KPMG Building facts for kids

Quick facts for kids KPMG Building
Alternative names	55 Second Street One Second Street
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	55 Second Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′19″N 122°24′01″W / 37.7887°N 122.4003°W / 37.7887; -122.4003
Construction started	2000
Completed	2002
Cost	US$110 million
Owner	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Management	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Height
Roof	100 m (330 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	25
Floor area	41,063 m2 (442,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	8
Design and construction
Architect	Heller Manus Architects HKS Architects
Developer	Cousins Properties, Inc. Myers Development Co.
Structural engineer	Louie International Glumac International
Main contractor	Hathaway Dinwiddie

The KPMG Building is a 25-story, 100 m (330 ft) Class A office building located at 55 Second Street in the Financial District of San Francisco, California, designed by Heller Manus, and completed in 2002.

History

When the building was first proposed by Jaymont Properties in 1989, the project was called One Second Street. The development was slowed by the early 1990s recession in the United States but was eventually approved in February 1998.

In November 1999, Jaymont sold the development site to a partnership of Cousins Properties Inc. and Myers Development Company for US$22 million. Groundbreaking took place in May 2000 and the building was completed in March 2002.

In September 2004, Cousins/Myers sold the building to an affiliate of Hines Interests Limited Partnership for US$146.4 million.

Like many other buildings in the area, 55 Second Street contains a public space, described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a big room with hardwood floors, skylights and grand leather chairs, like a private club", which is located on a mezzanine level.

Major tenants

• KPMG
• Buchalter
• Intercom (company)