Salesforce Tower: Building San Francisco's Vertical Village

[@maestroadam]

That last shot was great, I wish it would have kept rolling for longer!

[@TheB1M]

It’s awesome isn’t it? It gets a bit dizzying after that as it goes over the top of the tower. Thanks for watching right to the end! ✊️✊️

[@kalnayakd]

@@TheB1M Great shot. Always wondered how do you get shots like that? Do you fly a drone with some special permit?

[@t0scanelli]

@@kalnayakd All of this is stock footage. He just downloaded it from someone else. So don't be impressed.

[@petroleumjelly1488]

@@t0scanelli I can still be impressed.

[@timmmahhhh]

Great to hear that the the engineers designed the foundations to avoid the issues of the Millennium Tower.

[@SkyForceOne2]

@Michael G Nah. I mean, they can * probably * fix it, even though the costs would probably outweigh the insurance of it. They'll probably sue each other for 10 years without conclusion until it finally collapses tho, since it's the US...

[@allhernandez7305]

San Francisco, Mexico.

[@nektariosandreopoulos7972]

Vega Prototyp

[@seanf5634]

@legnA The Millennium Tower is leaning 7 inches and has sunk 18 inches since 2009. These figures are from 2017, hence it could be worse. There is supposedly a fix coming, but we will have to see if they can actually "fix it".

[@Wardell43]

Sure.

[@davidnissim9203]

I went to the top of the Palo Alto Foothills on a clear day, and I could see the Salesforce Tower from 35 miles away. It’s beautiful.

[@williamryan7403]

It's ugly as hell. I remember San Francisco before these weird little men and women descended on the City to destroy it's Mediterranean looks and character in order to remake it into some smaller version of Manhattan.

[@Caliprimitive]

@@williamryan7403 that's your opinion but I think everyone likes seeing the view of tall skyscrapers

[@dxmyr]

You can see it clearly from the dumbarton bridge I really love what it adds to the skyline

[@SPICY_BEAR]

I went to San Francisco this Spring. Saw the Salesforce Tower up close for the first time. Standing on the sidewalk right in front of the tower lobby was so cool! I got some awesone pictures! 😎 If I ever get the chance, I hope to be able to check out the inside, and see the views from the higher floors? Going in for my Salesforce Admin Certification test this Thursday. 💪😎

[@speedzero7478]

You can sign up to go to the viewing room, up top. Its a year long waiting list. Funny, right?

[@connorcore7008]

the numbers that go in to making a building like this are just wow

[@TheB1M]

Insane isn’t it? Construction is the greatest industry on earth.

[@james_guthrie]

Like 7, 9, 11? I can't even imagine how many numbers the building must contain. 42, 30! My goodness

[@noahthenomad]

San Francisco’s skyline has changed a lot in the last 10 years wow

[@breakingborders]

Another great video! I was born and raised in downtown SF. I still adjusting to this monstrosity, but I'm no against building and increasing density in the Transbay area. Thanks for the insight.

[@mikoparolanto]

Agreed. We need more density and tall affordable housing.

[@thegeneral6610]

Breaking Borders more people mean more clothes gonna need dry cleaning righ??? 👍

[@Ultronic41]

I would like a toilet up high too since everyone crapps here :)

[@Noah-lj4rz]

I guess you're a millionaire

[@breakingborders]

Not Rick Sanchez nah I’m from the TL

[@dwaynejohnson3757]

Was there today 55th floor awesome view of the whole bay ❤️❤️❤️❤️💪🏽

[@thetable71]

San Francisco is beautiful and lovely city. Great Video.

[@chynablookingback8825]

Hey, BTW, keep bringing those "WOW" videos of the whole beautiful, lovely S.F. -- my favorite city in the universe. THANK YOU.

[@dioniciotorres4290]

I've worked there and pretty much every highrise in the city as a member of painter and taper union local 507. Lunch and breaktime my binoculars were always out.....what a view for 26 years, so beautiful it makes me proud to be from here

[@BrighamYen]

The Salesforce Tower is beautiful! Can you guys please do a video about LA 's new tallest skyscraper WILSHIRE GRAND TOWER located in the financial district at 7th and Figueroa?

