100 First Plaza

• Linear Fountain — John Luebtow
  Granite, glass; sun terrace; artwork is always accessible.
  The water-wall sculpture, made of granite and glass, stands on the Sun Terrace, which also has tiered seating with artificial grass.

1. 1906

   511–519 Mission Street: a two-storey stucco building, the oldest of the seven then standing on this block corner, its six-bay front defined at the second level by rusticated piers. It was cleared for the tower.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 100 First Street Office Building: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.331E, 1985.
2. 1907

   118–124 First Street, at Minna: a four-storey rectangular block faced in yellow brick, its second- and third-floor openings recessed with panelled spandrels between the floors. It was cleared for the tower.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 100 First Street Office Building: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.331E, 1985.
3. 1921

   116 First Street: a three-storey building with moorish facade detailing, its third storey articulated by three narrow arched windows divided by bound columns and its cornice carrying a projecting marquee clock. It was cleared for the tower.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 100 First Street Office Building: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.331E, 1985.
4. 1922

   110 First Street: a five-storey stucco building with moorish detail at its second-floor entablature and panelled spandrels between the floor levels. It was cleared for the tower.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 100 First Street Office Building: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.331E, 1985.
5. 1938

   104–106 First Street, at Mission: a two-storey rectangular box with a yellow stucco front. It was cleared for the tower.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 100 First Street Office Building: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.331E, 1985.
6. 1943

   112 First Street: a single-storey building whose front was dominated by strong horizontal elements and a large expanse of plate glass. It was cleared for the tower.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 100 First Street Office Building: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.331E, 1985.
7. Aug 1983

   Permit 8308265S $$$ $34,732,000

   Erect.

8. 1986

   The 26-story tower was under construction.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 535 Mission Street Office Building Initial Study (revised; case 84.403E), 1986.
9. May 1987

   Permit 8706261 $$$ $4,950,000

   Tenant development, structural electrical, plumb, see #8308265.

10. 1988

    Built as 100 First Plaza, a stepped-back tower clad in granite.

    Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
11. 1988

    A high-rise built under San Francisco's 1985 Downtown Plan.

    South of Market Area Historic Context Statement, adopted 2011
12. Feb 2011

    Permit 201102150308 $$$ $1,500,000

    18th floor space 1800 existing t.i., construction of non-load bearing partitions, new office doors & side lights, new ceiling grid & tile, new & relocated light fixtures, new millwork, new finishes, mechanical & electrical. fire sprinkler & life safety under separate permit.

13. Mar 2011

    Permit 201103011165 $$$ $1,000,000

    Existing t.i. space 1900 construction of non load bearing partitions, new doors, relocation of light fixtures and new finishes, mechanical and electrical fire sprinkler & life safety alarm under seperate permit.

14. Aug 2012

    Permit 201208238099 $$$ $850,000

    Tenant improvement to consists of demolition of non load bearing partitions associated electrical power/lighting associated mechanical. fire alarm/sprinkler seperate permit.

15. Jun 2014

    Permit 201406239126 $$$ $700,000

    Construction of full height partitions, doors, millwork on the 26th fl ls, sprinklers sep permit.

16. Oct 2017

    Permit 201710131195 $$$ $1,080,000

    25/f: improvements to unoccupied office suite. limited cieling, light fixtures and partition dmeolition, new non-structural partitions, glazing, celings, light fixture, millwork and finishes. ref pa201706300796.

17. Mar 2018

    Permit 201803123385 $$$ $3,300,000

    14th fl - ti to include 2 hour separation and horizontal existing new partitions, ceiling finishes. new gender neutral restrooms and break room. mep sep permit.

18. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807114231 $$$ $3,300,000

    Tenant improvement on the 10th fl to include new paritions, ceiling lighting, finishes. mep and fine life safety under sep permit.

19. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807114234 $$$ $3,300,000

    9th fl - full floor arch ti to include new partitions, ceiling, lighting and finishes. mep & fire life safety under separate permit, to include two-way communication systems, also deferred; mep & fire life safety under seperate permit.

20. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807114240 $$$ $3,300,000

    Tenant improvement on the 11th fl. improvements include new partitoins, ceiling, lighting, finishes. mep and fire ls under sep permit.

21. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807114230 $$$ $3,000,000

    5/f: tenant improvement to include new partitions, ceilings, lighting, finishes, new gender neutral restroom, and new assembly occupancy spaces. new 2 hour rated exit provided for egress compliance. mep, fire life safety under sep permit.

22. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808076656 $$$ $1,250,000

    7th floor. full floor tenant improvement. new partitions, ceilings, lights, and finishes. mep and fire life safety under separate permit.

23. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808076647 $$$ $1,250,000

    Full floor tenant improvement on 4th fl, new partitions, ceiling, lighting and finishes. mep deferred. fire alarm and sprinklers under separate permit.

24. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808076649 $$$ $1,250,000

    Full floor tenant improvement on 15th fl, new partitions, ceiling, lighting and finishes. mep & fire life safety under sep permit.

25. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808278372 $$$ $1,734,534

    6th floor -full floor ti: new partitions, ceiling and finishes, new gender neutral restroom, new 2-hr fire rated horizontal exit. mep/fire/life safety under sep permit add a-2 occupancy dining area.

26. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808278375 $$$ $1,448,928

    8th floor -full floor ti: new partitions, ceiling and finishes, new gender neutral restroom, new 2-hr fire rated horizontal exit for egress compliance. mep/fire/life safety under sep permit.

27. Dec 2019

    Permit 201912169599 $$$ $150,000

    T.i. improvement to include finishes, ligthing furniture power/data.

28. Dec 2019

    Permit 201912230293 $$$ $1,755,675

    Full floor tenant improvement on the 17th fl to oinclude new partitions, ceiling, lighting, finishes. new caferteria w no prep mep inc.

29. Dec 2019

    Issued Permit 201912230290 $$$ $1,755,675

    Full fl ti on 16th fl to include partitions, ceiling, lighting and finishes. new mothers room, new cafeteria with no prep. mep included.

30. Dec 2019

    Issued Permit 201912230297 $$$ $1,755,675

    Partial floor ti on the 12th fl - to include new partitions, ceiling, lighting, finishes. mep included.

31. May 2022

    Issued Permit 202205124064 $$$ $2,100,000

    Demolition of existing partitions, ceilings, mechanical and electrical. construction of new partitons, ceilings, mechanical and electrical life saety fire sprinkler under sep permit.

32. Aug 2022

    Permit 202208251245 $$$ $2,217,200

    26/f: interior demolition of partitions, doors, finishes, ceilings, lighting, mechanical/electrical. new constr of partitions, lighting, ceilings, mechanical/electrical, plumbing & finishes. life safety/sprinkler permits deferred.

33. May 2023

    Permit 202305308779 $$$ $2,500,000

    13/f: interior t.i., open office area, meeting rooms, break area and training room. mep included. fire alarm/sprinklers deferred.

DBI holds 676 permits for this parcel, most of them tenant improvements on individual floors. The timeline shows the 24 largest by stated cost, plus the earliest on file; the DBI query in the sources below returns all 676. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. The city's Modern & Postmodern styles context statement dates this building 1989; the assessor's roll records it as built 1988.