505 Howard Street

• Boy III — Thomas Houseago
  Cast bronze with white patina finish; building lobby; Artwork is accessible during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; artwork is visible from Howard Street.
  Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England in 1972, cast Boy III and its companion Sleeping Boy in white-coated bronze, a departure from the plaster he traditionally worked in.
• Sleeping Boy — Thomas Houseago
  Cast bronze; building lobby; artwork is accessible during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m; artwork is visible from Howard Street.
  Sleeping Boy is the reclining companion piece to Boy III; both are cast in white-coated bronze with casting marks left intentionally unsmoothed by the artist.

1. Sep 1992

   Sign.

   Complete Permit 9214829 $$$ $1,800
2. Jun 2000

   To erect 0 dwelling unit with 9 story new building.

   Cancelled Permit 200006102332 $$$ $8,000,000
3. Oct 2006

   Erect 11 stories plus mechanical. penthouse office/retail/assembly parking building.

   Complete Permit 200610316514 $$$ $37,680,000
4. Apr 2012

   Excavation & shoring for new building approved under permit application 2006/10/31/6514.

   Complete Permit 201204178465 $$$ $311,000
5. Feb 2014

   5th floor tenant improvement of full floor with new bearing partitoins. mep, fire alarm & sprinklers on separate permit. compliance with ordinance #155-13 not required.

   Complete Permit 201402259272 $$$ $2,186,972
6. Mar 2014

   North side of 4th floor and multi tenant corridor work will include new offices, conference rooms and break areas in addition to elevator lobby finishes. mep, sprinklers, fire alarm under separate permit. conviwence stairs under approve permit. horizontal ext under 201402259268/9272.

   Complete Permit 201403201290 $$$ $835,273
7. Mar 2014

   South side of 4th floor tenant improvement new offices, conference room, break area, mep sprinklers, fire alarm on seperate permit. maher ordinance #155-13 n/a.

   Complete Permit 201403281925 $$$ $1,040,782
8. Apr 2014

   3rd floor: full floor t.i. with new office and conference room partition and break area. new finishes, mep, sprinklers, fire alarm on seperate permit.n/a for maher ordinance #155-13.

   Complete Permit 201404022297 $$$ $1,874,286
9. Apr 2014

   2nd floor: full floor t.i. with new office and conference rooms, partitions, break area, and new finishes. mep, sprinkler, & fire alarm on a seperate permit.n/a for the maher ordinance#155-13.

   Complete Permit 201404244115 $$$ $1,583,804
10. Dec 2014

    Architectural t.i. in 2 ground floor spaces that have not previously been occupied. work includes new partitions, flooring, ceilings and millwork. mep, sprinkler and life safety as deffered submittal. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201412153701 $$$ $711,711
11. Jan 2015

    T. i. on the 10/f to include new open work areas, offices & conference rooms, support & storage areas. mep under seperate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Issued Permit 201501286855 $$$ $750,000
12. Feb 2015

    9th floor: t.i. to include new open work areas, private office conference rooms, support and storage areas. n/a for the maher.

    Issued Permit 201502047416 $$$ $700,000
13. Feb 2015

    8th floor: t.i. to include new open work areas office and conference rooms, support and storage areas. mep under seperate permit. n/a for the maher.

    Issued Permit 201502047414 $$$ $520,000
14. Dec 2015

    Ti project for the 6th floor. standard open office space with conference & meeting rooms, employee break room. mep, sprinklers & f/a separate permit. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201512185489 $$$ $3,500,000
15. Jan 2016

    1st time tenant improvement to level 7 and 8. part of 8th fl. new non load bearing walls. new doors, new ceilings, new finishes, new furniture, mep, sprinklers, fire alarm sep permit. new structural work. maher not req.

    Complete Permit 201601086655 $$$ $3,500,000
16. Jan 2016

    First time ti to level 6 inlcuding new mep. addition of rooftop equipment. architectural structural under separate permit. ref pa 2015-1218-5489. n/a for maher ordinance no.155-13.

    Complete Permit 201601207450 $$$ $2,000,000
17. Jan 2016

    New mep for 1st time tenant improvement to levels 7 & partial 8/f. arch. t.i. permit application 201601086655. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201601278112 $$$ $1,785,000
18. Feb 2017

    Selective demolition of ceiling height partition and raised floor panels. new full height partitions and finishes mep under sep permit. new fsd and revision to smoke control.

    Complete Permit 201702270163 $$$ $1,200,000
19. Sep 2024

    5th floor: interior tenant improvement. to include non-load bearing partitions, ceilings and finishes. mep under seperate permit. structural under separate permit. no cfc until mep and structural deferred submittals are permitted and completed.

    Complete Permit 202409120595 $$$ $3,822,000
20. Dec 2024

    10/fl- ti demolition existing partitions (nonstructural) and replace with new partitions, new associated millwork, lighting, mep and bathroom upgrades structural upgrades on existing slab.

    Issued Permit 202412166932 $$$ $1,210,990
21. Oct 2025

    Installation of phone booths throughout the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor.

    Issued Permit 202510157462 $$$ $660,000
22. Oct 2025

    6th floor - tenant improvement including build out of new open work space, enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and restrooms.

    Issued Permit 202510288253 $$$ $4,163,600
23. Nov 2025

    5th fl - millwork and equipment for back of house pantry. interior non-structural partitions, new finishes millwork.

    Issued Permit 202511048867 $$$ $700,000
24. Nov 2025

    7th floor - tenant improvement including build out of new open work space, enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and restrooms.

    Issued Permit 202510248150 $$$ $4,123,250
25. Nov 2025

    8th floor: .ti including - build out of new open work space, enclosed offices, meeting rooms, restrooms and pantry.

    Issued Permit 202510207678 $$$ $3,083,100

DBI holds 177 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 177. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.