[@TheB1M]

YES! Great building. It’s officially on The B1M list 👍👍

[@BrighamYen]

The B1M I'm so excited! I wrote a blog post about the spire being installed, making it the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast: brighamyen.com/2016/09/06/downtown-las-wilshire-grand-now-officially-tallest-tower-west-coast/

[@orlandonunez3397]

That building is a scam. Stupid spore takes the salesforces title. In my opinion that spire don’t count. & salesforce is taller.

[@just_cade]

I hated it at first, I thought it ruined LA's iconic skyline, but I've grown to love it. It makes LA look more modern, hopefully more buildings are built soon. LA has run out of room for sprawl imo, only way left is up.

[@bertlee3470]

@@just_cade LAs skyline is iconic? lol

[@joshadams8761]

My four-year-old son loves that building and this channel!

[@just_cade]

Did not like this building until I saw it in person, it's actually kind of beautiful. At night, the crown has a light display that looks like water, it's pretty cool.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

My brother-in-law's brother-in-law works here. He was able to get us access to the observation lounge. The view of San Francisco from that high up was insane. And it was surreal to be able to LOOK DOWN at the Transamerica Pyramid.

[@jonrussell1690]

Wow!!! Beautiful skyscraper. Glad to hear that it’s the highest cert LEED in USA & that they were able to find ways to build taller.

[@joelyons886]

The B1M you are seriously impeding my sleep!!! Stop with these great vids!!!

[@TheB1M]

Haha, you’re welcome 😉👍👍

[@philrabe910]

I have lived here for 30 years. It is really dramatic. Especially from across the bay: A whole new southern emphasis on the skyline as the big buildings head south of Market. That whole part of town is unrecognizable. Much of the new construction is on land that once held damaged freeway on and off ramps. Way under the transit station is the empty box for California's new higher speed rail which may be pulling into the station around 2030. If we're still using surface trains by then.

[@TheB1M]

Great insight - thanks so much for commenting! Do you see more skyscrapers on the skyline as a good thing or a challenge to the city’s identity?

[@troymcclure9088]

Skycrapers and urban development are an axiomatic necessary evil. I support it, and I'm also from the Bay Area..

[@kansasthunderman1]

High speed rail is already in the hole by billions and it ain't ever gonna be built.

[@DrSaav-my5ym]

Yea, San Francisco looks like a different city now from across the bay, in a good way

[@spuriousc]

I've been a Bay native all my life and I'm so happy to see some construction finally happening. I see complaints about Hong Kong or Manhattan, but I love them, and Tokyo and Taipei. I want to visit Singapore, too. And I'd love my region to develop like that.

[@rajkumar8209]

Great video. I had the opportunity to attend the earliest community planning & design meetings. Watching the construction of this project was an education & A great learning experience. The roof garden is worth a visit if you plan to visit San Francisco. I have in SF bay area since 1969.❤️ Good Day.

[@notadrian99]

Cesar Pelli and his team are amazing architects...

[@bagon3337]

Looks a lot like his other design, the Gran Torre Santiago, but I like it

[@fixpacifica]

Of the several proposed designs, I thought Pelli's submission was the most bland.

[@johngerraughty]

R.I.P. Cesar. He was a very talented man and extremely down to earth.

[@dom-xt9pt]

Why are people hating on this beautiful work of art? It looks great and I think it’s an amazing addition to the skyline. All the buildings in the trans Bay Area are amazing.

[@mistermood4164]

If there weren’t any height restrictions, San Francisco would look like Hong Kong today

[@NZH00]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[@corneilusdonaldson1858]

E.A.G 65 You must not live in San Francisco, it's pretty dirty here too with all the homeless...

