345 California Center

345 California Center
345 California Center
Alternative names	California Center; Hotel; Stun Gun Towers; Tweezer Towers
General information
Type	Commercial offices; Hotel
Location	345 California Street; San Francisco, California
Completed	1986
Cost	US$83,000,000
Owner	Metropolis Investment Holdings Inc.
Management	Cushman & Wakefield
Height
Architectural	695 ft (212 m)
Tip	721 ft (220 m)
Roof	620 ft (190 m)
Technical details
Floor count	48
Floor area	570,900 sq ft (53,040 m2)
Lifts/elevators	12
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineer	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractor	Hathaway Dinwiddie
References

345 California Center is a 48-story office tower in the financial district of San Francisco, California. Completed in 1986, the 211.8 m (695 ft) tower is the third-tallest in the city after the Transamerica Pyramid and 555 California Street if the spires are included. It was originally proposed to be 30 m (98 ft) taller.

345 California is in the middle of a block with historic buildings on each of the four corners. Initially planned as condominiums, the top 11 floors of the building are the Loews Regency San Francisco hotel, located in twin towers set at 45-degree angles to the rest of the building. Several glass skybridges offer views of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Loews Regency has the street address 222 Sansome, with a different entrance.

Floors

The floors of the building are used as follows:

38F - 48F: Loews Regency San Francisco
4F - 36F: Offices
2F - 3F: Retail and Restaurants
1F: Lobby Entrance to the Office and Hotel
B2F-B1F: Parking Space

Gallery

345 California lobby
The building's twin spires

References

^ "345 California Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
^ 345 California Center at Emporis
^ "345 California Center". SkyscraperPage.
^ 345 California Center at Structurae

External links

Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco official website

[1] "345 California Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.

[2] 345 California Center at Emporis

[3] "345 California Center". SkyscraperPage.

[4] 345 California Center at Structurae

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Highrises over 300 feet (91 m)	One Maritime Plaza Four Seasons Hotel 415 Natoma Street Westin St. Francis 33 Tehama Street 456 Montgomery Plaza 535 Mission Street Shell Building Park Central Hotel San Francisco 222 Second Street 199 Fremont Street One Market Plaza Steuart Tower Hilton San Francisco Financial District 425 California Street 100 Montgomery Street Grand Hyatt San Francisco Fox Plaza 101 Second Street NEMA 580 California Street 601 California Street The Infinity I Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II 450 Sutter Street InterContinental San Francisco Stevenson Place BridgeView 150 California Street 225 Bush Street 505 Montgomery Street Blue Shield of California Building Fairmont San Francisco 180 Montgomery Street KPMG Building Central Plaza The Summit W San Francisco 353 Sacramento Street 555 Market Street Bank of California Building Phillip Burton Federal Building Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences San Francisco Marriott Union Square 88 Kearny Street 388 Market Street Commercial Union Assurance Building Hunter-Dulin Building One Bush Plaza McAllister Tower Apartments 301 Howard Street Mark Hopkins Hotel Mills Tower Central Tower Solaire
Under construction	Oceanwide Center I & II
Planned and proposed	Palace Hotel Residential Tower Treasure Island development 5M Project 524 Howard Street
See also: San Francisco Designated Landmarks, Buildings and structures in San Francisco

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