List of tallest buildings in San Diego

An overhead view of a San Diego's downtown with tall skyscrapers present throughout the area of different colors and sizes. A bay can be seen at the bottom of the image with several boats in the water. In the background are other neighborhoods near the downtown area as well as mountains in the distance.
Downtown San Diego skyline from the air in November 2008

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 Center City Development Corporation[1]

San Diego has over 150 high-rises, mainly in the downtown district. In the city, there are 32 buildings that stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). In the 1970s, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began restricting downtown building height to maximum of 500 feet (150 m) within a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) radius of San Diego International Airport's single runway.[1][2][lower-alpha 1] The tallest building in the city is the 34-story One America Plaza, completed in 1991, which stands 500 feet (150 m) tall.[3]

History

The history of skyscrapers in San Diego began with the completion of the US Grant Hotel in 1910. The building, at a height of 211 feet (64 m), remained the tallest building in San Diego until 1927, when the El Cortez (San Diego) Hotel at 310 feet (94 m) took its place. The skyscraper's height was surpassed in 1967 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 April 2017, San Diego is ranked 95th in the world and 3rd in California with its 158 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 April 2017, 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 2018

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
1One America Plaza500 (152)34199132°42′57″N 117°10′7″W / 32.71583°N 117.16861°W / 32.71583; -117.16861Tallest building in the city; tallest building constructed in the 1990s; tallest building in California outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco [3][7]
2Symphony Towers499 (152)34198932°43′6″N 117°9′28″W / 32.71833°N 117.15778°W / 32.71833; -117.15778Tallest building constructed in the 1980s[8][9]
3Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel497 (151)40199232°42′34″N 117°10′4″W / 32.70944°N 117.16778°W / 32.70944; -117.16778Tallest building on the waterfront on the West Coast[10][11]
4Pinnacle on the Park479 (146)45201532°42′35″N 117°09′03″W / 32.70972°N 117.15083°W / 32.70972; -117.15083Tallest residential tower in San Diego[12]
5Electra475 (145)43200732°42′53″N 117°10′10″W / 32.71472°N 117.16944°W / 32.71472; -117.16944[13][14]
6 Pacific Gate
450

(137)

 41 2017 32°47′54″N 117°9′44″W [70]
7Emerald Plaza450 (137)30199032°42′58″N 117°10′1″W / 32.71611°N 117.16694°W / 32.71611; -117.16694[15][16]
8Pinnacle Marina Tower450 (137)36200532°42′39″N 117°9′54″W / 32.71083°N 117.16500°W / 32.71083; -117.16500[17][18]
9Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport446 (136)34200332°42′37″N 117°10′6″W / 32.71028°N 117.16833°W / 32.71028; -117.16833[19][20]
10Harbor Club West424 (129)41199232°42′32″N 117°9′46″W / 32.70889°N 117.16278°W / 32.70889; -117.16278[21][22]
11Harbor Club East424 (129)41199232°42′31″N 117°9′44″W / 32.70861°N 117.16222°W / 32.70861; -117.16222[23][24]
12The Grande South at Santa Fe Place420 (128)39200432°43′2″N 117°10′13″W / 32.71722°N 117.17028°W / 32.71722; -117.17028[25][26]
13The Grande North at Santa Fe Place420 (128)39200532°43′5″N 117°10′13″W / 32.71806°N 117.17028°W / 32.71806; -117.17028[27][28]
14Vantage Pointe Condominium420 (128)41200932°43′6″N 117°9′21″W / 32.71833°N 117.15583°W / 32.71833; -117.15583[29][30]
15First Allied Plaza412 (126)23200532°42′55″N 117°10′7″W / 32.71528°N 117.16861°W / 32.71528; -117.16861[31][32]
16 San Diego Central Courthouse
403

(123)

