Fremont – 37°47′18″N 122°23′37″W / 37.788406°N 122.393696°W / 37.788406; -122.393696 (299 Fremont) 300 (91.4) 25 Residential 2016 [212]

Tallest under construction or proposed

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Under construction

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As of 2025, there are no buildings expected to be 300 ft (91 m) or taller under construction in San Francisco.

On hold

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This lists buildings that are on hold in San Francisco and were originally planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name Coordinates Height
ft (m) 		Floors Use Notes
Oceanwide Center, Tower 1 37°47′24″N 122°23′53″W / 37.79000°N 122.39806°W / 37.79000; -122.39806 (Oceanwide Center Tower 1) 910 (277) 61 Mixed-use
  • Will be the second tallest building in San Francisco once completed, only behind the Salesforce Tower. Mixed-use office and residential building.
  • Construction started December 2016.[213][214][215][216]
Oceanwide Center, Tower 2 37°47′22.24″N 122°23′53.71″W / 37.7895111°N 122.3982528°W / 37.7895111; -122.3982528 (50 First Street Tower 2) 625 (191) 54 Mixed-use
  • Mixed-use hotel and residential building. This project contains a 169-room Waldorf Astoria San Francisco hotel on the first 21 floors and approximately 154 residential units on the upper 33 floors.[213][214][217]
30 Van Ness 37°46′32.4″N 122°25′08.5″W / 37.775667°N 122.419028°W / 37.775667; -122.419028 (30 Van Ness) 540 (165) — Mixed-use

Proposed

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This lists buildings that are approved and proposed in San Francisco and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m). Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Name Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Status Notes
77 Beale Street 1,225 (373) – — Proposed
530 Howard Street 840 (256) 71 — Proposed
  • Proposed in November 2023 by Bayhill Ventures[224]
550 Howard Street (Parcel F) 806 (246) 61 2025 Approved
  • Approved in March 2021[225][226]
  • The project contains 325,000 sqft of office space, 165 condos and 180 hotel rooms by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.[227][228]
  • Developed by a joint venture with Hines, Urban Pacific, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management and designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.[229][229]
536 Mission Street 699 (213) 46 — Proposed
The Cube (620 Folsom Street) 640 (195) 62 — Proposed
  • Applied by Ground Matrix in August 2021.[231]
  • Designed by Arquitectonica and applied by Align Real Estate.[232]
45 Third Street 600 (183) 52 — Approved
  • Design by Skidmore Owings & Merrill
  • The development is sponsored by Hearst and JMA Ventures.[233][234][235]
10 South Van Ness 590 (180) 55 — Approved
530 Sansome Street 544 (166) 41 — Proposed
524 Howard Street 515 (157) 48 — Approved
200 Main Street (Transbay Block 4) 513 (156) 47 — Approved
  • Hines is the property owner and Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the designer.[247]
5M Development – N1 Tower 470 (143) 40 — Approved
  • Along with H1, N2 and M2 towers, this project is set on total 4 acres (1.6 ha) at Fifth and Mission.[248][249][250]
Central SOMA Tower (636–648 4th Street) 461 (141) 46 — Proposed
  • SF Planning Department made initial feedback in March 2023.[251]
95 Hawthorne Street 444 (135) 42 — Approved
  • Approved in October 2019.[252]
  • Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)[253][254]
180 Hawthorne Street 444 (135) 40 — Proposed
655 4th Street 440 (134) 39 — Approved
  • Approved in June 2019.[256][257]
  • Developed by Tishman Speyer and designed by Bjarke Ingels Group[258]
  • Tower A (37 floor and 400 ft high) and Tower B (39 floor and 440 ft high) .[259]
One Oak 437 (133) 40 — Approved
555 Howard Street 405 (123) 36 — Approved
  • This project includes 69 condominiums over a 255-room hotel.[264][265][266]
  • The ultra-luxury hotel will be named Langham Place.[267][268]
598 Bryant Street 355 (108) 33 — Proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

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This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in San Francisco as well as the current titleholder, the Salesforce Tower.

The original Palace Hotel stood as San Francisco's tallest building from 1875 until 1890.
Name Image Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m) 		Floors Notes
Montgomery Block 628 Montgomery Street 1853–1854 ~50 (15) 4 [270][271][272]
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral 660 California Street 1854–1875 90 (27) 1 [273][274][275][276]
Palace Hotel 2 New Montgomery Street 1875–1890 120 (37) 7 [note 1][277][278]
Chronicle Building 690 Market Street 1890–1898 218 (66) 10 [279]
Call Building 703 Market Street 1898–1922 315 (96) 15 [note 2][280]
225 Bush Street 225 Bush Street 1922–1925 328 (100) 22 [281]
140 New Montgomery 140 New Montgomery Street 1925–1964 435 (133) 26 [note 3][282]
650 California Street 650 California Street 1964–1967 466 (142) 33 [note 4][283]
44 Montgomery Street 44 Montgomery Street 1967–1969 565 (172) 43 [284]
555 California Street 555 California Street 1969–1972 779 (237) 52 [note 5][285]
Transamerica Pyramid 600 Montgomery Street 1972–2018 853 (260) 48 [286]
Salesforce Tower 415 Mission Street 2018–present 1,070 (326) 61 [287]

Notes

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  1. ^ The original Palace Hotel burned down in 1906.
  2. ^ The Call Building was renamed the Spreckels Building in 1913 and was heavily modified in 1938, lowering its height to 299 feet (91 m).
  3. ^ The Russ Building, completed in 1927, was only a few inches (0.1 meters) taller than the height of the Pacific Telephone Building. The two buildings can be considered to be tied for the title of San Francisco's tallest building, which they held unti 1964.
  4. ^ This building was constructed as the Hartford Building, but is now more commonly known as 650 California Street.
  5. ^ This building was constructed as the Bank of America Center, but was renamed to 555 California Street in 2005.

References

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General
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  3. ^ Dineen, J. K. (January 8, 2025). "Mega-development could transform S.F. railyards into cluster of towers — one 850 feet tall". San Francisco Chronicle.
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