SPECTACULAR VIEW OF A 60-STORY MILESTONE

02/09/2008 San Francisco Chronicle

A concrete bucket with a ceremonial tree inside is raised above the San Francisco skyline on its way to the top of Millennium Tower, the 60-story luxury residential tower on Mission Street between Fremont and Beale streets, during a ceremonial "topping off" event Friday afternoon. The event celebrated the completion of vertical construction at 645 feet, higher than any residential building west of the Mississippi River. Photo by Laura Morton, special to the Chronicle



People from Webcor Builders look over the edge of the tower's roof during the festivities. Photo by Laura Morton, special to the Chronicle



A Fremont Street view shows the tower in an earlier phase of construction in October. Its glassy facade has drawn praise and criticism, with some saying that it is gleaming and new, while others worry about so many new buildings having similar facades. Chronicle photo, 2007, by Michael Macor

<< back