[@mistermood4164]

I would argue it’s a good thing as these restrictions makes the city more expensive

[@arthurpoquillon8874]

A good thing. Very tall buildings and vertical cities are proven to be more stressful for citizens. I personally live in Montpellier, France, where we don't have any skyscrapers, but i've been to Boston, and New-York. And frankly, i can tell that it is much more comfortable living in a city without such tall buildings everywhere. There is more light, less wind in the streets, more trees too. It seems that there is more space, overall. Well now i'm thinking that in the Historic center of my city there many tiny streets without much light X) but i don't know, it feels different, even though it is really tiny ( when i say tiny i mean that even a normal car is too big to use them ), it has a human scale, which doesn't make you feel as oppressed as when you are in the economical center of Manhattan for example.

[@smonkey001]

Good thing if you already owning properties. Bad thing if you don't and have to pay extra for the govt enforced limited supply.

[@JHA854]

I need to go back to San Francisco, that building wasn’t there last time I went! What a cool structure.

[@TheB1M]

It’s awesome!

[@leodahvee]

Can't wait to see the tower when I visit San Francisco this May!

[@Shotsmoky]

Did you get your poop map?

[@leodahvee]

@Phil M I have seen what SF has created at ground level and I kinda don't wanna go back

[@toms2713]

@Daniel Bally I visited SF every week.. great city now looks and smells like scrapyard..

[@unfabulouslyfabulous]

I really like when you take a closer look at the blue prints and engineering aspects

[@abking11]

I have seen the transit center, its really beautiful

[@bryce6744]

The Salesforce tower is the new crown jewel of 'the City.'

[@thecucarro]

This architectural and structural design seems to be very similar to Costanera Center building by Pelli Architects in Santiago Chile. It can be because Chile is one the most sismic countries in the world and this site has similar urbanistic, programatic and sismic conditions.

[@eastvideolab]

Yes, and IFC in Hong Kong. The guy seems to have found a love for the form and continues to replicate it. Bit sad and boring, but I do love each of his buildings

[@diegomurua4798]

Sebastian Gonzalez Yes! Exactly what I was thinking. Two very beautiful buildings.

[@californiamade5608]

Well Pelli Architects is the developer of Salesforce Tower 😉 Thats why

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

Thanks for this video. I love your channel. The production value along with the script and imagery is simply, exquisitely superb in all your videos.

[@jacobobrien306]

Do videos or a video on cork city in Ireland there are a lot of construction projects planned. For the city and the city boundary is expanding. It is the 2nd largest natural harbour in the world and it is planned to be a counter balance to Dublin as all of Ireland’s investments in the past have gone to Dublin, but are now going into cork. Please do!!!

[@VincentMichael207]

I love this channel. Great video of the Salesforce tower, but I'm in love with the new 181 Fremont building ! Super interesting seismic design. Would love a video on this!

[@TheB1M]

Thanks so much for your feedback - we LOVE our viewers! Great shout on the 181 Fremont tower, we'll get on it.

[@orlandonunez3397]

This building is absolutely beautiful and really transformed SF. From far away it stands out. I love the reflecting sunsets off the buildings glass skin. Watch it be built since it was a whole in the ground. San Francisco needs more high rises!!

[@rogerrtewwr4723]

You're high, this thing is trash

[@SoapinTrucker]

Transformed San Francisco? Really? San Francisco has always been a beautiful city, both near and afar! It may have accented it skyline, but transformed it? No!

[@californiamade5608]

Mike Tayon yes transformed as in, the skyline cane be seen with better balance, and once the completion of all the planned towers are done in 2021 it will be clear to us that it was perfectly centered. Duh

[@californiamade5608]

Roger rtewwr not high, nor is it trash. You’re clearly trash. And don’t understand/like or even see architecture like a person like me does.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

Glad to see SF relaxing height restrictions. I hope this heralds a new era of new housing construction. No one with a normal income can afford to live in SF today...

