List of tallest buildings in San Francisco

The Salesforce Tower (right) has been San Francisco's tallest building since its construction in 2017. Prior to that, the Transamerica Pyramid (left) was the tallest building from its construction in 1972 until 2017. (Photographed on March 1, 2018)

San Francisco, California, in the United States, has at least 482 high-rises,[1] 58 of which are at least 400 feet (122 m) tall. The tallest building is Salesforce Tower, which rises 1,070 ft (330 m) and as of April 2023 is the 17th-tallest building in the United States.[2] The city's second-tallest building is the Transamerica Pyramid, which rises 853 ft (260 m), and was previously the city's tallest for 45 years, from 1972 to 2017.[3] The city's third-tallest building is 181 Fremont, rising to 802 ft (244 m).

San Francisco has 27 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m). Six more skyscrapers of over 150 m are under construction, have been approved for construction, or have been proposed. Its skyline is currently ranked second in the Western United States (after Los Angeles) and sixth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles.[note 1]

  1. ^ "Database: San Francisco". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "U.S.A.'s tallest buildings - Top 20". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Transamerica Pyramid". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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