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400 Howard Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 2008
  • Office building
  • 10 stories
  • Zoned C3OSD
  • District 6
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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370,128 sq ftBuilding area
45,367 sq ftLot area
5Residential units

Public art

  • The Signature — Richard Deutsch
    Stainless Steel; plaza in front of Foundry Square III; open space and artwork are always accessible.
    A stainless steel sculpture required under the city's 1% for the arts program (Case No. 1998.902X), sited in the plaza in front of Foundry Square III.

Permit history

  1. Aug 1988

    Erect sign.

    Complete Permit 8811359 $$$ $35,000
  2. Jan 2000

    Erect a ten story office building.

    Complete Permit 20000122762 $$$ $12,000,000
  3. Apr 2006

    Install (2) deisel generators and fuel oil system with new underground tank. all architectural/structural components under seperate permit # 20000122762s & 200511037306.

    Complete Permit 200604280263 $$$ $310,000
  4. Apr 2007

    1st time tenant improvement of 10 story office building for single tenant (barclays global investors) retail space and fire protection/fire alarm under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200704309999 $$$ $46,403,372
  5. Sep 2008

    New mechanical mezzanine. new accessible restrooms. reconfigure existing tenant spaces for future ti permit.

    Complete Permit 200809192079 $$$ $750,000
  6. Aug 2011

    New starbucks t-i build out inside an existing shell building.construction of cafe front bar & back. construction of new partition walls & overhead soffit. relocation of 2 existing doors. painting. installation of new flooring, new wall covering finishes.new furniture & casework. installation of new floor.

    Cancelled Permit 201108243151 $$$ $300,000
  7. May 2012

    Interior ti for new self serve restaurant on gr floor. 1st time tenant. work inlcudes new partitons, fixtures, finishes, equipment, new mep. no change to exterior. fire protection under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201205140407 $$$ $300,000
  8. Mar 2018

    2nd floor: single floor tenant improvement of second floor - work includes demolition, construction and associated mep trades. no work to structure, core or restrooms. fire alarm/fire sprinklers under sep. permit. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201803294909 $$$ $1,100,000
  9. Jun 2022

    7th/f interior t.i. - new partitions, doors, finishes & lighting & breakroom.

    Complete Permit 202206156437 $$$ $650,000
  10. Jul 2022

    9th floor interior t.i - new partitions, doors, finishes, and lighting.

    Complete Permit 202207138421 $$$ $400,000
  11. Jul 2022

    8/f: interior t.i. - new partitions, doors, finishes and lighting.

    Complete Permit 202207138419 $$$ $375,000
  12. Aug 2022

    Level 2 interior ti. new partitoins, doors, finishes and lighting.

    Complete Permit 202208241165 $$$ $500,000
  13. Aug 2022

    Level 3 ti interior only. new partitions, doors, finishes, lighting. new all gender restroom.

    Complete Permit 202208241162 $$$ $360,000
  14. Aug 2022

    1/f: t.i. existing building lobby. demolition lighting, millwork & finishes. construction of new nonstructural partitions, lighting, millwork & fimishes.

    Complete Permit 202208311621 $$$ $583,264
  15. Oct 2022

    9 fl: minor modifications to existing life safety system due to tenant improvement consisting of (21) devices - 7 new speakers, 10 new speaker/strobes, 4 reloc speaker/strobes. ref 202207138421.

    Complete Permit 202210214937 $$$ $650,000
  16. Oct 2022

    10 fl: minor modifications to existing life safety system due to tenant improvement consisting of (3) devices - (2) new speakers, reloc (1) speaker/strobe.

    Complete Permit 202210214934 $$$ $650,000
  17. Oct 2022

    7th fl minor modifications to existing life safety system due to tenant improvement consiting of (22) devices. (7) new speakers, (11) new speaker/strobes, (4) relocated speaker/strobes.

    Issued Permit 202210255065 $$$ $650,000
  18. Nov 2022

    3/f minor modifications to existing life safety system due to ti including (17) devices, (3) new speakers, (10) new speaker/strobes and (4) relocated speaker/strobes. ref permit application 202208241162.

    Issued Permit 202211025707 $$$ $650,000
  19. Nov 2022

    Ground floor ti for reconfiguration of mail/copy area and build out of employee health clinic.

    Complete Permit 202211156486 $$$ $400,000
  20. May 2023

    2/f: removal of 4-existing lead acid battery ups systems and installation of 4-lithium battery ups systems.

    Filed Permit 202305117588 $$$ $440,000
  21. Apr 2025

    4th fl t.i.work includes interoir non structural demolition of partitons, light fixtures, ceiling assembly, millwork, plumbing and finishes. build back non structural demising partitons, light fixtures, ceiling assembly, power outlets, finishes.

    Complete Permit 202504023527 $$$ $3,283,298
  22. Feb 2026

    4/f: new exercise room, lockers, showers and restroom, scope includes demolition and construction of non structural partitions, ceiling, lighting and finishes changes to exterior windows to accomodate new mechanical louvers. mechanical deferred.

    Issued Permit 202602196138 $$$ $473,200
  23. Apr 2026

    5th & 6th/f men's & women's restroom remodel, floors are currently unoccupied, no changes to mechanical, sprinkler, or fire alarm system. electrical deferred.

    Issued Permit 202604028809 $$$ $741,472
  24. Apr 2026

    5th floor. addition of 58 phone booths and other work stations to existing office suite. alteration of existing idf room. new drinking fountains.

    Issued Permit 202604219807 $$$ $365,040
  25. May 2026

    6th fl, new dining hall tenant improvement, includes non-structural partitions, doors, lighting, millwork, plumbing, electrical, and finishes. mep deferred.

    Issued Permit 202605121069 $$$ $1,965,424

DBI holds 174 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 174. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the early tenants, when each artwork was installed, who designed the open space and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update