List of tallest buildings in Oakland, California

Oakland's night skyline viewed from Lake Merritt

The U.S. city of Oakland, California is the site of more than 95 high-rises, the majority of which are located in its downtown district. ^[1] In the city, there are 30 buildings taller than 200 feet (61 m). The tallest building is the 28-story Ordway Building, which rises 404 feet (123 m). ^[2]

History

The history of high-rises in Oakland began with the completion of the nine-story Bank of America Building in 1907. A nine-story section was later added to the same building. ^[3] It remained the tallest building in the city until 1914, when the Oakland City Hall, at 320 feet (98 m), became the tallest. ^[4] At the time it was built, the City Hall was the first high-rise government building in the United States and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. ^{[5] [6]} The 390 feet (119 m) Kaiser Center surpassed the height of the City Hall in 1960, and was the tallest building for a decade. ^[7] In 1989, Ordway Building became the tallest building in the city.

As of April 2022 ^[update] , the tallest building currently under construction is the 36-story, 395 ft (120m) skyscraper at 1900 Broadway. ^[8]

Panorama of Oakland's skyline (Some buildings are identifiable using the cursor)

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Oakland buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building is not known. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed or opened.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
1	Ordway Building		404 (123)	28	1970	37°48′36″N122°15′51″W / 37.81000°N 122.26417°W / 37.81000; -122.26417	Tallest building in both Oakland and in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco [2] [9]
2	Atlas		400 (122)	40	2020		Tallest residential building constructed in the 2020s [10]
3	1900 Broadway		394 (120)	39	2023		Topping out ceremony held on March, 12th. [11]
4	Kaiser Center		390 (119)	28	1960	37°48′32″N122°15′52″W / 37.80889°N 122.26444°W / 37.80889; -122.26444	Tallest building constructed in the 1960s [7] [12]
5	17th and Broadway		380 (116)	34	2019		Tallest residential building constructed in the 2010s [13]
6	Lake Merritt Plaza		371 (113)	27	1985	37°48′27″N122°15′54″W / 37.80750°N 122.26500°W / 37.80750; -122.26500	Tallest building constructed in the 1980s [14] [15]
7	601 City Center		367 (112)	24	2019		Tallest office building constructed in the 2010s [16]
8	1111 Broadway		360 (110)	24	1990	37°48′10″N122°16′22″W / 37.80278°N 122.27278°W / 37.80278; -122.27278	Tallest building constructed in the 1990s [17] [18]
9	Kaiser Engineering Building		336 (102)	25	1984	37°48′21″N122°15′54″W / 37.80583°N 122.26500°W / 37.80583; -122.26500	[19] [20]
10	Clorox Building		330 (101)	24	1976	37°48′12″N122°16′20″W / 37.80333°N 122.27222°W / 37.80333; -122.27222	[21] [22]
11=	EM Harris State Office Building		328 (100)	22	1998	37°48′23″N122°16′24″W / 37.80639°N 122.27333°W / 37.80639; -122.27333	[23] [24]
12=	Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building South		328 (100)	18	1994	37°48′16″N122°16′29″W / 37.80444°N 122.27472°W / 37.80444; -122.27472	[25] [26]
13=	Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building North		328 (100)	18	1994	37°48′18″N122°16′28″W / 37.80500°N 122.27444°W / 37.80500; -122.27444	[26] [27]
14	1200 Lakeshore		325 (99)	25	1964		[28]
15	Oakland City Hall		320 (98)	14	1914	37°48′19″N122°16′21″W / 37.80528°N 122.27250°W / 37.80528; -122.27250	Tallest building constructed in the 1910s; [4] [29] National Register of Historic Places [6]
16	Tribune Tower		310 (94)	22	1906	37°48′11″N122°16′14″W / 37.80306°N 122.27056°W / 37.80306; -122.27056	Tallest building constructed in the 1920s [30] [31]
17	1330 Broadway		297 (91)	18 [32]	1958 [32]	37°48′14″N122°16′14″W / 37.80389°N 122.27056°W / 37.80389; -122.27056	[33] [34]
18	Pacific Bell Building		296 (90)	20	1985	37°48′37″N122°15′57″W / 37.81028°N 122.26583°W / 37.81028; -122.26583	[35] [36]
19	555 City Center		279 (85)	20	2002	37°48′13″N122°16′31″W / 37.80361°N 122.27528°W / 37.80361; -122.27528	Tallest building constructed in the 2000s. [37] [38]
20	Oakland Marriott City Center		273 (83)	21	1983		[39]
21=	Park Bellevue Tower		270 (82)	25	1969	37°48′28″N122°15′20″W / 37.80778°N 122.25556°W / 37.80778; -122.25556	[40] [41] [42]
22=	1721 Webster		270 (82)	25	2020		[43]
23	St. Paul's Towers		267 (81)	22	1966	37°48′42″N122°15′37″W / 37.81167°N 122.26028°W / 37.81167; -122.26028	[44] [45]
24	1700 Webster		265 (81)	23	2019		[46]
25	The Grand Apartments		263 (80)	22	2008	37°48′41″N122°15′53″W / 37.81139°N 122.26472°W / 37.81139; -122.26472	[47] [48]
26	The Skylyne at Temescal		260 (79)	25	2020		[49]
27	Central Building		235 (72)	15	1926	37°48′15″N122°16′14″W / 37.80417°N 122.27056°W / 37.80417; -122.27056	[50] [51]
28	Bank of America Building		225 (69)	18	1907	37°48′10″N122°16′17″W / 37.80278°N 122.27139°W / 37.80278; -122.27139	Tallest building constructed in the decade of 1900 [3] [52]
29	Financial Center Building		214 (65)	14	1929	37°48′13″N122°16′13″W / 37.80361°N 122.27028°W / 37.80361; -122.27028	[53] [54]
30	Pacific Renaissance Plaza		208 (63)	16			[55]
31	SBC Building		203 (62)	15	—	37°48′21″N122°16′08″W / 37.80583°N 122.26889°W / 37.80583; -122.26889	[56]

