Shaklee Terraces
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Shaklee Terraces also known as One Front Street is an office skyscraper
in the Financial District of San Francisco, California
. The 164 m (538.1 ft) 38 floor, tower was completed in 1979. The composition of the façade closely resembles that of the Shell Building
by Emil Fahrenkamp
, which was built in Berlin
in 1931. The Shaklee Corporation
was once headquartered in the tower until the company moved to Pleasanton, California
in 2000. In 1999-2001 Scient
Corporation, a dot-com era
consulting firm, had its head office on the upper floors of the building, prior to its move to Market Street
.
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...
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...
. The 164 m (538.1 ft) 38 floor, tower was completed in 1979. The composition of the façade closely resembles that of the Shell Building
Shell-Haus
Shell-Haus is a classical modernist architectural masterwork that stands overlooking the Landwehrkanal in the Tiergarten district of Berlin.- Building and design :...
by Emil Fahrenkamp
Emil Fahrenkamp
Emil Fahrenkamp was a German architect and professor, one of the most prominent architects of the interwar period, best known for his 1930 Shell-Haus in Berlin....
, which was built in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1931. The Shaklee Corporation
Shaklee Corporation
Shaklee Corporation is a privately held manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements, weight-management products, beauty products, and household products. The company is based in Pleasanton, California with operations in Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan and China...
was once headquartered in the tower until the company moved to Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in...
in 2000. In 1999-2001 Scient
Scient
Scient was a San Francisco-based Internet consulting company, founded in 1997, that was one of the large American consulting firms during the dot-com bubble. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, who had previously founded its competitor, Viant. Its CEO was Robert Howe, the former head of IBM...
Corporation, a dot-com era
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
consulting firm, had its head office on the upper floors of the building, prior to its move to 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...
.
See also
External links
- One Front Street (Brochure)/(FactSheet) at CB Richard EllisCB Richard EllisCBRE Group, Inc. , a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm . The Company has approximately 31,000 employees , and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices worldwide...