Park Tower at Transbay is a 43-story, 605-foot (184 m) office skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The tower is located on Block 5 of the San Francisco Transbay development plan at the corner of Beale and Howard Streets, near the Salesforce Transit Center.[5] The tower contains 743,000 square feet (69,000 m2) of office space.[6] The entire office space has been leased by Facebook.[7]
| Park Tower at Transbay | |
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  Location within San Francisco  Park Tower at Transbay (California)  Park Tower at Transbay (the United States) | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 250 Howard Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′25″N 122°23′39″W / 37.7903°N 122.3943°W |
| Construction started | October 2015 |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 605 ft (184 m) |
| Roof | 550 ft (170 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Floor area | 743,000 sq ft (69,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Goettsch Partners Solomon Coldwell Buenz |
| Developer | MetLife Inc. John Buck Co. Golub Real Estate Development |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
History
editBlock 5, an area bounded by Howard, Main, Beale and Natoma Streets, was formerly a state-owned parcel used for ramps leading to the since-demolished Transbay Terminal and Embarcadero Freeway. The block is bisected by a driveway for the neighboring Providian Financial Building.[8] Although zoned for residential development, the San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure issued a request for proposal for a 550-foot (170 m) tower with 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) of office space.[9]
Four development teams submitted proposals for the site: Boston Properties with Kohn Pedersen Fox; Golub Real Estate and The John Buck Company with Goettsch Partners and Solomon Cordwell Buenz; Jay Paul Company with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; and Kilroy Realty with Pelli Clarke Pelli.[10] The proposal from Golub Real Estate and The John Buck Company was ultimately selected,[11] featuring a number of large, outdoor terraces on both the northwest and southeast corners of the building.[5] The development group paid US$172.5 million to acquire the property in September 2015.[12][13] Ceremonial groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2015,[4][14] with MetLife taking a majority stake in the project,[15] reportedly worth US$345 million for a 95% ownership stake.[16] The lobby was designed by Interior Architects.
Images
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The cranes constructing the foundation, in front of the Millennium Tower and Transbay Terminal, and in the distance the Salesforce Tower and 181 Fremont Tower under construction. -
The excavation and foundation construction on Nov 3, 2016. -
Basement construction nears ground level and crossbracing being removed on Jan 31, 2017.
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Emporis building ID 1258561". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Park Tower at Transbay". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ "Transbay Tower Design - Block 5". Goettsch Partners. San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure. November 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "MetLife, The John Buck Company and Golub Form Partnership to Develop Office Complex in Downtown San Francisco" (Press release). Business Wire. October 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "550-Foot Block 5 Tower And Terraces In Context". SocketSite. November 21, 2014.
- ^ Weinberg, Cory (July 13, 2015). "Soaring office tower approved to hit San Francisco's skyline". San Francisco Business Times.
- ^ Brinklow, Adam (2018-05-14). "Facebook leases entire Park Tower high-rise [Update]". Curbed SF. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "An Unexpected Transbay Twist And Block Redesign". SocketSite. April 3, 2014.
- ^ Elsen, Tracy (April 4, 2014). "Transbay Block 5 Tower Will Be Commercial Not Residential". Curbed SF.
- ^ Weintraub, Adam (June 26, 2014). "Veteran developers chase high-profile Transbay office site". San Francisco Business Times.
- ^ Weintraub, Adam (July 24, 2014). "Chicago-based team leads in race to develop Transbay Block 5". San Francisco Business Times.
- ^ "Redesigned To Blow You Away, But Hopefully Not Off A Balcony". SocketSite. November 14, 2014.
- ^ @ParkTowerSF (September 24, 2015). "Park Tower's #land purchase has been finalized & #construction is commencing immediately! Learn more at http://www.parktowerattransbay.com #CRE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Nicolo, Rob (November 8, 2015). "250 Howard: Another Site Joins SoMa's Building Boom". SFHog.
- ^ Yu, Hui-Yong (October 6, 2015). "MetLife Takes Majority Stake in New San Francisco Office Tower". Bloomberg.
- ^ Peterson, Jon (October 7, 2015). "MetLife Places $345MM into Transbay Office Development". The Registry.