[@cme98]

Well the reason why nobody can afford to live there is because the city doesn't plan to have that class of people to live there. Simply said, if they don't plan for you, they don't want you. Oh! But they do want all your wealthy bosses living there & cater to them, not you, isn't it obvious? Give it a moment to sink in... San Francisco (& Seattle too) are two cities which have embraced segregation ...not by race, but by wealth. Wealth is the new segregation & cities are their sanctuary. So far, other than the homeless problem, its proved very successful. Eventually everybody living in San Francisco will be wealthy or be given residence from their employer either as a maid, butler, or a manager of a big company in which your employer pays for your apartment or hotel. All other people will be transit in and transit OUT monday-friday so the wealthy don't have to be bothered by you every evening & can enjoy weekends among their own segregated kind... the wealthy. Anybody who can't see this is either stupid or can't accept the sad reality of it. You aren't wanted because of your financial status. But they still want you there to work for them, they just don't want you living there. What Real estate has done for segregation can't be ignored any longer.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

@@cme98 The "segregation" you speak of comes entirely from there not being enough housing development. That's due to the politics that opposes higher density development. If you haven't noticed, activists in cities who oppose "gentrification" are exactly these. While speaking in the name of low-income people, they oppose new development and drive housing prices up.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

I like the building,...it reaches naturally into the sky and it's interior design is well though through with the occupants and environment wellbeing high in its priority,.. good design👍.

[@eddixon2015]

San Francisco is just a beautiful city.

[@edmundlau8173]

Wow,I’ve been liking this tower since my field trip. I like the Salesforce Tower.

[@rschloch]

That’s a really nice form. The crown looks great.

[@Robert-xp4ii]

Wow! Just look at all those smiling employees of Salesforce in their pictures! LOL

[@jar8425]

I love the idea of villages within the building. I was looking at the scale of things, and I honestly don't know if the various areas are actually big enough for the amount of folks in each village. For instance there seemed to be far too few mugs for everyone to have a coffee. And before anyone says anything about not everyone drinking coffee... You simply don't live out here. The West Coast is literally swimming in coffee. I do think having access to the 61st floor sounds cool. The reviews haven't been unanimous - for instance the San Francisco Chronicle is fairly derogatory. Their headline was: Salesforce Tower - underwhelming despite its size. It looks nice enough, and technically it is okay. But I work in an office tower that opened in 2013 that is LEED Platinum. So your comment there was off-putting as well.

[@Nicholas-f5]

LEED is the new minimum. Net Zero or Net Positive is a much higher goal.

[@GlenCocopuffs]

I wish San Francisco would allow more density in residential development. NIMBYs are keeping supply low and prices sky high.

[@kansasthunderman1]

Yeah right - Let's turn the whole city into a huge trash compactor with people living in closet sized "microapartments". That will make the place a wonderful place to live (more like exist) in. By the way, all this high density residential development is straight out "Agneda 21" which was written by China so they can impose communism on the U.S. Do a search for "Grindall61" and you will see exactly what all this high density crap is about.

[@GlenCocopuffs]

kansasthunderman1 lol. Maybe you should do more research yourself. Agenda 21 is harmless, in fact the world would be a much better place if it was actually implemented. Conspiracy theories about it make those trained in urban planning like myself double over with laughter. Dense cities are more sustainable and if properly designed with strong transit and public spaces, much more liveable than sprawling low-density cities.

[@kansasthunderman1]

Interesting how the word "density" has become a polite way of saying more overcrowded. By the way all the increased density in San Francisco has not made the city more livable and there are more and more cars on the streets. People who want to get out (and have the money to get out) are getting out of those wonderfully dense cities. People are also voting with their pocketbook and choosing pay more to drive to the suburbs than pay more for rent. If you're trained in urban planning and believe that high density cities are sustainable, you must have bought your diploma from a mail order place. Otherwise, you must be a talking horse for the Agenda 21 establishment.

[@robertpreskop4425]

kansasthunderman1 well it is time to restrict the number of cars and start pressuring people to use other modes of transportation. Than these high density cities would be successful pleasant places. But until Americans get over their horrible love affair with the automobile, not much is going to change for the better in the USA.

