235 Second Street

• Making the World Many — Anish Kapoor
  Stainless steel; lobby/ indoor park; open space and artwork are accessible from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Installed 1997. The stainless steel sculpture measures 217 by 143 by 172 centimeters.

1. 1912

   Eight buildings stood on the site, put up over thirty-eight years between 1912 and 1950 and forming part of a cluster of small post-fire buildings on the block; none was rated in any survey.

   San Francisco Planning Department, 235 Second Street Williams-Sonoma Mixed Use Development: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 99.176E, 1999.
2. May 1984

   Permit 8405601 $$$ $1,770

   Install new fire door.

3. May 2000

   Permit 9913292S $$$ $3,000,000

   Add/renovate existing4 story & basement building; add 3 stories.

4. 2001

   Built.

5. Mar 2001

   Permit 200103305609 $$$ $1,150,000

   Ot1-1 3rd floor el, me, ls, sp.

6. Mar 2001

   Permit 200103305605 $$$ $1,150,000

   Oti-1 5th floor lt mechanical ls spr.

7. Mar 2001

   Permit 200103305616 $$$ $1,100,000

   Oti-1 4th floor el me ls sp.

8. Mar 2001

   Permit 200103305608 $$$ $1,100,000

   Oti-1 (6th fl) el, me, ls & sp.

9. Mar 2001

   Permit 200103305613 $$$ $1,080,000

   Oti-1 (2nd fl) el, me ls, sp.

10. Mar 2001

    Issued Permit 200103305614 $$$ $980,000

    Oti-1 1st floor lt mechanical ls spr.

11. Apr 2001

    Permit 200104207323 $$$ $950,000

    Oti-2, 2nd floor, ltg mechanical.

12. Apr 2001

    Issued Permit 200104207322 $$$ $950,000

    Oti-2 1st floor, ltg, mechanical.

13. Apr 2001

    Permit 200104207325 $$$ $900,000

    Oti-2, 3rd floor, ltg mechanical.

14. May 2001

    Issued Permit 200105300191 $$$ $950,000

    Oti-2 6th floor, ltg. mechanical.

15. May 2001

    Permit 200105300187 $$$ $950,000

    Oti-2, 5th floor, ltg., mechanical.

16. May 2001

    Permit 200105300186 $$$ $950,000

    Oti-2 4th floor, ltg. mechanical.

17. Jun 2015

    Permit 201506239632 $$$ $1,200,000

    1st floor: partial demolition(interior partitions, clg, mep). new t.i. includes all new ff&e and selective build back of partitions, ceilings, millwork, doors. existing mechanical a/v and fire sprinkler layouts to be reconfigured per new layout. see scope of work on sheet a011. n/a for maher.

18. Jun 2015

    Permit 201506290205 $$$ $2,000,000

    5th floor: t.i. include partial demolition include partitions, ceiling and mep. new t.i. include new furnish and fixtures, selective build back of partitions, ceilings, millwork, doors. existing mechanical, a/v. and fire sprinkler layout to be reconfigured per plan. maher n/a.

19. Oct 2015

    Permit 201510260733 $$$ $4,700,500

    Tenant improvement to level 2 of existing 6th fl, mid rise building, scope includes new interior partitions, doors, finishes, lighting, ceilings. architectural only, mep deferred maher not req.

20. Jan 2016

    Permit 201601136939 $$$ $5,250,000

    Ti to level 3 of an existing 6 floor midrise building. interior partions, doors, finishes, lighting, ceilings & existing restroom upgrades. architectural scope included only. mep to be submitted as deferred submittals. demotition under separate permit. maher na.

21. Aug 2016

    Permit 201608084427 $$$ $4,000,000

    6th floor: scope of work to include demolition of existing ti, demolition to include walls, doors, plumbing, ceiling, lighting, millwork and interior finsihes. new ti to include new partition walls, doors, finishes and ceiling assemblies existing mechanical, av and fire sprinkler layouts to be reconfigured maher na.

22. Aug 2016

    Permit 201608084429 $$$ $4,000,000

    4th floor: scope of work to include demolition of existing ti, demolition to include walls, doors, plumbing, ceiling, lighting, millwork and interior finsihes. new ti to include new partition walls, doors, finishes and ceiling assemblies existing mechanical, av and fire sprinkler layouts to be reconfigured maher na.

23. Aug 2017

    Permit 201708023676 $$$ $900,000

    Exterior work only limited to painting, installation of eifs based thin-brick system, iefs build base, belt course and cornice, associated demolition- structural metal stud framing deferred. n/a for maher.

24. Jun 2018

    Permit 201806071269 $$$ $450,000

    Ti at the basement to include new interior partitions, doors finishes. mep, life safety & fire sprinkler under separate permit.

25. Sep 2022

    Permit 202209273191 $$$ $1,300,000

    4/f: t.i., new partitions. finishes, ceilings, millwork. demolition permit bpa#202209263134.

26. Apr 2025

    Permit 202504255292 $$$ $195,000

    6th/f: t.i. non structural partitions demolition, ceilimg, flooring finishes demolition. new non-structural partitions, new furnitures, finishes. revisions to main restrooms, new all gender restroom, new mother's room, new pantry, revision to breaks room, new conference & huddle rooms.

27. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606253898 $$$ $2,900,000

    Level 2 & 3 minor ti: project scope focuses on lobby, break rooms and toilets, non-structural demolition, non-structural partitions, new furnature and finishes throughout. existing egress systems, fire rated wall systems, elevators, structure, sprinklers, and existing use to remain.

DBI holds 150 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 150. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. The assessor records a year built of 2001; the building's developer, Birmingham Development LLC, states construction was completed in 1999.