Executive Complex

The Executive Complex is a 25-story skyscraper in downtown San Diego that stands about 106 meters high with its main structure and reaches about 121 meters including the antenna spire. The building contains roughly 346,000 square feet of office space distributed across its 25 levels.

Raymond Harry Ervin designed this building, which opened in 1963 and was San Diego's tallest structure at that time. Its completion marked a turning point in the city's vertical growth and showed the financial district's increasing ambitions.

The building was previously called the United States National Bank Building and later the Wickes Building, reflecting different phases of its business use. These names connect to the economic history of San Diego's financial district.

The building sits on Second Avenue in downtown, where it is easy to spot among other modern structures. Visitors should know this is a private office complex and access to interior spaces may be restricted.

The building maintains its standing as one of the tallest in San Diego, even though many newer towers have since surpassed it. The style of its exterior facade comes directly from the early 1960s and shows the design trends of that era clearly.

Location: California

Inception: 1963

Floors above the ground: 25

GPS coordinates: 32.71600,-117.16300

Latest update: December 9, 2025 20:23