Sources: SHVO, New York City; CP staff Transamerica Pyramid Center, an historic block on the northern edge of the San Francisco Financial District with architectural precast concrete centerpiece, reopened earlier this month following a $1 billion dollar investment by Deutsche Finance and developer SHVO. Long a symbol of resilience and architectural ingenuity, the 853-ft. Transamerica Pyramid and adjacent Two and…
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Transamerica Pyramid at 50
New York luxury real estate developer SHVO recently announced a $250 million renovation of San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid Center, its 850-ft. namesake structure one of the world’s premier architectural precast concrete installations. Over a 1971-1972 window, Western Art Stone staged production about 10 miles from the site, delivering 3,920 exposed white quartz aggregate elements spanning 360,000 sq. ft. of…
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