100 Montgomery Street, also known as the Equitable Life Building, is an office tower located in the
financial district
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of
San Francisco
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,
California
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. The , 25-floor tower was completed in 1955 and served as headquarters to the
Equitable Life Insurance Company
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.
Designed by
William Peugh
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, 100 Montgomery Street is one of the first post-
World War II
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office buildings in San Francisco, distinguished by classical white marble facade against aluminum art-deco window framing. It was purchased by developer Hines and its partner Sterling American Property in January 2006 for from
EQ Office
EQ Office is a real estate investment company that owns 80 office properties comprising 40 million square feet. The company is owned by funds managed by The Blackstone Group. The company was formerly known as Equity Office.
History
The company ...
. Hines and Sterling sold the building to
EQ Office
EQ Office is a real estate investment company that owns 80 office properties comprising 40 million square feet. The company is owned by funds managed by The Blackstone Group. The company was formerly known as Equity Office.
History
The company ...
, an affiliate of
The Blackstone Group LP, for US$165 million in October 2012, who in turn sold it for a reported $285 million to the Vanbarton Group and a pension fund partner in 2016.
Tenants
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Epsilon
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Arcadis
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Arcadis ...
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Blend Labs
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BrightTALK
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History
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City National Bank
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HealthMarkets
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History
HealthMarkets was founded in 1983 by Ronald Jensen under United Insurance Companies, Inc. (UICI)
Through its focus on the then-untapped market ...
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RunawayTours
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Snapfish
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History
Snapfish was launched in 1999 by business partners Rajil Kapoor, Bala Parthasarathy, Suneet Wadhwa, and Shripati A ...
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Talener Group LLC
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The Segal Company
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Trinity Life Sciences
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United States General Services Administration
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Veeva Systems
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Wells Fargo Bank
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See also
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San Francisco's tallest buildings
References
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Office buildings completed in 1955
Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco
Financial District, San Francisco
1955 establishments in California