Russ Building
| Russ Building | |
|---|---|
The Swig Company | |
| Management | Shorenstein Properties |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 132.6 m (435 ft) |
| Roof | 127.4 m (418 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32[1] |
| Floor area | 511,329 sq ft (47,504.0 m2)[2] |
| Lifts/elevators | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George W. Kelham[1] |
| Structural engineer | H.J. Brunnier Associates |
| Main contractor | Dinwiddie Construction |
| References | |
| [3][4][5] | |
The Russ Building is a
Upon completion, the building was iconic enough that Architect and Engineer wrote, “In nearly every large city there is one building that because of its size, beauty of architectural design and character of its use and occupancy, has come to typify the city itself ... Today the Russ Building takes this place in San Francisco. By its size and location and by the character of its tenants the building becomes indeed—'The Center of Western Progress'.”[8]
However, Manhattanization from 1960 to 1990 has shrouded the tower in a shell of skyscrapers, removing the tower's prominence.
The San Francisco Chronicle's architecture critic John King described the Russ Building as "the embodiment of Jazz Age romance, a full block of ornate Gothic-flavored masonry that ascends in jagged stages from Montgomery Street with a leap and then a scramble to a central crown".[1] The tower is a California Historical Landmark.[3]
Until the emergence of Sand Hill Road in the 1980s, many of the largest venture capital firms held offices in the Russ Building.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9781597143141.
- ^ "Russ Building". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ^ a b c "Emporis building ID 118778". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Russ Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Russ Building at Structurae
- ^ "George W. Kelham | Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "Russ Building (San Francisco, 1927)".
- ISBN 978-0-89395-031-6.
Further reading
- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 27. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.
External links
- The Russ Building at Shorenstein Properties
- The Russ Building's Tenant Handbook
- The Russ Building at The Swig Company
