405 Howard Street
East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105
Public art
- Untitled — Joel Shapiro
Bronze; plaza in front of Foundry Square II; artwork and open space are always accessible.
The bronze sculpture, dated to 1996-1999, stands at the plaza at Howard and First Streets; Shapiro casts his human-form compositions of rectangular blocks in bronze.
Permit history
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Feb 2000
To erect office.
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Nov 2002
Build out med on partial 6th fl. restoration furniture tobe submittted under separated permit.
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May 2003
Oti-1 5th floor, el, me, ls, sp.
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Oct 2003
Tenant improvements (law offices) on floor 1 (partial)7, 8, 9, 10 incl gen offices, conference, com'l kitchen.
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Apr 2005
Oti-1-el, me, ls, sp (3rd fl).
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Apr 2005
Oti-2, 3rd/fl, el, me.
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Apr 2006
Oti-1, 4th floor, el, me, ls, sp t.i. for office use.
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Oct 2006
Oti-1, 2nd floor, el, me, ls, sp. 1st time t.i.
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Oct 2006
Oti-2, barclays global investors, 2nd floor, el, me.
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Mar 2009
Minor non-structural modifications to existing 2nd. floor tenant space. new partitions and reception desk.
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Oct 2010
Tenant improvements- new offices and support facilities; modifications to the existing mep systems.
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Jan 2014
5th floor tenant improvement of existing space including minordemolition, construction of new walls & finishes. mep under separate permit.
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Jul 2015
T.i. on 2/f to include modification of existing tenant space selective demolition and new non-load bearing partitions and new finishes. n/a ordinance #155-13.
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Aug 2015
Mechanical and electrical work to tenant improvement on the 2nd fl ref 201507141406 maher not req.
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Jun 2016
Selective demolition & construction of non structural partitions, millwork, finishes, ceiling lighting, additional restrooms, mep. included in the submittal. fire sprinkler & life safety under separate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.
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Aug 2019
6/fl. full fl single tenant. create horizontal exit. access control drs, intervening stairs, occupant load inc. fire alarm, sprinklers, new smoke ctrl design, 2-waycomm, &evac signs on sep permits. revise evac plan for chg to a partial evac req on sep base building permit. maher n/a.
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Sep 2019
5th floor. full single tenant. horizontal exit, intervening stairs, fire alarm, sprinklers, new smoke control, fire life safety, and mep will be under a seperate permit. **maher n/a**.
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Oct 2019
4th floor: full gut & build out including boardrooms, breakrooms, idf, showers. ** maher: n/a **.
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Oct 2019
4th floor: interior improvement/alterations. mep, fire alarm, life safty, and fire sprinker system under seperate permit. modify existing tenant egress plan temporary during demolition/const n/a for maher.
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Sep 2021
3rd fl: construction of (1) conference room. installation of furniture partitions, lighting, power and finishes. no change in occupancy or use.
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Jan 2022
Tenant improvement of existing 2nd floor. all work is interior, no exterior or common areas. seperate permit for fire life safety and mep work.
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Dec 2024
8/f: partial interior tenant improvement. installation of non structural partitions and ceilings. addition of patio millwork. no change of use. fire alarm system, sprinkler, mep under separate permit.
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Dec 2024
Partial interior t.i. on 9th fl. installation of non structural partitions and ceilings (improvement area 7, 900 sq) no change of use mep deferred.
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Jul 2026
3/f: remodel of existing tenant space including demolition and construction of non-structural partitions, doors, millwork, and finishes. new phone booths and food service coffee area. mep deferred.
DBI holds 420 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 420. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.
Not yet documented: the early tenants and when each artwork was installed. The assessor records a year built of 2003. Wikipedia's Foundry Square article states Foundry Square II was completed in 2002, but also cites a source giving 2003 for the completion of the complex's first phase (405 and 500 Howard Street). Submit an update