100 Pine Center is a
class-A office building at the northwest corner of Pine Street and Front Street in
San Francisco's Financial District.
[ The building is with 33 floors, and of rentable office space, a 150-car garage including 30 valet parking spaces.]dot-com bubble
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the property, then owned by Grosvenor Properties,[
In 1997, the building was purchased by Walton Capital,][ which invested heavily in upgrades, re-measured the building at larger than before, then aggressively re-leased space at higher rates.][ After two failed transactions, Walton Capital sold the building to investors led by ]Unico Properties
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As of Se ...
in May 2000 for US$156 million.Alaska Permanent Fund
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based on a US$149 million price in August 2005, but retained a minority ownership share. The property was acquired by the Rockpoint Group in February 2017 for US$287.5 million.
Tenants
The tower houses many daytime office workers. Major tenants include the New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC) is the third-largest life insurance company and the largest mutual insurance, mutual life insurance company in the United States, and is ranked #69 on the 2025 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporat ...
. As of 2016, it is tied with 45 Fremont Center as the twenty-sixth tallest building in San Francisco. It was certified as being operated and maintained as a green building under the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED EB 2.0) standards in July 2008.
The Consulate-General of Ireland is in the building.[.]
See also
* List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
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Office buildings completed in 1972
Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco
Financial District, San Francisco
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified buildings