List Of Tallest Buildings In San Diego
"I believe that our skyline is a collective composition of many buildings. We don't have to have one landmark like the Empire State Building or Petronas towers. I think the landmark is the entire Downtown."
–Garry Papers, manager of architecture and planning for the CCDCSan Diego has over 140 high-rises, mainly in the downtown district. In the city, there are 30 buildings that stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). In the 1970s, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began restricting downtown building height to 500 feet (152.4 m) due to the proximity of the San Diego International Airport. The tallest building in the city is the 34-story One America Plaza, completed in 1991, which stands 500 feet (152.4 m) tall.
The history of skyscrapers in San Diego began with the completion of the El Cortez Apartment Hotel in 1927. The building, at a height of 310 feet (94 m), remained the tallest building in San Diego until 1963, when the Executive Complex at 350 feet (107 m) took its place. The skyscraper's height was surpassed in 1969 by the Union Bank of California Building, which stood as the tallest building for two decades with its height of 388 feet (118 m). In 1989, with a height of 499 feet (152 m), Symphony Towers gained the title, before being passed two years later by One America Plaza. During the 1990s, the city was compared to a "handful of tools in a scarcely stocked toolbox" and a "mouth with a lot of missing teeth". Development in the late 1990s and 2000s led to many new high-rises, mainly residential skyscrapers.
As of September 2012, San Diego is ranked 87th in the world with its 144 high-rises. However, due to the FAA height restriction, none of San Diego's buildings are within the top 100 tallest buildings in the United States. As of September 2012, there are over 25 buildings that have been proposed, approved, or are currently undergoing construction which will join the tallest buildings in San Diego (over 300 feet).
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