Kaiser Center
| Kaiser Center | |
|---|---|
Kaiser Center Location within Oakland, California Kaiser Center Kaiser Center (California) Kaiser Center Kaiser Center (the United States) | |
| Alternative names | Kaiser Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 300 Lakeside Drive Oakland, California |
| Coordinates | 37°48′32″N 122°15′52″W / 37.8088°N 122.2644°W |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Owner | The Swig Company |
| Height | |
| Roof | 389 ft (119 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Floor area | 976,000 sq ft (90,700 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Welton Becket |
| Main contractor | Robert E. McKee Contractor, Inc. |
| References | |
Kaiser Center, also called the Kaiser Building, is a 28-story office building located at 300 Lakeside Drive, adjacent to Lake Merritt, in downtown Oakland, California, designed by the architectural firm of Welton Becket & Associates of Los Angeles. The property is bounded by Lakeside Drive, which terminates and joins Harrison Street at the site, 20th-, 21st-, and Webster-streets. When completed in 1960, it was Oakland's tallest building, as well as the largest office tower west of the Rocky Mountains. A three-story office/retail building adjacent to the main tower was completed in 1963.
Kaiser Center was the headquarters of Kaiser Industries, a Fortune 500 conglomerate that was headed by industrialist Edgar F. Kaiser at the time the building was constructed.