Almost finished: The Salesforce Tower – San Francisco’s tallest building close to completion

Salesforce tower beats it all- 555 California and the Transamerica Pyramid are no longer the tallest ones in the City

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”— Karl Lagerfeld

No longer just a rendering, the behemoth that is the Salesforce tower seems on track for it’s occupancy come Summer 2017. With the final beam ceremony having taken place on April 6 2017, the building that will command the title of “Tallest Building West of Chicago” (that can be occupied) is set to change San Francisco forever. As contemporary as the building is, it’s beginnings are still steeped in tradition with a six-foot-tall cedar tree having been attached to the final steel beam to appease any tree-dwelling spirits uprooted during the construction process.

While Salesforce (a cloud computing company), may not have bought the building outright, it has secured the naming rights as well as 30 floors in the lease agreement. Salesforce will be sharing the space with neighbors such as Bain and Company, Accenture, and CBRE – a real estate group.

brightroomSf had the privilege of working with Boston Properties prior to breaking ground for this project where we were able to get a glimpse of the César Pelli (Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects) masterpiece. brightroomSF shot the showrooms and models of the tower and it’s surrounds, in the 500 Freemont Building – a challenge unto itself.

But as the San Francisco skyline changes, we can only marvel at the work done in the construction of this building with its solid bedrock base and lustrous glass exterior. Being the talk of the town is not always easy, but then again, the Salesforce building is certainly up for this Tall Order.