Salesforce Tower - wikipedia Salesforce Tower This article is about the building in San Francisco. For the building in London, see Heron Tower. For the building in Indianapolis, see Salesforce Tower ( Indianapolis ). Salesforce Tower Salesforce Tower under construction in September 2017 Location within San Francisco Salesforce Tower ( California ) Salesforce Tower ( the US ) Show map of San Francisco Show map of California Show map of the US Show all Former names Transbay Tower Record height Preceded by Transamerica Pyramid General information Status Complete Type Commercial offices, retail Location 415 Mission Street San Francisco, California Coordinates 37 ° 47 ′ 24 '' N 122 ° 23 ′ 49 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.7899 ° N 122.3969 ° W ﻿ / 37.7899 ; - 122.3969 Coordinates : 37 ° 47 ′ 24 '' N 122 ° 23 ′ 49 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.7899 ° N 122.3969 ° W ﻿ / 37.7899 ; - 122.3969 Construction started 2013 ( 2013 ) Opening January 8, 2018 Cost US $1.1 billion Owner Boston Properties ( 95 % ) Hines Interests LP ( 5 % ) Height 1,070 ft ( 326 m ) Technical details Floor count 61 Floor area 1,600,000 sq ft ( 150,000 m ) Lifts / elevators 34 Design and construction Architect Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Developer Boston Properties Engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates Main contractor Clark Construction Group / Hathaway Dinwiddie ( joint venture ) Website www.salesforcetower.com References Salesforce Tower, formerly known as the Transbay Tower, is a 1,070 - foot ( 326 m ) office skyscraper in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisco. It is located at 415 Mission Street between First and Fremont Streets, next to the Transbay Transit Center site. Salesforce Tower is the centerpiece of the San Francisco Transbay redevelopment plan. The plan contains a mix of office, transportation, retail, and residential uses. The skyscraper is the tallest in the San Francisco skyline. With a top roof height of 970 feet ( 296 m ) and an overall height of 1,070 feet ( 326 m ), it is the second tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The crown of the tower features a nine - story electronic sculpture, `` Day for Night '', created by artist Jim Campbell that features low resolution, abstract videos of San Francisco that will be filmed each day. At its activation on 21 May 2018, it was considered the tallest public art piece in the world. Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Developer Hines, with a proposal by architect César Pelli, was selected as the winner of a global competition in 2007 to entitle and purchase the site. A seven - member jury of development experts assembled by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority ( TJPA ) selected Hines over proposals from Forest City Enterprises and architect Richard Rogers ; and from Rockefeller Development Group Corp. and Skidmore Owings & Merrill. In 2012, Boston Properties acquired a 50 % stake in the project and in 2013 acquired most of Hines ' remaining interest to become 95 % owners of the project. The site of the tower was in a dilapidated area, formerly used as a ground - level entrance to the San Francisco Transbay Terminal, which was demolished in 2011. The TJPA sold the parcel to Boston Properties and Hines for US $192 million, and ceremonial groundbreaking for the new tower occurred on March 27, 2013. Actual below - grade construction work started in late 2013. The project is a joint venture between general contractors Clark Construction and Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction. The footprint of Salesforce Tower rests on land fill near San Francisco 's original waterfront, an area prone to soil liquefaction during earthquakes. To account for this seismic risk, the tower uses an advanced design that is modeled to withstand the strongest earthquakes expected in the region. Its foundation includes 42 piles driven down nearly 300 feet ( 91 m ) to bedrock and a 14 - foot ( 4.3 m ) thick foundation mat. The development was originally contracted on `` spec '', meaning the developer - owner did not have a major tenant lease secured beforehand ( thus being a speculative development ). On April 11, 2014, Salesforce.com announced that it signed a lease for 714,000 square feet ( 66,300 m ) on floors 1, 3 -- 30, and 61 to become the building 's anchor tenant. Previously known as the Transbay Tower, the building was renamed Salesforce Tower. The lease was valued at US $560 million over 15 and a half years starting in 2017. The tower opened in 2018 and has 61 floors, with a decorative crown reaching 1,070 ft ( 326 m ). The original proposal called for a 1,200 - foot ( 370 m ) tower, but the height was later reduced. It is the tallest building in San Francisco, surpassing the Transamerica Pyramid by more than 200 feet ( 61 m ). The tower is the second tallest