Market Center (San Francisco)

Complex comprising two skyscrapers at 555–575 Market Street in downtown San Francisco

Market Center
555 Market (left) and 575 Market (right)
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Former names	Standard Oil Buildings
Alternative names	Chevron Towers
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	555–575 Market Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′22″N 122°24′01″W / 37.78955°N 122.4003°W / 37.78955; -122.4003
Completed	1964 / 1975
Owner	Paramount Group, Inc.
Height
Roof	94.79 m (311.0 ft) 174.65 m (573.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	22 / 40
Floor area	283,000 sq ft (26,300 m) 487,000 sq ft (45,200 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hertzka & Knowles
Structural engineer	H.J. Brunnier Associates
References

Market Center, formerly known as the Standard Oil Buildings and later the Chevron Towers, is a complex comprising two skyscrapers at 555–575 Market Street in the Financial District of downtown San Francisco, California. It served as the headquarters of the Chevron Corporation until 2001. As of 2019, it is owned by Paramount Group, Inc.

575 Market Street is a 40-story, 175 m (574 ft) building completed in 1975, the taller of the two towers. 555 Market Street is the shorter tower at 95 m (312 ft) with 22 stories, and was completed in 1964. Architect for both buildings was Hertzka & Knowles. The two buildings are situated on a large mid-block property with a central, landscaped plaza. Both building exteriors are precast terra cotta panels above a granite base.

History

Built by Standard Oil of California, later rebranded as the Chevron Corporation, Market Center was originally constructed and named Standard Oil Building Number 3 (555 Market) and Standard Oil Building Number 4 (575 Market). Chevron occupied the Market Center complex from 1965 until 2001 when it moved its headquarters to its campus in San Ramon, California. In 1999, Chevron sold the two buildings to Tishman Speyer and Travelers Real Estate Ventures for US$189.1 million and leased back the office space.

At the time the company officially moved its headquarters, it had already moved most workers to San Ramon, leaving only about 200 employees in San Francisco. By 2003, the complex was 83 percent vacant, and a joint venture between DivcoWest Properties and RREEF Management Company bought the property for US$79.5 million. In 2010, RREEF Management Company sold the complex to John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, for US$267 million. In 2016, Manulife Financial sold the property to The Blackstone Group for US$489.6 million. In 2019, Paramount Group, Inc. purchased the complex from Blackstone for US$722 million.

References

"Market Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"555 Market". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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"555 Market". SkyscraperPage.
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"Manulife Financial acquires Market Center Office Complex in San Francisco" (Press release). 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
^ Andrew Nelson (2021-09-09). "Number 17: Market Center at 575 Market Street, SoMa, San Francisco". San Francisco YIMBY. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
Corbett, Michael R (1979). Splendid survivors: San Francisco's downtown architectural heritage. California Living Books. pp. 81. ISBN 978-0-89395-031-6.
^ Raine, George (2001-09-06). "Ending an era, Chevron abandons S.F. headquarters / Exodus to San Ramon complete". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
^ Dineen, J.K. (2011-03-25). "Best Office Sale finalist / San Francisco - 555-575 Market St". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
"Blackstone to Acquire Market Center in San Francisco for Roughly $489MM". 12 May 2016.

External links

Official website

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Old St. Mary's Cathedral (27 m) (1854)
Palace Hotel (37 m) (1875)
Chronicle Building (66 m) (1890)
Call Building (96 m) (1898)
Standard Oil Building (100 m) (1922)
Pacific Telephone Building (133 m) (1925)
Russ Building (133 m) (1927)
Hartford Building (142 m) (1965)
44 Montgomery (172 m) (1967)
Bank of America Center (237 m) (1969)
Transamerica Pyramid (260 m) (1972)
Salesforce Tower (326 m) (2018)

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