Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences

Residential skyscraper in San Francisco, California

Old Chronicle Building Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences
In May 2021, with the McKesson Plaza (1 Post Street) behind in the background
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Former names	Chronicle Building
Alternative names	Old Chronicle Building de Young Building
Record height
Preceded by	Palace Hotel
Surpassed by	Call Building
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential condominiums
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque Modernism
Location	690 Market Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′18″N 122°24′12″W / 37.788302°N 122.403209°W / 37.788302; -122.403209
Construction started	1888
Completed	1890
Renovated	1906, 1962, 2005
Height
Roof	312 ft (95 m)
Technical details
Floor count	24
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Burnham and Root

San Francisco Designated Landmark
Designated	2004
Reference no.	243


References

The Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences is a 312-foot (95 m) luxury residential skyscraper in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The residences are built atop the historic Old Chronicle Building, sometimes called the de Young Building, which was constructed in 1890. It is the first skyscraper built in California.

History

In 1888, M. H. de Young, owner of the San Francisco Chronicle, commissioned Burnham and Root to design a signature building to house his newspaper. Finished in 1890, the Chronicle Building stood ten stories, with a clock tower reaching 218 feet (66 m) in height, becoming San Francisco's first skyscraper and the tallest building on the West Coast.

In 1905, a celebration of the re-election of Mayor Eugene Schmitz stopped in front of the building and launched fireworks, which ignited the wooden clock tower atop the building. The damaged clock tower was removed and de Young added two additional floors along Market Street and a 16-story annex along Kearny Street. The Chronicle Building survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake but was badly damaged by the ensuing fire, which gutted the interior. The building was rebuilt by architect Willis Polk, who ran the San Francisco office of Burnham and Root. In 1924, the Chronicle moved to its present location at Fifth and Mission streets, and the old Chronicle Building became a normal office building, thenceforth known as the de Young Building or Old Chronicle Building.

In 1962, in an effort to modernize the building, its owners covered the original masonry facade with a new facade of aluminum, glass, and porcelain paneling. By 2004, new owners received approval to restore the original facade, convert the building to residential use, and add eight stories to the existing structure. The Old Chronicle Building was designated San Francisco Landmark No. 243 in 2004. The building re-opened as the Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences in November 2007.

Gallery

Old Chronicle Building in 1901
The Old Chronicle Building after the 1906 earthquake and fire
Old Chronicle Building in 1915
Entrance to the Old Chronicle Building (left) and the Palace Hotel, ca. 1915
The de Young Building (left) as it appeared with its modern skin from 1962 to 2005

References

^ "Final Action Minutes of the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Meeting". 4 August 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
"Emporis building ID 224100". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences". SkyscraperPage.
^ Carol S. Prentice (1 January 2006). 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Centennial Field Guides: Field Trips Associated with the 100th Anniversary Conference, 18-23 April 2006, San Francisco, California. Geological Society of America. pp. 45–50. ISBN 978-0-8137-0007-6.
^ King, John (27 December 2007). "S.F.'s restored de Young building stunning at street level". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
"San Francisco Landmark #243: Old Chronicle Building". noehill.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
Winfield Scott Downs; American Historical Company (1934). Encyclopedia of American biography: New series. American Historical Society. p. 420. At a somewhat later date, Mr. de Young purchased the southeast corner property at Fifth and Mission streets and erected thereon the present Chronicle Building, a modern three-story structure, 275 by 225 feet, which was completed on October 22, 1924. This was thenceforth known as the Chronicle Building while the former home of the paper became the de Young Building.
Stamp, Jimmy (27 December 2007). "De Young Building: A Photo History". CurbedSF. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

External links

Official website

v t e Financial District, San Francisco
Buildings and business	44 Montgomery 45 Fremont Street 50 Beale Street 50 California Street 88 Kearny Street 100 First Plaza 100 Montgomery Street 100 Pine Center 101 California Street 101 Montgomery 150 California Street 225 Bush Street 301 Howard Street 333 Bush Street 333 Market Street 345 California Center 388 Market Street 425 California Street 425 Market Street 456 Montgomery Plaza 505 Montgomery Street 555 California Street 580 California Street 595 Market Street 601 California Street 650 California Street Bank of California Building Bank of Italy Building Central Plaza Central Tower Commercial Union Assurance Building Embarcadero Center Embarcadero West First Market Tower Flatiron Building Four Embarcadero Center Hallidie Building Hobart Building Humboldt Bank Building Hunter-Dulin Building The Infinity JPMorgan Chase Building KPMG Building Market Center McKesson Plaza Mills Building and Tower Mutual Savings Bank Building One Bush Plaza One California One Embarcadero Center One Front Street One Maritime Plaza One Market Plaza One Montgomery Tower One Sansome Street Pacific Gas & Electric Building Phelan Building Russ Building San Francisco Ferry Building Shell Building Stevenson Place Three Embarcadero Center Transamerica Pyramid Two Embarcadero Center
Businesses	Hilton InterContinental Le Méridien Park Central Hotel Punch Line Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences Tadich Grill
Diplomatic missions	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco
Education	Academy of Art University Golden Gate University
Geography	Belden Place Embarcadero Plaza Kearny Street Montgomery Street New Montgomery Street
Public art	Admission Day Monument Lotta's Fountain Mechanics Monument Vaillancourt Fountain
Transportation	Embarcadero station F Market & Wharves Montgomery Street station
Category Commons

