181 Fremont Street

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= 181 Fremont Street
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location= 181 Fremont Street
San Francisco
status= Proposed
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use= Mixed-use
roof= Convert|900|ft|m|0Cite web|title=181 Fremont Street|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=181fremont-sanfrancisco-ca-usa|accessdate=2007-09-09|publisher=Emporis.com|abbr=on]
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floor_count= 66
floor_area= convert|500000|sqft|m2|-2 (Office space)
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architect= Heller Manus Architects
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developer= SKS Investments
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181 Fremont Street is a proposed skyscraper located in San Francisco's South of Market District. The building, designed by Heller Manus Architects, will be located right next to the Transbay Terminal and 199 Fremont Street. The slender mixed-use tower, developed by SKS Investments, is set to rise Convert|900|ft|m|0 and contain 66 floors of offices and residential condominiums.Cite web|title=Another tower added to Transbay Developer SKS joins rush to new highrise district with 900-foot plan|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/09/03/story1.html?b=1188792000%5E1514300|publisher="San Francisco Business Times"|date=2007-09-03|accessdate=2007-09-09] The tower will contain convert|500000|sqft|m2|-2 of office space and 140 condominiums. If built, this tower will be taller than the Transamerica Pyramid, along with several taller buildings. Currently, the project plan exceeds the 350 foot (106 m) local height limit by a wide margin.Cite web|title=Downtown Proposed or Potential Projects Exceeding Current Height Limit Graphic - San Francisco Transbay Towers: >1000', >800', >800' - * vote for your favorite *: post 882|url=http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136300&page=36|accessdate=2007-09-09|publisher=SkyscraperPage|abbr=on] However, on May 1, 2008, the city of San Francisco released a zoning plan that allowed the tower to rise as high as Convert|700|ft|m|0, only twice as high as the current height restriction.Cite web|title=Transbay plan would sprout new S.F. skyline|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/01/MNO010BB08.DTL&hw=transbay+tower&sn=002&sc=803|publisher="San Francisco Chronicle"|accessdate=2008-05-09|date=2008-05-01|first=John|last=King]

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in San Francisco

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