The Grande at Santa Fe Place
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The Grande at Santa Fe Place is a high-rise residential building in San Diego, California
composed of two towers of equal height. The 39-story towers have a height of 420 feet (128 m) and are a prominent fixture in San Diego's skyline
. Located in the Core district
of Downtown San Diego
, The Grande at Santa Fe Place was designed by the architect firm Perkins & Company Architecture and Urban Design Inc. The towers are currently tied with Vantage Pointe Condominium
as the tenth tallest buildings in San Diego.
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...
composed of two towers of equal height. The 39-story towers have a height of 420 feet (128 m) and are a prominent fixture in San Diego's skyline
Skyline
A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as...
. Located in the Core district
Core, San Diego, California
The Core district is a neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, California. The Core district is the central business district in Downtown San Diego.-Geography:...
of Downtown San Diego
Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California
Downtown San Diego, also referred to as Centre City, is the city center of San Diego, California, the eighth largest city in America. In 2010, the Centre City area itself had a population of more than 28,000...
, The Grande at Santa Fe Place was designed by the architect firm Perkins & Company Architecture and Urban Design Inc. The towers are currently tied with Vantage Pointe Condominium
Vantage Pointe Condominium
Vantage Pointe Condominium is a high-rise building in San Diego. Bounded by Eighth and Ninth Avenues, and A and B Streets, construction began in 2006 and ended in 2008. It is Downtown San Diego's largest condominium building...
as the tenth tallest buildings in San Diego.
History
The two towers were constructed by Downtown San Diego’s largest developer of residential property, BOSA Development Corp., and were designed by Perkins & Company Architecture and Urban Design Inc. Construction for the South Tower began on April 25, 2002 and was completed in 2004. The North Tower's construction began in 2003 and ended in 2005.Design
Each tower features 221 residential units, and is based on late-modernist architectural style.External links
- North Tower Official Site
- South Tower Official Site
- The Grande at Santa Fe Place: North Tower and South Tower at Emporis.com
- North Tower and West Tower at SkyscraperPage.com