A cluster of skyscrapers rivaling the Transamerica Pyramid would rise around the West Coast’s tallest tower under an ambitious proposal that would shift the heart of San Francisco’s downtown south of Market Street.
The city’s zoning plan, unveiled April 30th at a packed public meeting, would allow as many as seven new skyscrapers to surpass the current 550-foot height limits in an area surrounding the planned Transbay tower - a high-rise of roughly 1,000 feet adjacent to a new Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets.
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