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345 California Center
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Alternative names California Center
Hotel
Stun Gun Towers
Tweezer Towers
General information
Type Commercial offices
Hotel
Location 345 California Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°47′33″N 122°24′02″W / 37.7925°N 122.4005°W / 37.7925; -122.4005
Completed 1986
Cost US$83 million
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 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractor Hathaway Dinwiddie

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 fifth tallest in the city after the Salesforce Tower, Transamerica Pyramid, 181 Fremont, and 555 California Street if the spires are included. It was originally proposed to be 30 m (98 ft) taller. The building was developed by Norland Properties, a private real estate investment firm led by Hany Ben-Halim.

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 Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero, 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 hotel 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

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