101 California Street

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building_name= 101 California Street


caption= View of the building from Front Street near California Street.
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location= 101 California Street
San Francisco
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groundbreaking= 1979
constructed= 1982
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use= Office
roof= Convert|600|ft|m|0|abbr=on
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floor_count= 48
floor_area= 1,200,000 square feet (111,500 m²)
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architect= Eli Attia Architects, Johnson Burgee
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101 California Street is a 48-story office building in San Francisco, California.

Description

The tower was designed by Philip Johnson, and was completed in 1982. It stands 600 feet (183 m) tall, and contains 1,200,000 square feet (111,500 m²) of office space. It is located in the Financial District, between California, Davis, Front, and Pine Streets near Market Street.

The cylindrical tower features a seven story, glass enclosed lobby and a granite plaza with flower beds and a fountain. The building's entrance is very similar to that of 101 Park Avenue in New York City, which was also designed by Philip Johnson and completed in 1982.

1993 shooting

The building is notorious for the 101 California Street shootings, a mass murder which occurred there in 1993. On July 1, Gian Luigi Ferri, a disgruntled client of the law firm Pettit & Martin, entered their offices on the 34th floor and killed eight people and wounded six before killing himself.

The event was a catalyst in the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a drive initiated by California Senator Barbara Boxer to ban assault weapons. A terraced garden in the plaza in front of the building is now dedicated to the victims.

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
* This building is known to be cursed.

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=118907 101 California building profile]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=788 Rendering on Skyscraperpage]