OK fellas, I have an update for you. I have been trying to find the official height statistics on the Transbay Tower proposal, IE whether or not the height is 1200' to the roof, the top of the entire structure, 1250', etc. I have been in contact with Diana Daly, the Marketing Coordinator of Pelli Clarke Pelli, as well as Paul Paradis, Senior Vice President of Hines in San Francisco.
In response to my E-mail (regarding the tower's height) to the marketing coordinator at Pelli Clarke Pelli, I received:
Dear A_____,
Thank you for your email and for your interest in the Transbay Transit
Center and Tower. We have posted a lot of the available information
about the Transbay Transit Center and Tower design on our website -
http://www.pcparch.com/transbay/citypark.swf. As stated in the project
description, the height of the tower is proposed to be 1200 feet and
80
stories. You can also find information about the project (including
press releases and the Jury's report) on the Transbay website -
http://www.transbaycenter.org/transb...nt.aspx?id=323
If you have other specific questions, they will need to be addressed
with Hines. Their press release can be found at this website -
http://www.hines.com/press/releases/Transbay.aspx
Again, thank you very much for your interest in our project.
Kind Regards,
Diana Daly
Marketing Coordinator
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
After receiving that e-mail, I gave a call to Hines' headquarters in Texas, who in return relayed my question to the Hines SF office. A few hours later, I received this e-mail:
To answer your question, Transbay Tower is 1200 feet to the top of the entire structure.
Paul E. Paradis
Senior Vice President
Hines
101 California Street Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94111
So, there you have it folks, straight from the horse's mouth (err, mouthes.) The height of the entire structure to it's pinnacle, as proposed, is 1200' tall. No more, no less.