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District 6 · Block 3737, Lot 030 · ZIP 94105

Foundry Square II

405 Howard Street

  • Office building
  • 10 stories
  • 614,740 ft2
  • 75,659.37 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned C3OSD
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Historic resource
  • Sold September 8, 2014
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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.
  1. Feb 2000
    Permit 200002172133 $$$ $14,000,000

    To erect office.

  2. Nov 2002
    Withdrawn Permit 200211222156 $$$ $2,860,000

    Build out med on partial 6th fl. restoration furniture tobe submittted under separated permit.

  3. 2003

    Built.

  4. May 2003
    Permit 200305094198 $$$ $162,000

    Oti-1 5th floor, el, me, ls, sp.

  5. Apr 2005
    Permit 200504271039 $$$ $1,750,000

    Oti-1-el, me, ls, sp (3rd fl).

  6. Apr 2005
    Permit 200504271045 $$$ $950,000

    Oti-2, 3rd/fl, el, me.

  7. Apr 2006
    Permit 200604189213 $$$ $1,300,000

    Oti-1, 4th floor, el, me, ls, sp t.i. for office use.

  8. Oct 2006
    Permit 200610185395 $$$ $260,000

    Oti-1, 2nd floor, el, me, ls, sp. 1st time t.i.

  9. Oct 2006
    Permit 200610185394 $$$ $100,000

    Oti-2, barclays global investors, 2nd floor, el, me.

  10. Mar 2009
    Permit 200903174256 $$$ $1,600,000

    Minor non-structural modifications to existing 2nd. floor tenant space. new partitions and reception desk.

  11. Oct 2010
    Permit 201010052353 $$$ $900,000

    Tenant improvements- new offices and support facilities; modifications to the existing mep systems.

  12. Jan 2014
    Permit 201401226781 $$$ $900,000

    5th floor tenant improvement of existing space including minordemolition, construction of new walls & finishes. mep under separate permit.

  13. Jul 2015
    Permit 201507141406 $$$ $1,000,000

    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.

  14. Aug 2015
    Permit 201508113898 $$$ $200,000

    Mechanical and electrical work to tenant improvement on the 2nd fl ref 201507141406 maher not req.

  15. Jun 2016
    Permit 201606109611 $$$ $1,429,450

    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.

  16. Aug 2019
    Permit 201908209311 $$$ $6,355,000

    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.

  17. Sep 2019
    Permit 201909252631 $$$ $6,355,000

    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**.

  18. Oct 2019
    Withdrawn Permit 201910104129 $$$ $6,355,000

    4th floor: full gut & build out including boardrooms, breakrooms, idf, showers. ** maher: n/a **.

  19. Oct 2019
    Permit 201910316117 $$$ $6,100,000

    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.

  20. Sep 2021
    Permit 202109138246 $$$ $959,900

    3rd fl: construction of (1) conference room. installation of furniture partitions, lighting, power and finishes. no change in occupancy or use.

  21. Jan 2022
    Permit 202201186188 $$$ $4,879,800

    Tenant improvement of existing 2nd floor. all work is interior, no exterior or common areas. seperate permit for fire life safety and mep work.

  22. Dec 2024
    Issued Permit 202412126728 $$$ $1,704,000

    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.

  23. Dec 2024
    Issued Permit 202412126726 $$$ $1,212,800

    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.

  24. Jul 2026
    Issued Permit 202607064544 $$$ $1,714,000

    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.

  25. September 14, 2026

    PwC Locks In 200,000 SQFT at 405 Howard in San Francisco Through 2040 — The Registry

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. 1 expired permit is not shown. 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).

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