70-Story Tower to be Highest in the West

SAN FRANCISCO—Once complete, the residences within 181 Fremont will be the highest-elevation homes west of Chicago and the only residential tower in San Francisco to be pre-certified LEED Platinum, according to developer, Jay Paul Company. Above-ground construction commenced recently on the 70-story residential and office tower designed by Heller Manus Architects.

The $540 million tower is located directly adjacent to the new Transbay Transit Center and is comprised of 432,000 square feet of class-A office space, 67 luxury condominium residences on the top 17 floors and 3,000 square feet of retail space on the 7th floor. The commercial offices will feature column-less open floor plates offering optimum flexibility, 9.6-foot finished ceiling heights, and floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls providing prime views of Transbay Park, the surrounding neighborhood and Bay. It will also include a pedestrian-friendly lobby, 88-stand bike shed with private stalls and an underground valet parking garage. Newmark Cornish & Carey is responsible for leasing the building’s commercial space.