SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce
(NYSE: CRM), the world's fastest growing Top 5 software company and
#1 CRM leader, today celebrates the milestone "Topping Off" of
Salesforce Tower San Francisco. San
Francisco Mayor Ed Lee,
Supervisor Jane Kim, Salesforce
Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff,
Boston Properties Executive Vice President Bob Pester, Hines Senior Managing Director
Paul Paradis, and local religious
and spiritual leaders from the San Francisco Interfaith Council
will join the construction crew at the event to commemorate the
completion of the structural phase of the building's
construction.
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"I am deeply grateful to everyone
working on Salesforce Tower as we celebrate this incredible
milestone. My hope for this building is that its meaning goes
beyond its beautiful glass and steel structure," said Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce. "May
the meaning of Salesforce Tower be the people within it who are
deeply committed to making this city a better place for all of its
citizens. Salesforce employees don't just make great products for
our customers' success. We're also devoted to giving back to the
communities where we live and work. This includes improving our
local public schools and hospitals, and taking care of those less
fortunate than ourselves, especially San
Francisco's homeless population."
"For years, Salesforce has been a key partner to San Francisco, bringing thousands of jobs to
the city and giving back through donations and volunteer programs,"
said Mayor Edwin M. Lee. "Salesforce
Tower represents the company's significant impact in the city, and
reflects Marc's commitment to San
Francisco as the business continues to grow."
Salesforce: Fastest-Growing Top 5 Enterprise Software
Company
Salesforce was founded in San Francisco 18 years ago and today is the
city's largest technology employer, with more than 6,600 employees
in the San Francisco Bay Area and
more than 25,000 employees worldwide. The company plans to expand
to 30,000 employees worldwide during its current fiscal year. In
2017, Salesforce was ranked by Fortune as the 20th most admired
company in the world and the #1 workplace for giving back. People
Magazine also ranked Salesforce as the #1 company on its Companies
Who Care list.
Introducing the Salesforce Tower Ohana Floor—61st Floor to be
Shared with the Community
The top floor of Salesforce Tower
will be called the Salesforce Ohana Floor and will be designed as a
fully open floor—without offices or conference rooms. Ohana is the
word "family" in Hawaiian, and represents Salesforce's family of
employees, customers, partners and the community. The Ohana floor
will be used for Salesforce meetings and collaboration for
employees, customers and partners and will also be shared with the
community.
Salesforce Campus—Targeting 10,000 employees in San Francisco
Salesforce Tower is
complemented by two additional office towers, Salesforce East and
West, across the streets at 50 Fremont Street and 350 Mission
Street as well as Rincon Center and One
Market. Together, these buildings comprise Salesforce's
urban campus. The company is targeting to employ a total of 10,000
employees in San Francisco within
the next three years.
Salesforce plans to start moving employees into the new Tower in
early 2018. The 61-story Salesforce Tower is the tallest office
building west of Chicago,
transforming the San Francisco
skyline. Salesforce is the anchor tenant of the building, and will
occupy floors 3-30, as well as the 60th and 61st floors. Located in
the Transbay District at 415 Mission Street, between Fremont and
First Streets, Salesforce Tower occupies a full city block around
the Transbay Terminal. As part of Salesforce's industry-leading
global sustainability practices, Salesforce Tower is already LEED
Core and Shell Platinum Certified.
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