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Re: Salesforce Tower every day for a year and a half while being constructed

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Post by traek » Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 5:15 AM UTC

feel_the_need wrote: post #7

ericjang wrote: post #6

Pardon the naive question, but is a high-rise corporate office like this one (and firms in NYC) preferable to a sprawling "groundscraper" campus (Google, FB)? Which layout costs less? How does this affect management and organizational structure?

One thing is location. Very hard to get a lot of land and approval to build a sprawling campus in the center of a city like San Francisco.

Interestingly, Salesforce was originally planning to build a 14-acre campus in San Francisco (the Mission Bay neighborhood), but had to scrap those plans due to growth[1].

[1] https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Salesforce-s-fast-gr...

Re: Salesforce Tower every day for a year and a half while being constructed

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Post by themark » Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 5:36 AM UTC

traek wrote: post #11

feel_the_need wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One thing is location. Very hard to get a lot of land and approval to build a sprawling campus in the center of a city like San Francisco.

Interestingly, Salesforce was originally planning to build a 14-acre campus in San Francisco (the Mission Bay neighborhood), but had to scrap those plans due to growth[1]. [1] https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Salesforce-s-fast-gr...

They seem to have managed the growth just fine. I don’t think they wanted to manage a massive construction project.

Re: Salesforce Tower every day for a year and a half while being constructed

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Post by insickness » Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 8:42 AM UTC

manav wrote: post #8

The tower itself is pretty bland if not downright ugly, but hopefully it will spur development of an even taller building(s) with some true character.

Agreed. The Bank of America tower right next to it is far more interesting and aesthetically pleasing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pov_steve/3456068987