Citicorp Center (San Francisco)
Encyclopedia
One Sansome Street, also known as Citigroup Center, is an office skyscraper
located at the intersection of Sutter and Sansome Streets in the Financial District of San Francisco, California
near Market Street
. The 168 m (551.2 ft), 41 floor
, 616938 sq ft (57,315.4 m²) office tower was completed in 1984.
, the bank building was granite clad with 38 ft (11.6 m) high Doric columns
. The historic architecture of the bank building serves as a conservatory for the skyscraper today.
One Sansome Street was acquired by Beacon Capital Partners LLC from BayernLB
in 2005 for $217 million or $394.55 per ft² ($4,247.32 per m²). BayernLB bought the building in 1999 from subsidiaries of Citigroup
and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. for between $170–175 million, or $310–320 per ft² ($3,337-3,445 per m²). By 2010, it was owned by Broadway Partners Fund Manager, LLC.. In 2010, a partnership between Barker Pacific Group and Prudential Real Estate Investors took ownership of the building.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located at the intersection of Sutter and Sansome Streets in the Financial District of San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
near Market Street
Market Street (San Francisco)
Market Street is an important thoroughfare in San Francisco, California. It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building at the northeastern edge of the city and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the intersection with Corbett Avenue in...
. The 168 m (551.2 ft), 41 floor
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
, 616938 sq ft (57,315.4 m²) office tower was completed in 1984.
History
The One Sansome Street tower is built adjacent to the site of the ornate Anglo and London Paris National Bank, which was completed in 1910. Designed by architect Albert PissisAlbert Pissis
Albert Pissis was the architect who introduced the Beaux-Arts architectural style to San Francisco, California, designing a number of important buildings in the city in the years before and after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.-Biography:...
, the bank building was granite clad with 38 ft (11.6 m) high Doric columns
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
. The historic architecture of the bank building serves as a conservatory for the skyscraper today.
One Sansome Street was acquired by Beacon Capital Partners LLC from BayernLB
BayernLB
BayernLB or Bayerische Landesbank is a publicly regulated bank based in Munich, Germany and one of the eight Landesbanken. It is 94% owned by the free state of Bavaria and 6% owned by the Sparkassenverband Bayern, the umbrella organization of Bavarian Sparkassen...
in 2005 for $217 million or $394.55 per ft² ($4,247.32 per m²). BayernLB bought the building in 1999 from subsidiaries of Citigroup
Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. for between $170–175 million, or $310–320 per ft² ($3,337-3,445 per m²). By 2010, it was owned by Broadway Partners Fund Manager, LLC.. In 2010, a partnership between Barker Pacific Group and Prudential Real Estate Investors took ownership of the building.
Tenants
- CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
- Consulate-General of LuxembourgDiplomatic missions of LuxembourgThis is a list of diplomatic missions of Luxembourg, excluding honorary consulates. It is represented by Belgium in countries that do not host a Luxembourgish diplomatic mission.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels ** Prague...
, Suite 830 - Consulate-General of the United Kingdom, Suite 850