Emerald Plaza is the fifth tallest building in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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 and is a prominent fixture in San Diego's skyline

Skyline

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. Tied with The Pinnacle Museum Tower

The Pinnacle Museum Tower

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, it has a height of 450 ft (137 m). Located in the Core district

Core, San Diego, California

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 of Downtown San Diego

Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California

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, Emerald Plaza is a 30-story building with a clustered hexagonal roof, designed by architects C.W. Kim Architects & Planners.

History

Emerald Plaza finished construction in 1990. At the time of its construction, one architectural critic called it "pretentious" and "discordant" with the surrounding buildings, as well as writing the building "... looks like a futuristic experiment, which is a fine thing on the drafting board but may look peculiar along staid Broadway."

Ownership

In June 2004, the building, along with the Comerica Building and Golden Eagle Plaza were sold to Triple Net Properties. As part of the deal, Emerald Plaza was sold for $100.94 million. Without any renovation, the building was sold again in November 2005 when RREEF paid $123 million.

External links

• Official Website
• Emerald Plaza at Emporis.com
• Emerald Plaza at SkyscraperPage.com