The concern over climate change has led to a major restructuring of the iconic TransAmerica Pyramid. The building that was hated by one of my favorite Cal urban planning professors Allan Jacobs (famous for his brutal honesty), who fought against its design when he was Planning Director for The City of San Francisco, won The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS) Gold Certification Award by the U.S. Green Building Council today.
The building no longer has TransAmerica Insurance as its headquarters tenant but is now managed and leased by Cushman & Wakefield and owned by TransAmerica Pyramid Properties, a member of the AEGON Companies.
The building was hailed by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom who said "San Franciscans now have another reason to appreciate one of our city's most recognizable structures. I'm proud of the LEEDS Gold Certification achieved by the TransAmerica Pyramid."
The Pyramid and 505 Sansome Street and 555 Washington Street will all be built to LEEDS standards. 505 Sansome is already approved where's 555 Washington Street's is on the path to approval. The idea is to create a kind of "green island" within an urban block in San Francisco. This Google sat map offers a look at the area:
View Green Island San Francisco in a larger map
Stay tuned...
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