Construction is Underway on the Salesforce Tower

Another of The Conco Companies’ projects, the Transbay Tower was recently renamed the Salesforce Tower after the company leased a large portion of the building to become the biggest commercial real estate deal in San Francisco's history.  The new Salesforce Tower is designed by Cesar Pelli of the Pelli Clarke Pelli Architect firm and will transform the city’s skyline to become the tallest building in San Francisco and the second tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi.

Here are some interesting facts on the new Salesforce Tower:

·        Once completed, the tower will have 1.4 million sq. ft. of office space and Salesforce will occupy 714,000 sq. ft. of it.

·         Building will be 61 floors, and have a height of 1070 feet (326 meters).

·         Salesforce will occupy the floors 1-30 as well as the whole top floor.

·         A new Transbay Transit Center will be located at the base of the tower.

·        According to the architect, the design of the skyscraper has the simple, timeless form of the obelisk, giving the 60-​story tower a slender, tapering silhouette.

·         The walls are composed of clear glass with pearlescent metal accents. 

·         High performance, low-​emission glass as well as the integrated sun shades on each floor will help to reduce the building’s cooling load.

·         Both the tower and transit center will include water recycling systems.

·         The tower is expected to receive LEED Gold certification.

 

Conco is busy laying the groundwork to accomplish another historic feat this coming fall by undertaking the largest continuous mat pour in San Francisco that will be nearly 14,000 cubic yards.  Like the Wilshire Grand Tower in L.A., both skyscrapers will have a concrete core with a structural steel frame requiring lightweight concrete to be pumped at heights that had not previously been attempted on the West coast.

Sources:

 

http://sf.curbed.com/places/transbay-tower

http://pcparch.com/project/transbay-tower

 

Conco is one of the leading concrete contractors in San Francisco offering a range of innovative, quality services.  We have been honored to work on many high-profile projects and recently completed the extensive concrete work for the San Francisco 49ers Stadium.  We have been offering premium concrete services throughout the Western U.S. since 1959, and have four regional offices serving California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado.