Clorox Building, Modern skyscraper in downtown Oakland, United States
The Clorox Building is a 24-story, 330 ft (100 m) high-rise in the City Center complex of downtown Oakland, California. Completed in 1976, it was designed by Cesar Pelli while he worked with Gruen Associates, the Los Angeles-based firm. The Oakland-based Clorox Company is headquartered in the building.
The Clorox Building was completed in 1976 as part of the City Center complex in downtown Oakland. It was designed by Cesar Pelli while he was working with Gruen Associates, the Los Angeles-based firm. The Oakland-headquartered Clorox Company has its headquarters in the building.
The building marks the era when Oakland grew into a major business hub, reflecting corporate development that reshaped the city during the 1970s. It remains part of the downtown landscape that visitors experience when walking through the area today.
The Clorox Building stands within the City Center complex in downtown Oakland, at 1221 Broadway, near the 12th Street BART station. The tower is an office building, not a public attraction, so interior access is limited to tenants and their guests; visitors see it from the surrounding streets and plazas.
The Clorox Building was designed by Cesar Pelli while he was working at Gruen Associates, the Los Angeles firm; the Oakland-based Clorox Company keeps its headquarters inside the 24-story tower, one of the tallest in the city.
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