List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
Rank Name Height ft ( m ) Floors Use Year Notes
1 Salesforce Tower 1,070 ( 326 ) 61 Office 2018 11th-tallest building in the United States 2nd-tallest building in California Tallest building in San Francisco since 2018 Tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 2010s
2 Transamerica Pyramid 853 ( 260 ) 48 Office 1972 41st-tallest building in the United States 5th-tallest building in California Tallest building in San Francisco from 1972 until 2018 , when Salesforce Tower was topped-off . Tallest building on the West Coast from 1972 until 1974 Tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 1970s
3 181 Fremont 802 ( 245 ) 56 Office , Residential 2017 2nd-tallest mixed-use residential building west of the Mississippi River
4 555 California Street 779 ( 237 ) 52 Office 1969 Tallest building on the West Coast from 1969 to 1972 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s Formerly known as Bank of America Center Largest office building in San Francisco by floor area
5 345 California Center 721 ( 220 ) 48 Hotel , Office 1986 Tallest mid-block skyscraper in San Francisco Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s The height shown includes flagpoles
6 Millennium Tower 645 ( 197 ) 58 Hotel , Residential 2009 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s Fact : The Millennium Tower has tilted up to 2 inches a year and has sunk as much as 3 inches per year
7 One Rincon Hill 641 ( 195 ) 60 Residential 2008 Originally known as One Rincon Hill South Tower . Tallest all-residential building in the city
8 Park Tower at Transbay 605 ( 184 ) 43 Office 2018
9 50 Fremont Center 600 ( 183 ) 43 Office 1985
9 101 California Street 600 ( 183 ) 48 Office 1982
11 The Avery ( Transbay Block 8 ) * 575 ( 175 ) 56 Residential 2019
12 Market Center 573 ( 175 ) 40 Office 1975 Also known as Chevron Tower
13 Four Embarcadero Center 571 ( 174 ) 45 Office 1982
14 One Embarcadero Center 568 ( 173 ) 45 Office 1971
15 44 Montgomery Street 565 ( 172 ) 43 Office 1967 Tallest building in California from 1967 to 1969
16 Spear Tower 564 ( 172 ) 43 Office 1976
17 One Sansome Street 550 ( 168 ) 41 Office 1984 Also known as the Citigroup Center
18 The Harrison 541 ( 165 ) 49 Residential 2014 Originally known as One Rincon Hill North Tower
19 One Front Street 538 ( 164 ) 38 Office 1979 Also known as Shaklee Terraces and 444 Market Street
20 525 Market Street 528 ( 161 ) 39 Office 1973
Tallest buildings
San Francisco, California, in the United States, has at least 472 high-rises, 56 of which are at least tall. The tallest building is Salesforce Tower, which rises and is the 13th-tallest building in the United States. The city's second-tallest building is the Transamerica Pyramid, which rises , and was previously the city's tallest for 45 years, from 1972 to 2017. The city's third-tallest building is 181 Fremont, rising to 802 ft (244 m). San Francisco has 26 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m). Seven more skyscrapers of over 150 m are under construction, have been approved for construction, or have been proposed. Its skyline is currently ranked second in the Western United States (after Los Angeles) and sixth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles.