45 Fremont Street

45 Fremont Street is a 34-story, 476 ft (145 m) office skyscraper in the Financial District of San Francisco, California between Market Street and Mission Street. Completed in 1978, the tower is often referenced as the Bechtel Building because of the spillover of offices from the Bechtel Corporation world headquarters next door at 50 Beale Street.^[5]

Alternative names

Bechtel Building

TypeCommercial offices

Location45 Fremont Street
San Francisco, California

Coordinates37.7912°N 122.3971°W / 37.7912; -122.3971

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45 Fremont Street
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Alternative names	Bechtel Building
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	45 Fremont Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37.7912°N 122.3971°W / 37.7912; -122.3971
Completed	1978
Owner	Shorenstein Properties
Height
Roof	476 ft (145 m)
Technical details
Floor count	34
Floor area	596,059 ft2 (55,375.7 m2)
Lifts/elevators	19 passenger
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractor	Cahill Contractors
References
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In 2017, Blackstone obtained a 49.6% stake in the building for reportedly over $230 million, but wrote its investment down to zero in 2023 due to "the well-known headwinds facing U.S. traditional office buildings at the time".^[6]