101 California Street

History

GIC (Singapore's sovereign wealth fund) bought 92% of the building from Nippon Life Insurance Company in 2012 for US$910 million. Hines Interests Limited Partnership has a partial stake in the building.

Description

The faceted cylindrical tower features a seven-story, glass-enclosed lobby and a granite plaza with flower beds and a fountain. During the holiday season, a platform with many oversized Christmas ornaments is added to the plaza. The building's entrance is very similar to that of 101 Park Avenue in New York City, and was also designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee in 1982.

101 California is equipped with a total of thirty-two elevators, with twenty-two serving the tower; two serving floors 45 through 48; four serving the triangular annex building; two serving the garage; and two for freight. The eight stairwells throughout the building are intended for emergency use only.

1993 shooting

The building is the site of what has become known as 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 Dianne Feinstein to ban "assault weapons". A terraced garden in the plaza in front of the building is now dedicated to the victims.

Notable tenants

• Booz & Company
• CBRE Group
• Beazley
• Susquehanna International Group
• Merrill Lynch
• Venable LLP
• Cooley LLP
• Deutsche Bank
• Morgan Stanley
• Winston & Strawn
• The Blackstone Group
• Business Wire
• Invesco
• Temasek Holdings
• Jefferies Group
• Grant Thornton LLP
• Chime

Gallery

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References

References

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6. (2012-10-24). "Singapore's GIC Said to Invest in San Francisco Tower".
7. Property Management Office. (2010). "101 California Tenant Manual". Hines Interests Limited Partnership.
8. Harriet Chiang. (1 July 2003). "10 Years After: 101 California Massacre Victims Helped Toughen Gun Laws". The San Francisco Chronicle.