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Coordinates	Notes
Bank of America Building	1200–1212 Broadway	1907–1914	225 (69)	18	37°48′10″N122°16′17″W / 37.80278°N 122.27139°W / 37.80278; -122.27139	[3]
Oakland City Hall	1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza	1914–1960	320 (98)	14	37°48′19″N122°16′21″W / 37.80528°N 122.27250°W / 37.80528; -122.27250	[4]
Kaiser Center	300 Lakeside Drive	1960–1970	390 (119)	28	37°48′32″N122°15′52″W / 37.80889°N 122.26444°W / 37.80889; -122.26444	[7]
Ordway Building	2150 Valdez Street	1970–present	404 (123)	28	37°48′36″N122°15′51″W / 37.81000°N 122.26417°W / 37.81000; -122.26417	[2]

References

General

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• "Oakland". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

Specific

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7. "Kaiser Center". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
8. "1900 Broadway". Archived from the original on November 27, 2021.
9. "Ordway Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
10. "1314 Franklin Street". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
11. "YIMBY Visits Topping Out for 1900 Broadway, Downtown Oakland Tower". March 13, 2023.
12. "Kaiser Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
13. "Slideshow: Oakland's tallest new residential tower nears finish line". bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
14. "Lake Merritt Plaza". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
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17. "1111 Broadway". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
18. "1111 Broadway". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
19. "Kaiser Engineering Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
20. "Kaiser Engineering Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
21. "Clorox Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
22. "Clorox Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
23. "EM Harris State Office Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
24. "Elihu M Harris State Office Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
25. "Oakland Federal Building South". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
26. "Federal Tower Buildings". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
27. "Oakland Federal Building North". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
28. "1200 Lakeshore". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
29. "City Hall". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
30. "Tribune Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
31. "Tribune Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
32. "1330 BROADWAY". 1330 BROADWAY.
33. "1330 Broadway". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
34. "1330 Broadway". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
35. "Pacific Bell Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
36. "Pacific Bell Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
37. "555 City Center". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
38. "555 City Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
39. "Oakland Marriott City Center". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
40. "Park Bellevue Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
41. "Park Bellevue Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
42. "Park Bellevue Tower". Caldecott Properties. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
43. "1721 Webster Street". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
44. "St. Paul's Towers". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
45. "St. Paul's Towers". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
46. "1700 Webster" . Retrieved January 6, 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
47. "100 Grand Avenue". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
48. "100 Grand". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
49. "The Skylyne at Temescal" . Retrieved March 5, 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
50. "Central Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
51. "Central Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
52. "Bank of America Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
53. "Financial Center Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
54. "Financial Center Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
55. "Pacific Renaissance Plaza". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
56. "SBC Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.

External links

• San Francisco Bay Area portal

• Diagram of Oakland skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage