Advanced Equities Plaza is the 13th tallest building in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

 and is a prominent fixture in San Diego's skyline

Skyline

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. Tied with Pinnacle Marina Tower

The Pinnacle Museum Tower

Pinnacle Marina Tower, formerly Pinnacle Museum Tower, is a residential high rise at 550 Front Street in San Diego, California completed in 2005. With a height of , 36 floors, 3 floor garage, and 182 units, it is the second tallest residential building in the city...

, it has a height of 412 ft (126 m). Located in the Marina district

Marina, San Diego, California

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 of Downtown San Diego

Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California

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, Advanced Equities Plaza is a 23-story building that utilizes the postmodern architectural style and was designed by the architect firm Carrier Johnson Architects.

History

Advanced Equities Plaza finished construction of the 380,000 sq ft (35,300 m²) skyscraper in 2005. Previously named Broadway 655, Advanced Equities changed the name to Advanced Equities Plaza after signing a 10-year lease on the building. The company uses three floors of the 23-story skyscraper.

Ownership

In July 2007, the building was sold by Broadway Tower 655, LLC to Wereldhave USA for $210 million. Robert V. Lankford of Lankford & Associates, Inc. was the managing partner of the original development entity, Broadway Tower 655, LLC.

External links

• Advanced Equities Plaza at Emporis.com
• Advanced Equities Plaza at SkyscraperPage.com