[@kansasthunderman1]

High density cities will never be desirable places. They're glorified termite mounds and riddled with socio-economic and environmental problems. Furthermore, people don't want (and will not accept being pressured into using) other modes of transportation. The only solution to traffic congestion is to start building more freeways.

[@ralfoide]

Very great video like so many on your channel :) Would be nice to have a counter-point speaking of all the difficulties between the Salesforce Transit Center and the Transbay Terminal. Combine with a couple other towers in SF which are either sinking or leaning... It's an interesting counterpoint to the rapid expansion and how much building one tower affects the others nearby. Although media enjoy the finger pointing drama, I think it's more interesting from a construction industry point of view to see how engineers/designers can learn from these mistakes, avoid repeating them, and retrofit buildings in place.

[@trendyniro]

That's a beautiful workplace, would love to work there

[@inchazon]

I was not expecting Fred to like like that. He has an awesome voice and looks great.

[@dennisdaniels2992]

The Salesforce Tower was completed last year in San Francisco!

[@stewarer]

I would like to see a follow-up video that addresses the subsistence, listing, and wind concerns of the residents of the building after occupancy -- many of whom spent millions of dollars for their luxury apartments on the upper floors of the building -- and then the subsequent mitigation efforts that were undertaken to correct these problems. (I was a resident of the Bay Area during this building's construction and completion and these concerns were widely reported in the local media.) Thank you for the video, and even though I was a member at the time of a local Green Building alliance of the Northern California Chapter of USGBC at the time, I did not know the full extent of the efforts that won it Platinum status. Well done, as always!

[@EduardoEscarez]

In form, size and challenges, reminds me a lot to Costanera Center.

[@kennymackie4518]

Beautiful structure.

[@paradox2253]

Great vid as always guys! This building looks epic :)

[@TheB1M]

Thank you ✊️✊️

[@northwestpartitions5117]

Beautiful construction!

[@BobbyBermuda1986]

The Palace of Fine Arts would be a great making of video. And one on the plans for Treasure Island 😉

[@jeffpetrie7744]

Fred’s face adds a lot to this video. Well done!

[@syrupgoblin4920]

You should do a video about the new high rise apartments on the waterfront in Portland Oregon :P

[@Eman-wj8gq]

Been to s.f once it's a beautiful city. Can't wait to see this giant building. Tallest west of the mississippi. So long l.a.

[@californiamade5608]

The true tallest on the west coast

[@joshuaalfaro4781]

It's already complete

[@dream.machine]

Beautiful masterpiece!

[@jettrink7510]

That building is awesome man.

[@oldaccount3591]

Also, I visited an open house in the infinity right across the street, and you can see the whole tower and the transbay center.

[@coopertaylorrr]

This channel is sooo bloody good! Keep it up :)

[@TheB1M]

THANK YOU!!! 👍👍👍✊️✊️✊️

[@zedwms]

With gigantic video displays on the sides of high rises, Blade Runner is proven prophetic, once again. Feel the cold solace of the Huxleyan embrace.

[@sunray4347]

The world see's your nice building. Thank You from Canada.

[@shawngbrennan9893]

Incredible! I didn’t realize that the Salesforce tower didn’t include any residential component, until I confirmed after watching this video. Way to go Bay Area! Another missed opportunity for housing.

[@smacbot]

tbf, a building this tall would never have affordable housing anyway

[@alexanderh9569]

If ur in sf and think it looks ugly, go to crissy fields or another area around the golden gate bridge and look at the view on a sunny late afternoon. The design is a little weird from the city, but it can also look very strong and beautiful

[@ericdrafahl5589]

That concept design for the Oceanwide Center looks interesting. Any plans on doing a future video on that?

[@TheB1M]

Of course! it’s on the list!

[@robertpreskop4425]

What is the Oceanwide Center?

[@californiamade5608]

Robert Preskop San Francisco’s second tallest building under construction

[@BooTub3]

You make SF seem so beautiful and clean. It is beautiful lol. Love my home

[@zf8604]

Can you guys please do a video for future skyscrapers in Los Angeles I my self can see new ones popping up.

