Tallest Buildings of Bay Area 2021

555 California Street view looking north

Number 6: 555 California Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 24, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

555 California Street is the sixth tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area, planned or built. Formerly known as the Bank of America Building, the distinct carnelian granite-clad tower stands 779 feet above the San Francisco Financial District streets. 555 California was briefly the tallest building in the country west of the Mississippi River when finished in 1969. Vornado Realty Trust and the Trump Organization are joint property owners.

Number 7: 345 California Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 18, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The seventh tallest tower in the Bay Area built or planned is 345 California Street, a mixed-use skyscraper in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District. The building opened in 1986, adding office space to the commercial market, and the Mandarin Oriental hotel once occupied the top eleven floors. When completed, it was the third tallest in the Bay Area with a rooftop height of 725 feet.

Millennium Tower from Main Street and Mission Street, with the 11-story addition visible infront of the 58-story tower, 77 Beale is on the right of the image, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 8: Millennium Tower in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 11, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The eighth tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built is the Millennium Tower, a 645-foot tall residential building at 301 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Developed by Millennium Partners, the project was built between 2005 and 2009 opened as the tallest residential tower west of Chicago. Since 2016, the building has garnered international news for both tilting and sinking.

One Rincon Hill with The Harrison in the background, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 9: One Rincon Hill at 425 1st Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 4, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The ninth tallest tower in the Bay Area planned or built is One Rincon Hill, one of the tallest fully residential buildings west of the Mississippi River. Finished in 2008, the 641-foot tower led the procession of construction that now defines Rincon Hill and the southern portion of San Francisco’s SoMa skyline overlooking the Bay Bridge. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the project architect.

415 20th Street evening view along the Oakland downtown skyline, rendering from Hines

Number 10: 415 20th Street, Downtown Oakland

5:00 am on October 28, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The 10th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built is 415 20th Street, a proposed office tower in Downtown Oakland. If constructed, the 622-foot tall skyscraper will rise to be the tallest building in California outside of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Hines is responsible for the 622-foot proposal.

Number 11: The Avery at 450 Folsom Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 21, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The eleventh tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built is Related Companies The Avery, a 618-foot tall residential tower at 450 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is located on Block 8 of the Transbay development district and inside the highly redeveloped East Cut neighborhood. Rem Koolhaas’ Office of Metropolitan Architecture is responsible for the tapered design.

250 Howard Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 12: Park Tower at Transbay, 250 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The 12th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built in the Park Tower at Transbay office building, located at 250 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The 605-foot tall project rises from Block 5 in the transformative San Francisco Transbay development plan. Goettsch Partners in collaboration with Solomon Cordwell Buenz, is responsible for the sky deck-covered skyscraper design.

45-53 Third Street aerial view, rendering by SOM

Number 13: 45 Third Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on October 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The proposed 45-53 Third Street mixed-use tower is expected to be tied as the 13th tallest building in the Bay Area. Located in SoMa, San Francisco, the building will be tied with 101 California Street and 50 Fremont Center with a rooftop height 600 feet above street level. The development is being co-sponsored by Hearst and JMA Ventures.

Salesforce West at 50 Fremont Street seen from the Salesforce Tower plaza, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 13: Salesforce West at 50 Fremont Center, SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on September 30, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Salesforce West, a 600-foot office tower in SoMa, San Francisco, is tied as the 13th tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built. Located at 50 Fremont Center, the building rises to the same height as 101 California Street and the proposed height of 53 3rd Street. Originally developed by Fremont Properties, the structure has been branded as Salesforce West since the software company acquired the property in 2015 for $637.6 million.

Number 13: 101 California Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 23, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

101 California Street is tied with two other buildings as the 13th tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built. The 600-foot office building was complete in the Financial District in 1982 as the third tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. Its round and glassy exterior with a geometric atrium base is an iconic design by the influential architects, Philip Johnson and John Burgee. Hines and the Singaporean Sovereign Wealth Fund are joint property owners.

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