![]() ![]() It would just be four feet shy of San Francisco's tallest building. Plans were revealed to build a 1,066-foot tower of all housing next to the Salesforce Tower downtown. Be a Smart Voter! Use the GrowSF Voter GuideĪ Tower of Housing to Rival Salesforce Tower? Yes, Please!.How Many Police Officers Does San Francisco Need?.Misbehaving School Board? Mayor Seeks to Punish Through Purse Strings.From Parking to Housing - On the Westside!.A Tower of Housing to Rival Salesforce Tower? Yes, Please!.The Salesforce Tower should be about 60 percent occupied by the end of this year and fully occupied by the end of 2019.Here's what happened around the city for the week of December 11, 2021: The LED art display, commissioned by Jim Campbell, is the highest public art installation in the United States. "There's 11,000 LED watt bulbs here," said Colvin, standing on the 62nd floor, pointing above to array of steel girders. "And you hear a noise behind me, those are cooling towers which is removing the latent heat of evaporation out of the building- part of our air conditioning system."Įverything in the building is high-tech from the indoor air quality system to security, to the building's outdoor public art exhibit visible at the building's tip-top. "We're about 950 feet up in the air," said Colvin. Up one more floor is a restricted space completely engulfed by windows that looks and feels like an outdoor patio. At the end of spring, Salesforce is opening up the space to non-profits and charitable organizations that wish to throw parties for free. The 61st floor boasts no offices and panoramic views of the entire city. If you need to squeeze in a quick workout, there's a treadmill. Back inside Salesforce offices, if you need to make a private phone call there's a huddle room. After its completion this spring, they and the public will be able to take a free gondola ride to the park, dotted with palm trees as well as maple and pine.Ī walkway and path for joggers circles the lush space. We think it's really important to go out in downtown San Francisco and be good patrons of local businesses," said Sanclemente.Ĭurrently Salesforce employees can gaze at panoramic views of the 5.4 acre park under construction above the new Transbay terminal. "We actually don't offer free lunch as a company and that again is part of our culture. All of the snacks are free, but workers are encouraged to grab lunch elsewhere. Inside the see-through refrigerator are various sodas, yogurt, veggie sticks and hummus dip. Behind the kitchen island, lies rows of Salesforce coffee mugs, a Peet's coffee maker, and drawers and canisters chock full of everything from chocolate-covered pretzels and peanuts to granola bars and potato chips. Large orange couches with throw pillows adorn the lounge area complete with an enormous flat screen TV. Sanclemente showed our KTVU crew the "social lounge," which she likens to a kitchen. Staff is just starting to move into offices this week. Consulting firms and law firms make up most of the rest. Sixty percent of the building is occupied by Salesforce. "This is our really our new flagship building in the Bay Area." ![]() "This is the project," said Steve Colvin of Boston Properties, which owns and manages the building. "We want it to feel light and airy and inspire employee wellness so… it's a very happy space," said Sanclemente. "Our entire design is inspired by nature," said Sanclemente, pointing to carpets that mimic grass and cushions that look like boulders. ![]()
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