[@spreadthetruth90]

I would like to know stuff about the green building next to the sales force building

[@yuhboris304]

Wait so is the very top of the building just an empty area of space? Does it have purpose? Just guessing but does it have something to do with its resistance to earthquakes??

[@orlandonunez3397]

skittlebeape it’s part of the height restrictions. This tower was supposed to be 200 feet taller. The crown was shrunken. It’s just mainly part of the design. But it’ll also display the highest public art in the world. 11,000 LEDS willl Be Projecting pictures and videos taken from around the city in the day, showing them off at night.

[@californiamade5608]

Phil M at least it’s not a spire like LA’s new tallest tooth pick

[@californiamade5608]

Joseph Beckmann it’s 1,453 not 1,500 and 1,729 with the antennas. It’s not a spire because it wasn’t originally constructed with the tower.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

I'm enjoying these new 'tall' skyscrapers coming up all across the globe...🌍🌎🌏😀🔝👍

[@con-fu3677]

Love all your videos, but, would it be a stretch to ask for a video covering the Millenium Tower in San Francisco?

[@TheB1M]

We’ll take a look 👍

[@Outland9000]

The Oceanwide centre looks interesting!

[@megaprojectsanddevelopments]

Just Awesome.!

[@MarkJones-si2bb]

Horrific change to the skyline.

[@javierpacheco8234]

@@MarkJones-si2bb yep

[@duck0027]

kudos on the channel. really useful insight. especially about trees as part of a newer style of buildings. kindest of regards.

[@omarelmasri6709]

Great building, the only issue I have with it is that it goes for the same old glass facade. Wish the exterior was as amazing as its interior.

[@TheB1M]

Good point. It’s also VERY similar to one of Hong Kong’s tallest buildings: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Finance_Centre_(Hong_Kong)#/media/File%3AOverlook_International_Finance_Centre.jpg

[@Osteoja]

It shouldn't be like that to start with though, it should have reflected San Franciscos culture. Make the facade look like a warehouse from the Pier but make it in style, have it eye catching, but do not have it be a eye sore. Find a inbetween.

[@californiamade5608]

The B1M it’s very similar to that one because they are both designed by the SAME architect. Cesar Pelli.

[@MichaelPolios]

You should do a video on the massive re-development of Parramatta square in Sydney

[@ColinYapp]

Now where are all these damn people going to live? That is the most important question in this area.

[@MsrAlaindeFerrier]

Beautiful building, seems a similar construction to the WTC towers Hope it never catches fire as we all know what happens to steel skyscrapers with a reinforced concrete core

[@Viagra_risk_PERMANENT_insomnia]

This is not the same construction as the Twin towers. This building has a very thick concrete core and could survive a plane impact and fire, it will not collapse. Twin Towers had a steel core.

[@thrillamantic]

Thanks for the vid. Could you file a video on museums , modern and classical.

[@TheB1M]

What's the magic word?

[@thrillamantic]

oh! pleaasssssssssseeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

[@Amr199K]

Can’t believe that I had the opportunity to be on top of the salesforce tower.

[@MaxamillianStudio]

So incredible what humanity can accomplish!

[@sweetlildevil7597]

It's was designed by the same architect who designed the Gran Torre Santiago in Chile back in 2012. They're almost identical yet the one in Chile didn't get nearly as much praise as this one. My feelings are that A) Many who praise this building are unaware that it actually isn't that original or groundbreaking and B) it is getting more praise because it's in San Francisco, not for it's design or anything else about it.

[@nevecenere]

Make a video about city life project in Milan please 😍😍

[@TheB1M]

We’ll take a look! 👍👍

[@luismelendez4604]

I was born n raised in the Bay Area, still love the city’s vibe, ever changing skyline, blue skies, tempered climate, and bustle of city goers.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Leaning tower next door neighbors beg to differ

[@psfca]

Beautiful !

[@arnetvlogs7248]

That’s my home town :)

[@oldaccount3591]

Lucky! I wanna move there.

