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The Grande at Santa Fe Place
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North and South towers in April 2009
General information
Type Residential
Location San Diego, California, U.S.
Coordinates 32°43′4″N 117°10′14″W / 32.71778°N 117.17056°W / 32.71778; -117.17056
Construction started April 25, 2002 (South Tower)
2003 (North Tower)
Completed 2004 (South Tower)
2005 (North Tower)
Height
Antenna spire None
Roof 420 ft (130 m)
Technical details
Floor count 39
Lifts/elevators 4 (each tower)
Design and construction
Architect Perkins & Company Architecture and Urban Design Inc.
Main contractor BOSA Development Corp.

The Grande at Santa Fe Place is a very tall residential building in San Diego, California, United States. It is made up of two towers that are the same height. Each tower has 39 floors and stands about 420 feet (128 meters) tall. These towers are a big part of San Diego's skyline, which is the outline of buildings against the sky.

The Grande at Santa Fe Place is located in the Core district of Downtown San Diego. It was designed by an architect company called Perkins & Company Architecture and Urban Design Inc. Today, these towers are tied with another building, Vantage Pointe Condominium, as the tenth-tallest buildings in San Diego.

How It Was Built

The two towers of The Grande at Santa Fe Place were built by BOSA Development Corp. This company is one of the biggest builders of homes in Downtown San Diego. Perkins & Company Architecture and Urban Design Inc. designed the buildings.

Work on the South Tower started on April 25, 2002, and it was finished in 2004. The North Tower began construction in 2003 and was completed in 2005.

What's Inside

Each of the Grande towers has 221 homes, called residential units. The buildings have a modern and sleek look, following a style known as late-modernist architecture.

The Grande Entrance
Entrance to the two towers.
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