| Transamerica Pyramid | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2015 | |
  Transamerica Pyramid Location within San Francisco  Transamerica Pyramid Transamerica Pyramid (California)  Transamerica Pyramid Transamerica Pyramid (the United States) | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in San Francisco from 1969 to 2017[I] | |
| Preceded by | Bank of America Center |
| Surpassed by | Salesforce Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 600 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′43″N 122°24′10″W / 37.7952°N 122.4028°W |
| Construction started | December 1969 |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Cost | US$32 million |
| Owner | Michael Shvo |
| Management | Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. |
| Height | |
| Roof | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Top floor | 695 ft (212 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 |
| Floor area | 499,000 sq ft (46,400 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William L. Pereira & Harry D. Som |
| Structural engineer | Chin & Hensolt, Inc. Glumac International Simonson & Simonson |
| Main contractor | Dinwiddie Construction Co. |
| Website | |
| transamericapyramid | |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.[5] Located at 600 Montgomery Street between Clay and Washington Streets in the city's Financial District, it was the tallest building in San Francisco from its completion in 1972 until 2018 when the newly-constructed Salesforce Tower surpassed its height.[6] The building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, which moved its U.S. headquarters to Baltimore, Maryland. The building is still associated with the company by being depicted on the company's logo. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, the building stands at 853 feet (260 m). On completion in 1972 it was the eighth-tallest building in the world.[7] It is also a popular tourist site. In 2020, the building was sold to NYC investor Michael Shvo, who in 2022 hired Norman Foster to redesign the interiors and renovate the building.[8]
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- ^ "San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid to get $250M facelift". SF Gate. 24 March 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "San Francisco's Salesforce Tower becomes tallest building on West Coast". ABC 7 News. 15 October 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ "Official World's 200 Tallest High-rise Buildings". Emporis. January 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Li, Roland (22 March 2022). "S.F.'s Transamerica Pyramid is getting a $250 million redesign, the biggest in its 50-year history". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2022.