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District 6 · Block 3720, Lot 008 · ZIP 94105

Foundry Square I

400 Howard Street

  • Office building
  • 10 stories
  • 370,128 ft2
  • 45,367 ft2 lot area
  • 5 residential units
  • Zoned C3OSD
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Not a historic resource
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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.
  1. Aug 1988
    Permit 8811359 $$$ $35,000

    Erect sign.

  2. Jan 2000
    Permit 20000122762 $$$ $12,000,000

    Erect a ten story office building.

  3. Apr 2006
    Permit 200604280263 $$$ $310,000

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

  4. Apr 2007
    Permit 200704309999 $$$ $46,403,372

    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.

  5. 2008

    Built.

  6. Sep 2008
    Permit 200809192079 $$$ $750,000

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

  7. May 2012
    Permit 201205140407 $$$ $300,000

    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.

  8. Mar 2018
    Permit 201803294909 $$$ $1,100,000

    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.

  9. Jun 2022
    Permit 202206156437 $$$ $650,000

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

  10. Jul 2022
    Permit 202207138421 $$$ $400,000

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

  11. Jul 2022
    Permit 202207138419 $$$ $375,000

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

  12. Aug 2022
    Permit 202208241165 $$$ $500,000

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

  13. Aug 2022
    Permit 202208241162 $$$ $360,000

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

  14. Aug 2022
    Permit 202208311621 $$$ $583,264

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

  15. Oct 2022
    Permit 202210214937 $$$ $650,000

    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.

  16. Oct 2022
    Permit 202210214934 $$$ $650,000

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

  17. Oct 2022
    Issued Permit 202210255065 $$$ $650,000

    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.

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

    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.

  19. Nov 2022
    Permit 202211156486 $$$ $400,000

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

  20. May 2023
    Filed Permit 202305117588 $$$ $440,000

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

  21. Apr 2025
    Permit 202504023527 $$$ $3,283,298

    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.

  22. Feb 2026
    Issued Permit 202602196138 $$$ $473,200

    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.

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

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

  24. Apr 2026
    Issued Permit 202604219807 $$$ $365,040

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

  25. May 2026
    Issued Permit 202605121069 $$$ $1,965,424

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

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. 1 cancelled permit is not shown.

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