The Paramount, or 680 Mission Street at Third, is a 40-story rental-apartment tower that is located South of Market just outside the Financial District on Mission Street in San Francisco.

Upon completion, the building was the tallest concrete-framed structure located in Seismic Zone 4.

[2] The Paramount is one of several new highrise projects completed or under construction on Mission Street since 2000.

Other examples include 555 Mission Street, St. Regis Museum Tower, Millennium Tower, 101 Second Street, and the JP MorganChase Building.

UC Santa Cruz chancellor Denice Denton leapt to her death from the roof on 24 June 2006.