List of tallest buildings in California
Buildings over 500 feet
All of the buildings taller than 500 feet (150 m) are in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The tallest building in San Diego rises exactly 500 feet due to restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 1970s, because of downtown's proximity to San Diego International Airport.

List of tallest buildings in California

Section Title: Buildings over 500 feet
Table Section Text: All of the buildings taller than 500 feet (150 m) are in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The tallest building in San Diego rises exactly 500 feet due to restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 1970s, because of downtown's proximity to San Diego International Airport.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	City	Rank in its city	Notes

1	Wilshire Grand Center	-	1,100 (340)	73	2017	Los Angeles	1	Topped-out in 2016, and officially opened in June 2017. The tower is the tallest building in Los Angeles and the West Coast of the United States as measured by structural height, which includes a 295-foot spire.

2	Salesforce Tower	-	1,070 (330)	61	2017	San Francisco	1	91st-tallest building in the world, 13th-tallest building in the United States, 2nd-tallest building on the West Coast, Tallest building in San Francisco since 2017, Tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 2010s.

3	U.S. Bank Tower	-	1,018 (310)	73	1989	Los Angeles	2	99th-tallest building in the world, 16th-tallest building in the United States, tallest building on the West Coast of the United States when measured by roof height.

N/A	Sutro Tower	-	977 (298)	1973	San Francisco	Tallest non-building radio tower in San Francisco since 1973. Because it sits atop a hill, the tower actually reaches a height of 1,814 ft (553 m) above sea level.

4	Aon Center	-	858 / 262	62	1973	Los Angeles	3	45th-tallest building in the United States. Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1970s.

5	Transamerica Pyramid	-	853 (260)	48	1972	San Francisco	2	Tallest building in San Francisco from 1972-2017; 46th-tallest in the United States, and 190th-tallest in the world; tallest building on the West Coast from 1972 until 1974; tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 1970s

6	555 California Street	-	779 (237)	52	1969	San Francisco	3	75th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building on the West Coast from 1969 to 1972; formerly known as Bank of America Center; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s

7	Two California Plaza	-	750 / 229	54	1992	Los Angeles	4	96th-tallest building in the United States (tied). Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1990s.

8	Gas Company Tower	-	749 / 228	52	1991	Los Angeles	5	80th-tallest building in the United States.

9	Bank of America Center	Los Angeles - Bank America building from Historic LAPD Academy.JPG	735 / 224	55	1974	Los Angeles	6	116th-tallest building in the United States (tied). Originally known as Security Pacific Bank Plaza, then as ARCO Plaza, then BP Plaza.

10	777 Tower	-	725 / 221	52	1991	Los Angeles	7

11	Wells Fargo Tower	-	723 / 220	54	1983	Los Angeles	8

12	Figueroa at Wilshire	-	717 / 219	53	1990	Los Angeles	9=	Formerly known as the Sanwa Bank Building.

12	City National Tower	-	699 / 213	52	1972	Los Angeles	9=	This building and Paul Hastings Tower stand as the tallest twin towers in Los Angeles. Formerly known as the Bank of America Tower.

Paul Hastings Tower	-	699 / 213	52	1972	Los Angeles	9=	This building and City National Tower stand as the tallest twin towers in Los Angeles. Formerly known as ARCO Tower.

13	345 California Center	345 California Street.JPG	695 (212)	48	1986	San Francisco	3	Tallest mid-block skyscraper in San Francisco; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s

14	LA Live Hotels & Condominiums	-	653 / 199	54	2010	Los Angeles	11

15	Millennium Tower	-	645 (197)	58	2009	San Francisco	4	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s

16	One Rincon Hill South Tower	Img3645 One Rincon Hill November.JPG	641 (195)	60	2008	San Francisco	5	Tallest all-residential building in the city

17	Citigroup Center	-	625 / 191	48	1979	Los Angeles	12	Formerly known as the 444 Flower Building.

18	611 Place	-	620 / 189	42	1967	Los Angeles	13	Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1960s.

19	50 Fremont Center	-	600 (183)	43	1985	San Francisco	6=

101 California Street	101 California Street.JPG	600 (183)	48	1982	San Francisco	6=

21	One California Plaza	-	578 / 176	42	1985	Los Angeles	14

22	Market Center	-	573 (175)	40	1975	San Francisco	8

23	Century Plaza Tower II	-	571 / 174	44	1975	Los Angeles	15=	This building and Century Plaza Tower I stand as the tallest buildings in California outside the CBDs of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Century Plaza Tower I	-	571 / 174	44	1975	Los Angeles	15=	This building and Century Plaza Tower II stand as the tallest buildings in California outside the CBDs Los Angeles and San Francisco.

25	Four Embarcadero Center	-	570 (174)	45	1982	San Francisco	9

26	One Embarcadero Center	569 (173)	45	1971	San Francisco	10

27	44 Montgomery Street	-	565 (172)	43	1967	San Francisco	11

28	Spear Tower	-	564 (172)	43	1976	San Francisco	12

29	KPMG Tower	-	560 / 171	45	1983	Los Angeles	17

30	One Sansome Street	-	550 (168)	39	1984	San Francisco	13

31	One Front Street	-	538 (164)	38	1979	San Francisco	14

32	Ernst & Young Plaza	-	534 / 163	41	1985	Los Angeles	18

33	SunAmerica Center	-	533 / 162	39	1990	Los Angeles	19

34	First Market Tower	-	529 (161)	39	1973	San Francisco	15=

McKesson Plaza	-	529 (161)	38	1969	San Francisco	15=

36	425 Market Street	-	525 (160)	38	1973	San Francisco	17

37	TCW Tower	-	517 / 158	39	1990	Los Angeles	20

38	Union Bank Plaza	-	516 / 157	40	1968	Los Angeles	21

39	10 Universal City Plaza	506 / 154	36	1984	Los Angeles	22	Tallest building in the San Fernando Valley.

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Aon Center is the third tallest building in Los Angeles, fourth tallest in California, and the 45th tallest in the United States.

final_sentence: Aon Center is the third tallest building in Los Angeles, fourth tallest in California, and the 45th tallest in the United States.