525 Market Street, once known as First Market Tower, is an office skyscraper at the southwest corner of First- and Market Streets in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The 161 m (528 ft), 39 floor tower was the second largest office building by square footage in the city (after 555 California Street) when completed in 1973.[4] It is owned by the New York State Teachers Retirement System since 1998.[5] It is one of 39 San Francisco high rises reported by the U.S. Geological Survey as potentially vulnerable to a large earthquake, due to a flawed welding technique. [6]
| 525 Market Street | |
|---|---|
 525 Market Street (center) | |
  Location within San Francisco | |
| Former names | Tishhman Building, First Market Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 525 Market Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′26″N 122°23′57″W / 37.7905°N 122.3991°W |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Renovated | 1991 |
| Owner | Knickerbocker Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Top floor | 39 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1,083,000 square feet (100,600 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Carl Warnecke & Associates |
| Main contractor | Cahill Contractors, Inc. |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
History
editIn 2020, 49% stake of the building was sold to a Deutsche Bank subsidiary for $682 million.[5]
Tenants
edit- Amazon rents 40% of the total area. It hosts the Amazon Web Services and Amazon Music divisions.[5]
- Sephora hosts their North America headquarters.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Emporis building ID 118780". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "First Market Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ First Market Tower at Structurae
- ^ "Largest Office Buildings in San Francisco". San Francisco Business Times. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ a b c d Andrew Nelson (2021-07-08). "Number 26: First Market Tower at 525 Market Street, SoMa, San Francisco". San Francisco YIMBY. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "At Risk in a Big Quake: 39 of San Francisco's Top High Rises". The New York Times. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