v t e Timeline of the tallest buildings in San Francisco
Montgomery Block (15 m) (1853) 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)

Timeline of the tallest buildings in San Francisco

Montgomery Block (15 m) (1853)
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)

v t e Tallest buildings in San Francisco
Skyscrapers over 500 feet (150 m)	Salesforce Tower Transamerica Pyramid 181 Fremont 555 California Street 345 California Center Millennium Tower One Rincon Hill The Avery Park Tower at Transbay Salesforce West 101 California Street 575 Market Street Four Embarcadero Center One Embarcadero Center 44 Montgomery One Market Plaza Spear Tower One Sansome Street The Harrison One Front Street First Market Tower McKesson Plaza 425 Market Street 706 Mission Street One Montgomery Tower
Highrises over 400 feet (120 m)	333 Bush Street Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower I Pacific Gas & Electric Building 50 California Street 555 Mission Street St. Regis Museum Tower 100 Pine Center 45 Fremont Street 333 Market Street 650 California Street 100 First Plaza 340 Fremont Street 399 Fremont Street 500 Folsom One California San Francisco Marriott Marquis Russ Building 140 New Montgomery Jasper MIRA The Infinity II JPMorgan Chase Building The Paramount Providian Financial Building Three Embarcadero Center Two Embarcadero Center Salesforce East 595 Market Street 123 Mission Street 101 Montgomery Embarcadero West 100 Van Ness Avenue LUMINA Fifteen Fifty
Highrises over 300 feet (91 m)	One Maritime Plaza Four Seasons Hotel 415 Natoma Street Westin St. Francis 33 Tehama Street 456 Montgomery Plaza 535 Mission Street Shell Building Park Central Hotel San Francisco 222 Second Street 199 Fremont Street One Market Plaza Steuart Tower Hilton San Francisco Financial District 425 California Street 100 Montgomery Street Grand Hyatt San Francisco Fox Plaza 101 Second Street NEMA 580 California Street 601 California Street The Infinity I Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II 450 Sutter Street InterContinental San Francisco Stevenson Place BridgeView 150 California Street 225 Bush Street 505 Montgomery Street Blue Shield of California Building Fairmont San Francisco 180 Montgomery Street KPMG Building Central Plaza The Summit W San Francisco 353 Sacramento Street 555 Market Street Bank of California Building Phillip Burton Federal Building Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences San Francisco Marriott Union Square 88 Kearny Street 388 Market Street Commercial Union Assurance Building Hunter-Dulin Building One Bush Plaza McAllister Tower Apartments 301 Howard Street Mark Hopkins Hotel Mills Tower Central Tower Solaire
Under construction	Oceanwide Center I & II
Planned and proposed	Palace Hotel Residential Tower Treasure Island development 5M Project 524 Howard Street
See also: San Francisco Designated Landmarks, Buildings and structures in San Francisco

v t e Timeline of the tallest buildings in California
Montgomery Block (15 m) (1853) Old St. Mary's Cathedral (27 m) (1854) California State Capitol (64 m) (1874) 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) Los Angeles City Hall (138 m) (1928) Hartford Building (142 m) (1965) 44 Montgomery (172 m) (1967) Bank of America Center (237 m) (1969) Transamerica Pyramid (260 m) (1972) Aon Center (262 m) (1973) US Bank Tower (310 m) (1990) Wilshire Grand Center (335 m) (2016)

Timeline of the tallest buildings in California

Montgomery Block (15 m) (1853)
Old St. Mary's Cathedral (27 m) (1854)
California State Capitol (64 m) (1874)
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)
Los Angeles City Hall (138 m) (1928)
Hartford Building (142 m) (1965)
44 Montgomery (172 m) (1967)
Bank of America Center (237 m) (1969)
Transamerica Pyramid (260 m) (1972)
Aon Center (262 m) (1973)
US Bank Tower (310 m) (1990)
Wilshire Grand Center (335 m) (2016)

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