One America Plaza

One America Plaza
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 600 West Broadway
San Diego, California
Coordinates 32°42′58″N 117°10′07″W / 32.716244°N 117.168712°W / 32.716244; -117.168712Coordinates: 32°42′58″N 117°10′07″W / 32.716244°N 117.168712°W / 32.716244; -117.168712
Completed 1991
Owner Irvine Company
Height
Roof 500 ft (150 m)
Technical details
Floor count 34
Floor area 623,001 sq ft (57,878.7 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Murphy/Jahn Architects
KMA Architecture
Main contractor Shimizu Corporation
References
[1][2][3][4]

One America Plaza is the tallest building in San Diego, California and a prominent fixture in the waterfront district of the downtown San Diego skyline. The 34-story, 500 ft (150 m), 623,000 sq ft (57,900 m2),[5] obelisk-shaped tower was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects and KMA Architecture. The top of the building bears a striking resemblance to the end of a Phillips head screwdriver and has a similar appearance to Two Liberty Place in Philadelphia also designed by Jahn, which is a year older.[6][7][8] The building is the maximum height permitted by the US Federal Aviation Administration for a structure in downtown San Diego due to its close proximity to San Diego International Airport.[8][lower-alpha 1]

One America Plaza was purchased by the real estate development firm, Irvine Company, in February 2006 for US$300 million.[2]

The America Plaza San Diego Trolley station is located on the ground floor of the building between the main building and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.[9]

The building's elevators are supplied by Mitsubishi Electric and travel at a little over 7 m/s (1400 fpm), making them the fastest in San Diego.

See also

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

  1. ↑ "One America Plaza". CTBUH Skyscraper Database.
  2. 1 2 One America Plaza at Emporis
  3. ↑ "One America Plaza". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ↑ One America Plaza at Structurae
  5. ↑ "One America Plaza '600 W Broadway' San Diego , CA". CrediFI. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Showley, Roger. "High-time for high rises." San Diego Union-Tribune. February 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ Lucas, Kate. "Reaching new heights in Southern California." Orange County Register. September 1, 2011.
  8. 1 2 Ollie. Consider the condo." San Diego Reader. April 20, 2011.
  9. ↑ Jeremiah Cox (5 July 2012). "America Plaza (San Diego Trolley Blue and Orange Lines)". The SubwayNut. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017. The station itself has two curved side platforms that are between One America Plaza (on the south side) and the Museum of Contemporary Art (on the north side).
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