Dakin Building
| Dakin Building | |
|---|---|
The Dakin Building, northern and southwestern facades, as seen from the north along the San Francisco Bay Trail | |
| General information | |
| Type | office |
| Location | 7000 Marina Boulevard, Brisbane, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°40′36″N 122°23′03″W / 37.6767°N 122.3842°W |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 87,695 square feet (8,147.1 m2) |
The Dakin Building is an architectural award-winning class A office building on the San Francisco Bay in Brisbane, California. Serving as a corporate headquarters building for several companies of national prominence, it was built from the profits of the Garfield character whose licensed products of the R. Dakin & Company division of Applause Toys soared in sales in the late 1980s. Located on Sierra Point, it became a landmark in the San Francisco Bay Area for its distinctive design and was nicknamed the Luke Skywalker building for its dramatic posture overlooking the bay, in contrast to a neighboring office building with a dark, ominous appearance that was nicknamed the Darth Vader building.