[@Narflex]

DatCat. trust me bud, you don't.

[@californiamade5608]

Narflex I’m here and I love it to each it’s own.

[@bobboberson2024]

Yeah, I like this Channel and narrator. Well done.

[@chrisk8187]

I disagree for the prior stated comments. I love the English accent as well as many other flavors of speech and it's not really that. It's the pronunciation "handicap" or diction that makes it more of a challenge.

[@nathanryweck3137]

So the Transamerica Pyramid has a more massive concrete and steel foundation than the Salesforce tower but it's a much shorter and less topheavy building? I'm not an engineer, but could somebody explain how this makes sense from a seismic safety perspective?

[@californiamade5608]

Nathan Ryweck Salesforce Tower has piles that go down into bedrock.

[@GAMEOFDRONES1]

Yes i can see it all the way from Santa Rosa Ca 60 miles to the north!. on a clear day

[@dlwatib]

It looks like they forgot to finish the top. That's not a crown, it's a crew cut. The Bay area really doesn't need more office space. Truthfully, the last thing San Francisco needed was another ginormous office tower. What it needs is housing. There are very few other places in the world with such a severe imbalance of housing to other uses. It's also a major tourist destination. It needs more hotel space. At the very least, this building should have been a mixed-use building. Instead, we got more of exactly what SF doesn't need more of. Very disappointing! It's definitely not a village, but it could have been if only the planning commission had been alert to the real needs of the community. *ABAG needs to be much more forceful in requiring communities to meet their housing needs within their own boundaries.* This building, and others like it in downtown SF could not exist if it were not for BART. Most people can't afford to live anywhere near downtown SF. Instead, they commute from Richmond, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Dublin, Union City and Fremont, or places even further away and drive to those BART stations. Even so, the housing prices are still outrageous even so far away from the city. It's a very unpleasant lifestyle to have to devote an hour or two each day just to commuting. Some of the crazier commutes can last up to 4 hours round trip.

[@orlandonunez3397]

dlwatib well the fact of it is. It’s there 🤷🏻‍♂️ and that’s what San Francisco has become. There is still a lot of housing projects on the way. Treasure island, the shipyard, candlestick redevelopment, park Merced. It’s just the beginning. The Bay Area NEEDS this. It’s a sign of success. It’s good for our future generations. We can’t stay back in the Golden Days forever. It’s time the Bay Area became more recognized. Not to mention that the Bay Area is the largest metropolis in America that is underdeveloped. The Bay Area needs to spread out. It’s just to much going on in the small existing areas.

[@fixpacifica]

ABAG can't force cities to do anything. They can only recommend and cajole.

[@benjaminitiotio]

Please stop asking if we enjoyed the video. 😏🥰 We had always loved it. Keep the good work going... Thanks

[@Struttta]

More on San Francisco please!!

[@TheB1M]

Ok 👍👍

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

300m looks like a good size for a skyscraper. The massive 1km towers are too large to understand, if you look at them from below.

[@tristanmoller9498]

Yeah, but you’re not going to see one of those any time soon in California, due to earthquakes

[@californiamade5608]

Tristan Möller did you even watch the video? These buildings where made to withstand earthquakes.

[@tristanmoller9498]

​@@californiamade5608Go ahead, build me a 1km tower that withstands earthquakes and do it economically.

[@JaxTheCartographer]

I have mixed feelings about the tower I live in the area not in San Francisco itself but about an 1:30 minutes away but I have mixed feelings about it because the city is beautiful and has a lot of beautiful history and natural beauty I don't want this all to be covered with high density towers in the future but at the same time the beauty is also being prohibited by the housing crisis because now many parts of the city have been taken over by homeless camps. San Francisco is a beautiful place I would like it to stay that way but not sure if it is possible to stay that way in the future. The tower looks ok on the outside but It sticks out like a sore thumb in many parts of the city it just brings a whole bag of mixed emotions on the city despite the tower not being a big problem itself but the future it represents being a troubling thing.

