225 Broadway is the 41st tallest building in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
and is a prominent fixture in San Diego's
skyline
A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.
City skylines ...
. The 23-story skyscraper has a height of 306 ft (93 m) and is located in the
Horton Plaza district of
Downtown San Diego
Downtown San Diego is the city center of San Diego, California, the eighth largest city in the United States. In 2010, the Centre City area had a population of more than 28,000. Downtown San Diego serves as the cultural and financial center and ...
and was home to the area NBC owned-and-operated station
KNSD
KNSD (channel 39) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, airing programming from the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations alongside Poway-licensed Telemundo outlet KUAN-L ...
from 2001 until 2016, during which time it was known as the ''NBC Building'' and bore NBC signage. The skyscraper is built to the
International Style.
History
The building was purchased by American Assets in 2004 for $95.5 million.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in San Diego
San Diego, a major coastal city in southern California has over 200 high-rises, mainly in the central business district of Downtown San Diego. In the city, there are 42 buildings that stand taller than . In the 1970s, the Federal Aviatio ...
References
External links
225 Broadwayat Emporis.com
225 Broadwayat SkyscraperPage.com
Skyscraper office buildings in San Diego
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Office buildings completed in 1975