400 Howard Street
East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105
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
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Aug 1988
Erect sign.
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Jan 2000
Erect a ten story office building.
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Apr 2006
Install (2) deisel generators and fuel oil system with new underground tank. all architectural/structural components under seperate permit # 20000122762s & 200511037306.
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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.
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Sep 2008
New mechanical mezzanine. new accessible restrooms. reconfigure existing tenant spaces for future ti permit.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jun 2022
7th/f interior t.i. - new partitions, doors, finishes & lighting & breakroom.
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Jul 2022
9th floor interior t.i - new partitions, doors, finishes, and lighting.
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Jul 2022
8/f: interior t.i. - new partitions, doors, finishes and lighting.
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Aug 2022
Level 2 interior ti. new partitoins, doors, finishes and lighting.
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Aug 2022
Level 3 ti interior only. new partitions, doors, finishes, lighting. new all gender restroom.
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Aug 2022
1/f: t.i. existing building lobby. demolition lighting, millwork & finishes. construction of new nonstructural partitions, lighting, millwork & fimishes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nov 2022
Ground floor ti for reconfiguration of mail/copy area and build out of employee health clinic.
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May 2023
2/f: removal of 4-existing lead acid battery ups systems and installation of 4-lithium battery ups systems.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 2026
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.
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