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55 Second Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 2002
  • Office building
  • 24 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 6
  • Privately owned public open space ×3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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379,330 sq ftBuilding area
25,146 sq ftLot area

Public art

  • Waterfall Series — Joe Goode
    Oil on canvas; solarium; open space and artwork are accessible from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Goode, the painter of the Waterfall Series, was born March 23, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is American.

Permit history

  1. May 1985

    New construction.

    Cancelled Permit 8505189S $$$ $30,000,000
  2. Mar 2000

    Provide shoring per plans.

    Complete Permit 200003184744 $$$ $120,000
  3. May 2000

    Erect a 25 story office/retail building.

    Complete Permit 9912953 $$$ $35,000,000
  4. May 2001

    Tenant improvement work including new paritions(electrical, mechanical, plumb, l/s, & sprnklr wrk separate.

    Expired Permit 200105250030 $$$ $1,800,000
  5. Jun 2001

    T/i structural additions 16-18th floors life safety mechanical plumbing electrical separate permits.

    Complete Permit 200106191849 $$$ $2,000,000
  6. Apr 2012

    2nd & 3rd floor t.i. includes the demolishing of non-structural partitions & building new non-structural partitions. all new or revised hvac, electrical, plumbing & life safety work will be fully engineered & submitted with this permit. building is fully sprinklered.

    Complete Permit 201204188562 $$$ $860,000
  7. Jul 2013

    15th floor full floor tenant improvement to include selective demolitoins, partitions, ceiling finishes. mep, life safety & fire sprinkler under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201307020941 $$$ $758,000
  8. Jan 2014

    12th & 14th floor t.i. includes new offices, open office areas, break area, meeting room etc. new elevator lobby upgrade, restrm upgrades, replace stair. all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, struct under separate permits. (demolition under 2013.1211.3864). compliance with ordinance #155-13 not required. excavation <50 cu yd.

    Complete Permit 201401136092 $$$ $1,200,000
  9. Jan 2014

    12 & 14 floors. (there is no 13th fl in building). mep for project (architectural permit application 2014-01-13-6092). compliance with ordinance no. 155-13 not required.

    Issued Permit 201401216657 $$$ $1,400,000
  10. Apr 2014

    11th floor: t.i. to include reception area, open office, work stations, reprographic center, employee break area, meeting rooms, training room, phone rooms, support space, restrooms and elevator lobby, hvac electrical, life safty, sprinklers under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201404163367 $$$ $977,130
  11. Jun 2014

    T.i. to includes office spaces, break room area, meeting rooms, elevator lobby & restroom work. new mechanical, electrical, plumbing under seperate permit. life safety, sprinkler under separate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201406239127 $$$ $1,425,000
  12. Jun 2014

    Mechanical work for permit application 201406239127. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201406239133 $$$ $1,200,000
  13. Jun 2014

    7th and 8th fl: ti to include open office, enclosed offices, break area, meeting rooms, elevator lobby. restroom work. mechanical electrical sep permit. n/a maher ord. # 155-13.

    Complete Permit 201406279671 $$$ $1,425,000
  14. Jun 2014

    7th & 8th floor: mep 201406279671 tenant improvement. h/a maher ord. # 155-13.

    Complete Permit 201406279678 $$$ $1,200,000
  15. Jul 2015

    Tenant improvement 4th fl, new partitions, lighting, mep.

    Complete Permit 201507211995 $$$ $500,000
  16. Dec 2016

    6/f- t.i. including offices, break area and elevator lobby, new vanities, lavatories and flush valves at existing restrooms. meps and security under seperate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201612094653 $$$ $1,322,475
  17. Dec 2018

    25th floor - ti to construct new partitions, doors. glazing, millwork and finishes. mep/fire/life safety under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201812138239 $$$ $899,000
  18. Dec 2018

    26th floor - ti to construct new partitions, doors. glazing, millwork and finishes. mep/fire/life safety under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201812138240 $$$ $899,000
  19. Dec 2019

    Demolition of non strucutral paritions, doors, ceiling tiles, brid, light fix, millwork, finishes. new non struc partitions, doors, ceiling, lt fixt, millwork, finishes, accessibility upgrades to restroom.

    Complete Permit 201912119252 $$$ $1,250,000
  20. Dec 2019

    Basement: demolition of existing chain link fence & construction of new non-structural partitions, doors, frames, ceilings, lighting, plumbing & finishes for gym, bike storage & locker area. new single use shower/toilet rooms. deferred: life safety, fire sprinklers, fire alarm, mep. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201912119253 $$$ $1,100,000
  21. Jan 2022

    4th fl - interior tenant improvement to include new non structural partitions, finishes, lighting & equipment.

    Complete Permit 202201045364 $$$ $2,366,525
  22. May 2022

    20th fl: ti includes demolition of non str partitions and building new non-str partitions, included all new or revised meps, life safety and sprinklers under seperate permit. (building fully sprinklered).

    Issued Permit 202205124059 $$$ $1,000,250
  23. Mar 2024

    Floor 21 interior ti non structural partitoins, ceiling, fixtures and finishes, mep deferred.

    Complete Permit 202403117504 $$$ $1,119,000
  24. Mar 2024

    Ref 202403117504- deferred mep for office ti.

    Complete Permit 202403278769 $$$ $835,200

DBI holds 390 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 390. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the developer, the early tenants, when each artwork was installed and who designed the open space. Submit an update