 22 2017 32°43′2″N 117°9′58″W [33]
17Bayside at the Embarcadero395 (120)36200932°43′9″N 117°10′14″W / 32.71917°N 117.17056°W / 32.71917; -117.17056[34][35]
18Union Bank of California Building388 (118)27196932°43′2″N 117°9′35″W / 32.71722°N 117.15972°W / 32.71722; -117.15972Tallest building constructed in the 1960s[36][37]
19Hilton San Diego Bayfront385 (117)32200832°42′11″N 117°9′31″W / 32.70306°N 117.15861°W / 32.70306; -117.15861[38][39]
20The Mark381 (116)33200732°42′40″N 117°9′25″W / 32.71111°N 117.15694°W / 32.71111; -117.15694[40][41]
21Sapphire Tower380 (116)32200832°43′6″N 117°10′10″W / 32.71833°N 117.16944°W / 32.71833; -117.16944[42][43]
22One Columbia Place379 (116)27198232°43′5″N 117°10′1″W / 32.71806°N 117.16694°W / 32.71806; -117.16694[44][45]
23Omni San Diego Hotel375 (114)34200432°42′24″N 117°9′32″W / 32.70667°N 117.15889°W / 32.70667; -117.15889[46][47][48]
24Meridian Condominiums371 (113)28198532°42′47″N 117°9′54″W / 32.71306°N 117.16500°W / 32.71306; -117.16500[49][50]
25Marriott Hotel and Marina Tower I361 (110)24198732°42′28″N 117°9′54″W / 32.70778°N 117.16500°W / 32.70778; -117.16500[51][52]
26Marriott Hotel and Marina Tower II361 (110)24198732°42′30″N 117°9′57″W / 32.70833°N 117.16583°W / 32.70833; -117.16583[53][54]
27Imperial Bank Tower355 (108)24198232°43′2″N 117°9′28″W / 32.71722°N 117.15778°W / 32.71722; -117.15778[55][56]
28Executive Complex350 (107)25196332°42′57″N 117°9′47″W / 32.71583°N 117.16306°W / 32.71583; -117.16306[57][58]
29AT&T Building348 (106)20198232°42′54″N 117°9′51″W / 32.71500°N 117.16417°W / 32.71500; -117.16417[59][60]
30San Diego Union Tribune Building339 (103)23197432°43′5″N 117°9′31″W / 32.71806°N 117.15861°W / 32.71806; -117.15861Tallest building constructed in the 1970s[61][62]
31James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse333 (101)16201232°42′54″N 117°9′57″W / 32.71500°N 117.16583°W / 32.71500; -117.16583[63][64]
32Wells Fargo Plaza331 (101)23198432°43′2″N 117°9′38″W / 32.71722°N 117.16056°W / 32.71722; -117.16056[65][66]
33El Cortez310 (94)16192732°43′12″N 117°9′29″W / 32.72000°N 117.15806°W / 32.72000; -117.15806Tallest building in San Diego until 1963[67][68]
34225 Broadway306 (93)22197532°42′54″N 117°9′44″W / 32.71500°N 117.16222°W / 32.71500; -117.16222[69][70]

Tallest 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
feet (m)		 Floors Year Coordinates Notes
702 Broadway 480 41 2018 [71]
Pinnacle on the Park Phase 2 479 (146) 43 2018 [72]
Savina San Diego414 (126)36201832°43′10″N 117°10′10″W / 32.71944°N 117.16944°W / 32.71944; -117.16944[73][74][75]
Ballpark Village402 (123)362018[76]
Manchester Pacific Gateway Tower 1 400 27 2018 [77]
Manchester Pacific Gateway Tower 2 350 29 2018 [77]
Manchester Pacific Gateway Tower 3 350 29 2018 [77]

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 Hotel310 (94)161927–196332°43′12″N 117°9′29″W / 32.72000°N 117.15806°W / 32.72000; -117.15806[67][68]
Executive Complex350 (107)251963–196932°42′57″N 117°9′47″W / 32.71583°N 117.16306°W / 32.71583; -117.16306[57][58]
Union Bank of California Building388 (118)271969–198932°43′2″N 117°9′35″W / 32.71722°N 117.15972°W / 32.71722; -117.15972[36][37]
Symphony Towers499 (152)341989–199132°43′6″N 117°9′28″W / 32.71833°N 117.15778°W / 32.71833; -117.15778[8][9]
One America Plaza500 (152)341991–present32°42′57″N 117°10′7″W / 32.71583°N 117.16861°W / 32.71583; -117.16861[3][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Information on the Federal Aviation Administration's reasoning behind building height limitations can be read in their Advisory Circular, AC 150/5190-4A - A Model Zoning Ordinance to Limit Height of Objects Around Airports

References

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