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The U.S. city of Oakland, California is the site of more than 95 high-rises, the majority of which are located in its downtown district.[1] In the city, there are 30 buildings taller than 200 feet (61 m). The tallest building is the 28-story Ordway Building, which rises 404 feet (123 m).[2]

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Oakland's night skyline viewed from Lake Merritt

History

The history of high-rises in Oakland began with the completion of the nine-story Bank of America Building in 1907. A nine-story section was later added to the same building.[3] It remained the tallest building in the city until 1914, when the Oakland City Hall, at 320 feet (98 m), became the tallest.[4] At the time it was built, the City Hall was the first high-rise government building in the United States and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.[5][6] The 390 feet (119 m) Kaiser Center surpassed the height of the City Hall in 1960, and was the tallest building for a decade.[7] In 1989, Ordway Building became the tallest building in the city.

As of April 2022, the tallest building currently under construction is the 36-story, 395 ft (120m) skyscraper at 1900 Broadway.[8]

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Panorama of Oakland's skyline (Some buildings are identifiable using the cursor)

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Oakland buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building is not known. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed or opened.

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 Ordway Building Thumb 404 (123) 28 1970 37°48′36″N 122°15′51″W Tallest building in both Oakland and in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco[2][9]
2 Atlas Thumb 400 (122) 40 2020 Tallest residential building constructed in the 2020s[10]
3 1900 Broadway Thumb 394 (120) 39 2023 Topping out ceremony held on March, 12th.[11]
4 Kaiser Center Thumb 390 (119) 28 1960 37°48′32″N 122°15′52″W Tallest building constructed in the 1960s[7][12]
5 17th and Broadway Thumb 380 (116) 34 2019 Tallest residential building constructed in the 2010s[13]
6 Lake Merritt Plaza Thumb 371 (113) 27 1985 37°48′27″N 122°15′54″W Tallest building constructed in the 1980s[14][15]
7 601 City Center Thumb 367 (112) 24 2019 Tallest office building constructed in the 2010s[16]
8 1111 Broadway Thumb 360 (110) 24 1990 37°48′10″N 122°16′22″W Tallest building constructed in the 1990s[17][18]
9 Kaiser Engineering Building Thumb 336 (102) 25 1984 37°48′21″N 122°15′54″W [19][20]
10 Clorox Building Thumb 330 (101) 24 1976 37°48′12″N 122°16′20″W [21][22]
11= EM Harris State Office Building Thumb 328 (100) 22 1998 37°48′23″N 122°16′24″W [23][24]
12= Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building South Thumb 328 (100) 18 1994 37°48′16″N 122°16′29″W [25][26]
13= Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building North Thumb 328 (100) 18 1994 37°48′18″N 122°16′28″W [26][27]
14 1200 Lakeshore Thumb 325 (99) 25 1964 [28]
15 Oakland City Hall Thumb 320 (98) 14 1914 37°48′19″N 122°16′21″W Tallest building constructed in the 1910s;[4][29] National Register of Historic Places[6]
16 Tribune Tower Thumb 310 (94) 22 1906 37°48′11″N 122°16′14″W Tallest building constructed in the 1920s[30][31]
17 1330 Broadway Thumb 297 (91) 18[32] 1958[32] 37°48′14″N 122°16′14″W [33][34]
18 Pacific Bell Building Thumb 296 (90) 20 1985 37°48′37″N 122°15′57″W [35][36]
19 555 City Center Thumb 279 (85) 20 2002 37°48′13″N 122°16′31″W Tallest building constructed in the 2000s.[37][38]
20 Oakland Marriott City Center Thumb 273 (83) 21 1983 [39]
21= Park Bellevue Tower Thumb 270 (82) 25 1969 37°48′28″N 122°15′20″W [40][41][42]
22= 1721 Webster Thumb 270 (82) 25 2020 [43]
23 St. Paul's Towers Thumb 267 (81) 22 1966 37°48′42″N 122°15′37″W [44][45]
24 1700 Webster Thumb 265 (81) 23 2019 [46]
25 The Grand Apartments Thumb 263 (80) 22 2008 37°48′41″N 122°15′53″W [47][48]
26 The Skylyne at Temescal Thumb 260 (79) 25 2020 [49]
27 Central Building Thumb 235 (72) 15 1926 37°48′15″N 122°16′14″W [50][51]
28 Bank of America Building Thumb 225 (69) 18 1907 37°48′10″N 122°16′17″W Tallest building constructed in the decade of 1900[3][52]
29 Financial Center Building Thumb 214 (65) 14 1929 37°48′13″N 122°16′13″W [53][54]
30 Pacific Renaissance Plaza Thumb 208 (63) 16 [55]
31 SBC Building Thumb 203 (62) 15 — 37°48′21″N 122°16′08″W [56]
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Timeline of tallest buildings

More information Name, Street address ...
Name Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m)		 Floors Coordinates Notes
Bank of America Building 1200–1212 Broadway 1907–1914 225 (69) 18 37°48′10″N 122°16′17″W [3]
Oakland City Hall 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 1914–1960 320 (98) 14 37°48′19″N 122°16′21″W [4]
Kaiser Center 300 Lakeside Drive 1960–1970 390 (119) 28 37°48′32″N 122°15′52″W [7]
Ordway Building 2150 Valdez Street 1970–present 404 (123) 28 37°48′36″N 122°15′51″W [2]
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