building in the Western United States. The building 's first tenants began moving in on January 8, 2018. Upon opening, the building was 97 % leased to tenants including Salesforce, Covington & Burling, WeWork, Bain & Company, Accenture, and Hellman & Friedman. In popular culture Salesforce Tower 's first appearance in film was the 2014 animated film Big Hero 6. Although Salesforce Tower was still under construction when the film was released, it appeared in the film as a completed tower. In Ubisoft 's Watch Dogs 2, the tower can also be seen completed, even though the video game was released in 2016 and set in that same year, while the building was still under construction. Gallery Salesforce Tower in April 2017, the day before its topping out ceremony The Salesforce Tower ( left ) surpassed the Transamerica Pyramid ( right ) as the tallest building in the city See also San Francisco Bay Area portal List of tallest buildings in San Francisco List of tallest buildings in California List of tallest buildings in the United States Heron Tower References ^ Jump up to : `` Salesforce Tower - Clark Construction ''. Clark Construction Group, LLC. Jump up ^ `` Project Description : 101 First Street ( Transbay Tower ) '' ( PDF ). San Francisco Planning Commission. 2012 - 10 - 04. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 06. Jump up ^ Salesforce Tower at Emporis Jump up ^ `` Salesforce Tower ''. SkyscraperPage. Jump up ^ Salesforce Tower at Structurae Jump up ^ `` Pelli Clarke Pelli Transbay Tower Description ''. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ King, John ( 2007 - 08 - 12 ). `` Plan B : Architects : Pelli Clarke Pelli ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 23. Jump up ^ King, John ( 2007 - 09 - 21 ). `` ' Aggressive schedule ' for proposed Transbay transit center, tower ( picture ) ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` Yes, The Proposed Transbay Transit Tower Shrank A Hundred Feet ''. SocketSite. 2012 - 03 - 12. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 06. ^ Jump up to : `` Boston Properties Signs a 714,000 Square Foot Lease with Salesforce.com at Salesforce Tower ( Formerly Transbay Tower ) '' ( Press release ). The Registry. April 11, 2014. Jump up ^ Whiting, Sam ( September 13, 2017 ). `` Preview of Salesforce sculpture at Hosfelt Gallery ''. SF Gate. Retrieved September 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Heller, Nathan ( May 25, 2018 ). `` The Bright Lights of the Salesforce Tower ''. The New Yorker. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Jump up ^ King, John ( 2007 - 09 - 10 ). `` Jury names favorite for Transbay terminal, tower ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ Dineen, J.K. ( 2013 - 03 - 19 ). `` Boston Properties takes control of Transbay Tower, S.F. 's tallest building ''. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Boston Properties and Hines Close on Record Land Sale for Transbay Transit Tower Parcel '' ( Press release ). BusinessWire. March 26, 2013. Jump up ^ Dineen, J.K. ( 2013 - 03 - 27 ). `` Hines, Boston Properties sling ceremonial dirt in Transbay ground - breaking ''. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 06. ^ Jump up to : `` Clark to Build San Francisco 's Transbay Tower '' ( Press release ). 2013 - 08 - 12. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ Rosato Jr., Joe ( 2013 - 03 - 28 ). `` The Man Behind the New Transbay Tower ''. NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 06. Jump up ^ `` The Salesforce Tower Utilizes a `` Performance - based Seismic Design '' ``. Conco. December 20, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Stockton, Nick ( November 11, 2015 ). `` It Took 18 Hours to Pour the Foundation for San Francisco 's Tallest Skyscraper ''. WIRED. Jump up ^ Ellen Huet and John Coté ( April 11, 2014 ). `` Salesforce makes landmark deal to lease half of Transbay Tower ''. San Francisco Chronicle. CS1 maint : Uses authors parameter ( link ) Jump up ^ Hoge, Patrick ( April 11, 2014 ). `` Salesforce dominates Transbay Tower with San Francisco 's biggest lease ever ''. San Francisco Business Times. Jump up ^ `` LA vs SF in Battle for Tallest Building ''. 2015 - 01 - 26. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ Torres, Blanca ( January 10, 2018 ). `` San Francisco 's tallest building, Salesforce Tower, opens at 97 percent leased ''. San Francisco Business Times. Jump up ^ `` Salesforce on Twitter ''. Twitter. November 12, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hines : In case you missed it... '' Facebook. September 4, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/How-video-game-makers-build-a-better-SF-pixel-by-10814384.php External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salesforce Tower. 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Question: who owns the salesforce tower in san francisco
Answer: Boston Properties