[@TheB1M]

Adapting an iconic skyline is never easy

[@maxwellharris3365]

I'm sorry but we have to move on the from the fear of towers coming into SF. The city is to big and has to many people! We need skyscrapers in order to have a sustainable future in the city and surrounding areas. There is barely any room to build houses and small apartment complexes there. In the future it's just going to get worse due to the fact the majority of the world's population will be living in big cities like Sf. so we have to build vertical villages like this, because if we don't our housing crisis is just going to get more ridiculous. San Francisco also has decent building regulations in terms of design. They don't allow square roofs because they don't want SF to look like Manhattan.

[@DrSaav-my5ym]

The city looks even cooler now with the new skyline.

[@RobJD]

I think it looks appalling.

[@janesedin3938]

Hey b1m carry-on u re doing great job Hopefully u do more abt residential skycrepers and it designs

[@smvanwers6300]

The company name Salesforce is one thing, but to name a landmark building after it is quite another. Such a soulful name, always lovingly spoken. I'm sure the plaza at the tower's bottom will become the no. 1 meeting place for romance.

[@GIguy]

They’re forgetting one thing, during a major quake, that bed rock becomes Jell-O, and anything sitting on top of it does as well. San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but you could not pay me to live there, it’s just too risky, if you don’t believe me just look at the videos from 1986. I can’t believe they actually built a super tall skyscraper on reclaimed land, it’s a recipe for disaster, I just pray to God, that when the next big one hits, this tower doesn’t topple over, because if it does it’s going to take half the city with it. And frankly, despite all the engineering skills on earth, nothing can defeat mother nature. No matter what we build or how strong we built it, it can be destroyed within seconds during a major quake, I hope they keep remembering that.

[@californiamade5608]

First of all the videos are from 1989 not 1986. Ans second of all, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Salesforce Tower was built to bedrock. Therefore, it’ll be strongly supported during an earthquake even if the land around it were to liquify. Did you not watch the video? The tall buildings in SF didn’t even suffer any damage the way the apartment houses did because they are made to withstand such forces. You just let Hollywood movies get to your brain and forget about reality. No tall buildings including the Transamerica Pyramid, fell in the quake. They built the super tall tower because they knew exactly how it should be engineered in an area. You really just not know how things work. It’s the same with Chicago’s skyscrapers. They are made to withstand the winds off the lake. It’s not too risky. It’s fine. It’s called engineering.

[@julianalonso4194]

You can see this building from just about anywhere in the city... I am an architecture student at pratt (used to live in SF) and this tower was always referred to as the Salesforce dildo by my old a+d teacher and I wholeheartedly agree

[@chrisk8187]

Hope they can "keep it up", so to speak.......

[@surendersingal9122]

Awesome educational program. Designed to see inside of highrise n chnaging heights.

[@leafygreenmarie]

Every time we drive through sf we wonder how they keep finding more space to build more buildings

[@ltandrepants]

muaurie demolition of older buildings

[@bryanrmcf]

Destruction of SF landmarks.

[@yuniyonson]

Ok...my comment is going to be very different from most of the comments you get.....Because I am BLONDE......I just want to say that YOU and this VIDEO have made me see Architecture in an easy to understand way...and although I have not commented on all your Videos...I have thoroughly enjoyed them all...Thank You !!

[@jimmathews1924]

As the dominant building of the skyline, I was hoping for something more architecturally interesting than just a subtle cone effect at the top. I live in SF, and everybody I've spoken to about it is kind of 'meh'. I hope future skyline buildings are less generic.

[@californiamade5608]

Larry David what hideous old buildings are you referring too? I happen to think a lot of old architecture on a majority of SF’s “old buildings” are very beautiful. And resembles a the time of architecture at that moment. Of course new towers are nice as well, but kinda dull.

[@RaymondHng]

@Larry David The old buildings are protected with historical landmark status.

[@Yusuf-istelan]

The shining city of San Francisco 🚉🏙️🌆🌉🌃