Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Selected article/30

San Francisco has 436 high-rises, 45 of which are taller than 400 ft. The tallest is the Transamerica Pyramid, which rises 853 ft and is the 35th-tallest building in the United States. The city's second tallest building is 555 California Street, formerly known as Bank of America Center.

San Francisco has 22 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m). Its skyline is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) second in the Pacific coast region (after Los Angeles) and sixth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles. (more...)