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Absolutely incredible! Never thought I'd live to see something this massive going up in NorCal. I keep expecting to wake up or the tower to get destroyed and then never rebuilt again. But it looks like it will be a reality!
Last edited by Justbuildit; Mar 22, 2017 at 4:26 PM.
Looks like heavy work on the crown framing today. I'm not in SF so I don't know--I can see the sky is blue on the cams but I assume the wind isn't bad so they can work. Doubt they can finish it today, but just another couple of decent days and she WILL be topped off. I suspect they are definitely trying to get it done by the end of the month.
I can remember how excited I was when the Millennium Tower was getting built. If only I knew what would be going up right next door at that time. I wouldn't have been so impressed.
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I'm in SF for work, looking out the window right now at SF Tower. This thing is beautiful! And coming back across the bay from Oakland, the skyline is truly amazing.
You can see the crown from the inner Richmond, Clement and 6th Ave., an amazing sight.
The first two rings are lit tonight by what appear to be walkway lights, though it's difficult to see without binoculars because of the brighter work lights above and below. It seems that all four rings (including the very top) may be part of the lighting feature. We have much to look forward to!
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Almost time for S.F.’s Salesforce Tower to hit the top John King, San Francisco Chronicle
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If you’ve been wondering when San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower would finally stop climbing higher and higher into the sky, the answer is — soon.
The last steel beam will be maneuvered into place atop the 1,070-foot high-rise on April 6, developers Boston Properties and Hines revealed Friday. The high point will come four years after the ceremonial groundbreaking in March 2013, but barely a year since the first steel appeared above-ground last March...
Salesforce has leased more than half the space in the 1.4 million-square-foot building; most of it is on the lower floors, but the 60th and 61st stories will serve as a sort of sky-high company lounge for the software giant’s employees, customers and guests...
The schedule calls for the tower to be completed in July, according to marketing director Helen Han of Boston Properties. Employees of Salesforce and other firms that are leasing space could be going to work at 101 First St. before Thanksgiving.
In Chicago or New York City, Salesforce Tower would be lost in the crowd. Not in San Francisco. The newcomer stands more than 200 feet above the Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest office building here from 1972 until last fall.
Should have been 1200 ft
We just have to wait for San Francisco without Sue Hestor.
Now that I see it nearly complete, it has occurred to me that its proportions compared to the rest of the skyline look "right" and that, perhaps, at 1200' it might have looked out of place or "not quite right". Can't decide if I'm just adapting to what must be or not, but that thought has occurred.
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I keep expecting to wake up or the tower to get destroyed and then never rebuilt again. But it looks like it will be a reality!
If only I knew what would be going up right next door at that time. I wouldn't have been so impressed.
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