Formerly known as the Transbay Tower, the Salesforce Tower will be San Francisco’s largest tower and the second tallest building in the West at 1,070 feet and 1.4 million square feet. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the tower will be 61 stories. The base of the building will connect to the Transbay Transit Center.

A combination of office and retail space with glass facades, the slender tower will be topped with an LED light installation. The building is slated to be completed in late 2017 or early 2018, according to Salesforce.

Once the tallest building in San Francisco, until the construction of the Salesforce Tower, the futurist Transamerica Pyramid comes in 200 feet shorter at 853 feet. The four-sided pyramid, marked by two “wings,” is now the second tallest building in San Francisco with 48 floors of retail and office space.

Designed by William Pereira & Associates, the tower was completed in 1972 as the eighth tallest building in the world.

While no longer the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, the building is still linked to the company and the company’s logo.

Not to be outdone by the Transamerica Pyramid, 181 Fremont is one of San Francisco’s most luxurious mixed-use tower in San Francisco. Designed by Heller Manus Architects, the roughly 800-foot-tall residential condominium and office building has a steel frame designed to withstand seismic activity.

With 56 floors, the tower is part residential and part business (Instagram occupies the bottom part). The tower is the first REDi-certified high rise tower on the west coast. Along with Salesforce Tower, it’s one of two buildings with bridges connecting it to Salesforce Park.

Standing 725 feet tall, 345 California Center is San Francisco’s fourth tallest tower. Completed in 1986, the tower is sheathed in granite and has a steel frame.

Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill who had a hand in 555 California Street, the mixed-use building has two towers, each topped by a spire that are connected by a glass sky bridge that overlooks the bay.

With the exception of the top floors that make up the Loews Regency San Francisco hotel, the rest of the building houses commercial offices.

Oddly enough, the address to the building and the hotel are different. If you’re looking to explore the Loews Regency San Francisco, the address you’re looking for is 222 Sansome Street.

Primarily condominiums, the Millennium Tower is the tallest residential building in San Francisco. Perhaps the most luxurious residential building in California, the 645 foot tall building is 58 stories of cozy condos.

Luxury comes at a price, however. The  Millennium Tower has been the center of controversy after it was confirmed that the building was tilting and sinking. Still, you have to admire the blue and gray glass exterior and it’s slender concrete form.

The tower was completed in 2009 and designed by Handel Architects.

One Rincon Hill is a residential complex that consists of two towers, Tower Two, home of The Harrison residences, stands taller at 641 feet while Tower One stands at 541 feet.

Tower Two, completed in 2008, is 60 stories topped with 25 LED floodlights that change according to the weather. One Rincon Hill was designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) architects.

Now called Salesforce West after the company purchased the building in 2015, the commercial building is 43 stories and 600 feet tall.

Originally completed in 1985, the building was recently renovated by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to modernize the lobby and retail spaces. The building is also LEED-certified.

Standing 600 feet tall, the commercial office building is 48 stories of glass and granite. Completed in 1982, the cylindrical structure was designed by Philip Johnson. On the ground level is a granite plaza with terrace seating that is decorated for the holiday season with oversized Christmas ornaments.

A glass tower designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Rem Koolhaas’ OMA opened in 2019. reaching 56 stories high, this residential skyscraper comes with six luxury penthouses on the top floors and an auxiliary building with affordable homes.