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405 Howard Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 2003
  • Office building
  • 10 stories
  • Zoned C3OSD
  • District 6
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Historic status: historic resource
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614,740 sq ftBuilding area
75,659.37 sq ftLot area

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

  1. Feb 2000

    To erect office.

    Complete Permit 200002172133 $$$ $14,000,000
  2. Nov 2002

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

    Withdrawn Permit 200211222156 $$$ $2,860,000
  3. May 2003

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

    Complete Permit 200305094198 $$$ $162,000
  4. Oct 2003

    Tenant improvements (law offices) on floor 1 (partial)7, 8, 9, 10 incl gen offices, conference, com'l kitchen.

    Expired Permit 200310288795 $$$ $15,500,000
  5. Apr 2005

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

    Complete Permit 200504271039 $$$ $1,750,000
  6. Apr 2005

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

    Complete Permit 200504271045 $$$ $950,000
  7. Apr 2006

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

    Complete Permit 200604189213 $$$ $1,300,000
  8. Oct 2006

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

    Complete Permit 200610185395 $$$ $260,000
  9. Oct 2006

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

    Complete Permit 200610185394 $$$ $100,000
  10. Mar 2009

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

    Complete Permit 200903174256 $$$ $1,600,000
  11. Oct 2010

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

    Complete Permit 201010052353 $$$ $900,000
  12. Jan 2014

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

    Complete Permit 201401226781 $$$ $900,000
  13. 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.

    Complete Permit 201507141406 $$$ $1,000,000
  14. Aug 2015

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

    Complete Permit 201508113898 $$$ $200,000
  15. 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.

    Complete Permit 201606109611 $$$ $1,429,450
  16. 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.

    Complete Permit 201908209311 $$$ $6,355,000
  17. 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**.

    Complete Permit 201909252631 $$$ $6,355,000
  18. Oct 2019

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

    Withdrawn Permit 201910104129 $$$ $6,355,000
  19. 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.

    Complete Permit 201910316117 $$$ $6,100,000
  20. Sep 2021

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

    Complete Permit 202109138246 $$$ $959,900
  21. 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.

    Complete Permit 202201186188 $$$ $4,879,800
  22. 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.

    Issued Permit 202412126728 $$$ $1,704,000
  23. 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.

    Issued Permit 202412126726 $$$ $1,212,800
  24. 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.

    Issued Permit 202607064544 $$$ $1,714,000

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