List of tallest buildings in San Diego

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File:DowntownSanDiegofromtheAirNov08.jpg
Downtown San Diego skyline from the air in November 2008

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"I believe that our skyline is a collective composition of many buildings. We don't have to have one landmark like the Empire State Building or Petronas towers. I think the landmark is the entire Downtown."

–Garry Papers, manager of architecture and planning for the CCDC[1]

San Diego has over 150 high-rises, mainly in the downtown district. In the city, there are 31 buildings that stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). In the 1970s, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began restricting downtown building height to 500 feet (152.4 m) within a 1.5 mile radius of the runway due to the proximity of the San Diego International Airport.[1][2] The tallest building in the city is the 34-story One America Plaza, completed in 1991, which stands 500 feet (152.4 m) tall.[3]

History

The history of skyscrapers in San Diego began with the completion of the El Cortez Hotel in 1927. The building, at a height of 310 feet (94 m), remained the tallest building in San Diego until 1963, when the Executive Complex at 350 feet (107 m) took its place. The skyscraper's height was surpassed in 1969 by the Union Bank of California Building, which stood as the tallest building for two decades with its height of 388 feet (118 m). In 1989, with a height of 499 feet (152 m), Symphony Towers gained the title, before being passed two years later by One America Plaza. During the 1990s, the city was compared to a "handful of tools in a scarcely stocked toolbox" and a "mouth with a lot of missing teeth".[1] Development in the late 1990s and 2000s led to many new high-rises, mainly residential skyscrapers.[1] Many of these new residential buildings are pairs of twin towers.

As of October 2014, San Diego is ranked 90th in the world and 3rd in California with its 152 high-rises.[4] However, due to the FAA height restriction, none of San Diego's buildings are within the top 100 tallest buildings in the United States. As of October 2014, there are around 10 buildings that have been proposed, approved, or are currently undergoing construction which will join the tallest buildings in San Diego (over 300 feet).[5][6]

San Diego skyline in April 2009

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks San Diego skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height
feet (m)		 Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 One America Plaza 100px 500 (152) 34 1991 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest building in the city; tallest building constructed in the 1990s; tallest building in California outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco [3][7]
2 Symphony Towers SymphonyTowersSanDiegoDec06.jpg 499 (152) 34 1989 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest building constructed in the 1980s[8][9]
3 Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Diego.jpg 497 (151) 40 1992 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest building on the waterfront on the West Coast[10][11]
4 Electra 100px 475 (145) 43 2007 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest residential tower in San Diego[12][13]
5= Emerald Plaza 100px 450 (137) 30 1990 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [14][15]
5= Pinnacle Marina Tower PinnacleMuseumTowerSanDiegoApr09.jpg 450 (137) 36 2005 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [16][17]
7 Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport ManchesterHotelSeaportTowerSanDiegoApr09.jpg 446 (136) 34 2003 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [18][19]
8= Harbor Club West 100px 424 (129) 41 1992 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [20][21]
8= Harbor Club East 100px 424 (129) 41 1992 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [22][23]
10= The Grande South at Santa Fe Place 100px 420 (128) 39 2004 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [24][25]
10= The Grande North at Santa Fe Place 100px 420 (128) 39 2005 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [26][27]
10= Vantage Pointe Condominium VantagePointeCondoSanDiegoApr09.jpg 420 (128) 41 2009 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [28][29]
13 Advanced Equities Plaza AdvancedEquitiesPlazaSanDiegoApr09.jpg 412 (126) 23 2005 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [30][31]
14 Bayside at the Embarcadero 100px 395 (120) 36 2009 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [32][33]
15 Union Bank of California Building UnionBankCASanDiegoApr09.jpg 388 (118) 27 1969 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest building constructed in the 1960s[34][35]
16 Hilton San Diego Bayfront 100px 385 (117) 32 2008 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [36][37]
17 The Mark TheMarkSanDiegoApr09.jpg 381 (116) 33 2007 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [38][39]
18 Sapphire Tower 100px 380 (116) 32 2008 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [40][41]
19 One Columbia Place 100px 379 (116) 27 1982 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [42][43]
20 Omni San Diego Hotel 100px 375 (114) 34 2004 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [44][45][46]
21 Meridian Condominiums MeridianCondosRearSanDiegoApr09.jpg 371 (113) 28 1985 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [47][48]
22= Marriott Hotel and Marina Tower I MarriottHotelTower1SanDiegoApr09.jpg 361 (110) 24 1987 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [49][50]
22= Marriott Hotel and Marina Tower II 100px 361 (110) 24 1987 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [51][52]
24 Imperial Bank Tower 100px 355 (108) 24 1982 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [53][54]
25 Executive Complex 100px 350 (107) 25 1963 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [55][56]
26 AT&T Building 100px 348 (106) 20 1982 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [57][58]
27 Comerica Bank Building 100px 339 (103) 23 1974 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest building constructed in the 1970s[59][60]
28 U.S. Federal Courthouse 100px 333 (101) 16 2012 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [61][62]
29 Wells Fargo Plaza WellsFargoPlazaSanDiegoApr09.jpg 331 (101) 23 1984 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [63][64]
30 El Cortez 100px 310 (94) 16 1927 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tallest building in San Diego until 1963[65][66]
31 NBC Building NBCBuilding1SanDiegoApr09.jpg 306 (93) 22 1975 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [67][68]

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in San Diego and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.

Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year Coordinates Notes
15th and Island Tower 1 479 (149) 45 2015 [69][70]

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved in San Diego and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name Height
feet (m)		 Floors Year* Notes
15th and Island Tower 2 479 (149) 45 [71]
880 West Broadway 470 (140) 34 2012 [72]
Pacific Highway and Broadway 458 (139) 41 2016 [73] Pacific and Broadway is currently under construction. It is now known by the name Pacfic Gate. It will be 41 floors tall
First and Island 420 (128) 40 [74]
Stadium View 416 (126) 30
Kettner and Ash 415 (126) 35 2015 [75]
11th & Broadway Tower 1 339 (103) 34 [76]
11th & Broadway Tower 2 329 (100) 33 [76]
India and Beech 312 (95) 28 [77]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed in San Diego and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name Height
feet (m)		 Floors Notes

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in San Diego (at least 300 feet (91 m) tall) as well as the current tallest building, One America Plaza.

Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Years as tallest Coordinates Reference
El Cortez Hotel 100px 310 (94) 16 1927–1963 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [65][66]
Executive Complex 100px 350 (107) 25 1963–1969 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [55][56]
Union Bank of California Building UnionBankCASanDiegoApr09.jpg 388 (118) 27 1969–1989 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [34][35]
Symphony Towers SymphonyTowersSanDiegoDec06.jpg 499 (152) 34 1989–1991 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [8][9]
One America Plaza 100px 500 (152) 34 1991–present Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [3][7]

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