This list of tallest buildings in San Francisco
ranks skyscrapers in San Francisco, California by height.
The tallest building in San Francisco is currently the
Transamerica Pyramid, which rises 853 feet (260 meters)
and is currently the 30th-tallest building in the United
States.[1] Another famous San Francisco skyscraper is
555 California Street, which is the city's 2nd-tallest
building. It is better known to locals as the Bank of
America Center.
Many of San Francisco's tallest buildings, particularly
its office skyscrapers, were completed in a massive
building boom that occurred from the late 1960s until
the late 1980s. This boom was dubbed a "Manhattanization
wave" by residents of the city, and was met with
mixed reaction. There was less building activity from
1989 through 1999 due to the effects of the Loma Prieta
Earthquake, but construction of taller buildings gradually
began to resume. The city is currently going through
a second boom, with 34 buildings over 400 feet (122
m) proposed, approved, or under construction in the
city. San Francisco boasts 16 completed skyscrapers
that rise at least 500 feet (152 m) in height, with
two more under construction. Overall, San Francisco's
skyline is ranked (based upon existing and under construction
buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall) second in the
Pacific coast region (after Los Angeles) and seventh
in the United States, after New York City, Chicago,
Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta.