101 California Street is a 48-story office skyscraper completed in 1982 in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The 183 m (600 ft) tower, providing 1,250,000 sq ft (116,000 m2) of office space, is bounded by California, Davis, Front, and Pine Streets near Market Street.
| 101 California Street | |
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  Location within San Francisco  101 California Street (California)  101 California Street (the United States) | |
| Former names | Itel Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 101 California Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′34″N 122°23′53″W / 37.79285°N 122.39793°W |
| Construction started | 1979 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Owner | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Management | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Height | |
| Roof | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 |
| Floor area | 1,250,000 sq ft (116,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 32 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Philip Johnson / John Burgee Eli Attia Architects Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc. |
| Developer | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
History
editSingapore sovereign wealth fund bought 92% of the building from Nippon Life Insurance Company in 2012 for US$910 million.[5] Hines Interests Limited Partnership has a partial stake in the building.[5]
Description
editThe faceted cylindrical tower features a seven-story, glass-enclosed lobby and a granite plaza with flower beds and a fountain. During the holiday season, a platform with many oversized Christmas ornaments is added to the plaza. The building's entrance is very similar to that of 101 Park Avenue in New York City, and was also designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee in 1982.
101 California is equipped with a total of thirty-two elevators, with twenty-two serving the tower; two serving floors 45 through 48; four serving the triangular annex building; two serving the garage; and two for freight.[6] The eight stairwells throughout the building are intended for emergency use only.[6]
1993 shooting
editThe building is the site of what has become known as the 101 California Street shootings, a mass murder which occurred there in 1993. On July 1, Gian Luigi Ferri, a disgruntled client of the law firm Pettit & Martin, entered their offices on the 34th floor and killed eight people and wounded six before killing himself. The event was a catalyst in the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a drive initiated by California Senator Dianne Feinstein to ban "assault weapons".[7] A terraced garden in the plaza in front of the building is now dedicated to the victims.
Notable tenants
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Tower street view -
The seven-story, glass-enclosed lobby atrium -
Plaza's terraced gardens -
Tower from Market Street
See also
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References
edit- ^ "101 California Street". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 118907". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "101 California Street". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ 101 California Street at Structurae
- ^ a b Andrew Nelson (2021-09-23). "Number 13: 101 California Street, Financial District, San Francisco". San Francisco YIMBY. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ a b Property Management Office (2010). "101 California Tenant Manual" (PDF). Hines. Hines Interests Limited Partnership: 5, 6. Archived from the original (.PDF) on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ Harriet Chiang (1 July 2003). "10 Years After: 101 California Massacre Victims Helped Toughen Gun Laws". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
Further reading
edit- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (Second ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 35. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.