Embarcadero Center West

• Torso with Raised Arm — Stephen de Staebler
  Bronze; Side of building, midblock, along Sacramento Street; artwork is always accessible.
  Installed 1990. De Staebler's own curriculum vitae lists this bronze work at the Portman Building, Embarcadero Center West, dated 1990; another source dates an installation of the same title to 1987. The city's inventory titles it “Torso with arm raised”.
• Baile Merengue — Bill Barrett
  Bronze; Embarcadero West lobby; artwork is always accessible.
  Bill Barrett (born December 21, 1934), an American sculptor, is the artist of this bronze work on view in the Embarcadero Center West lobby.

1. Jun 1983

   Issued Permit 8305677S $$$ $48,600,000

   New construction.

2. 1984

   The Eastman Kodak Building stood here at 241 Battery Street; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
3. 1989

   Built.

4. 1989

   Embarcadero West, designed by architect John Portman.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
5. Jun 1989

   Permit 8911408 $$$ $779,000

   Tenant improvements office construction on 27th floor.

6. Jun 1989

   Permit 8911411 $$$ $737,000

   Office construction on one floor.

7. Sep 2002

   Permit 200209186820 $$$ $700,000

   Restaurant t/i at g/f level interior demolition new full height walls partitions new raised floor.

8. Jan 2009

   Permit 200901130080 $$$ $350,000

   14th floor full floor tenant improvement including new finishes, light fixtures & hvac, rooms include server room, offices, conf rooms & relocation of high density shelving.

9. Feb 2009

   Permit 200902061551 $$$ $250,000

   At 28th fl: t.i., dmolition & const of non-structural partitions, clings & light fixtures, millwork, plumb & electrical, accommodate new plan, new finishes, restroom upgrades include stall widening, installation of new "hi-low" drinking fountain.

10. Dec 2009

    Permit 200912173388 $$$ $3,816,750

    T.i. on floors 24th, 25th, 26th & 27th-to demolition & construct new partitions, doors, non-load bearing walls & finishes. includes m.e.p. sprinkler & life safety on seperate permit.

11. Aug 2013

    Permit 201308073690 $$$ $3,024,780

    18, 19, 20 floors-demolition existing non-struct partitoins, existing acoustical clg tile/grid & existing finishes. retain existing lt fixtures. const new non-struct part, new acoustic tile/grid & inst existinglt fix. field verify compliance with sffd ab 2.10 (elev lobby) inst new upgrades electrical/tel/data sys, new finishe.

12. Dec 2013

    Permit 201312113927 $$$ $1,000,000

    Suite #2100: t.i. selective demolition and relocation of existing equipment and fixtures. new non structural partition walls. new accoustical tiles and gyp board ceilings. new casework and finishwork, fully sprinklered. note: life safety and sprinkler under seperate permit.

13. Jun 2015

    Permit 201506037899 $$$ $1,541,805

    9th floor: commercial t.i. selective non-structural demolition non-structural construction. new mechanical, electrical, plmg, & life safety system to tie into existing building utilities. n/a for maher.

14. Jul 2015

    Permit 201507141411 $$$ $927,429

    30th floor: interior non-structural non-rated t.i.. new partitions, finishes, electrical, mechanical and plmg to tie into existing building structure and systems. mep & life safty to be design build under deferred submittal. n/a for maher.

15. May 2016

    Permit 201605208044 $$$ $750,000

    30th floor - corporate office - no patients: interior ti: glazing & acoustic ceilings. mep/fire/life safety will be as builkts under sep permit. no exterior work maher na.

16. Apr 2017

    Permit 201704103593 $$$ $1,800,000

    Interior tenant improvement of full 17th floor to include construction of meeting rooms, open office and breakroom. mep under separate permit; life safety deferred.

17. May 2017

    Permit 201705025377 $$$ $1,586,552

    Non structural demolition new non-structural partitions, lighting, ceiling, millwork, finishes. no change in occupancy, use or area.

18. Jul 2017

    Issued Permit 201707121616 $$$ $1,900,000

    22/f & 23/f: interior t.i. of 22/23f to include new meeting space, open office, work stations, emplyee only breakfroom, new finishes on existing communications, stairs. mep & l/s under sep permits.

19. Jul 2017

    Issued Permit 201707171986 $$$ $25,000

    22nd & 23rd fl: project includes 2 new heat pumps, new fsds, ceiling vavs, new water pump and low pressure ductwork. fire alarm deferred. ref 2017-0717-1616.

20. May 2018

    Permit 201805048185 $$$ $719,532

    5th - non structural demolition new non structural partitions, ceiling, lighting, doors, millwork, finishes. no change in occupancy, use or area maher na.

21. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808248256 $$$ $719,532

    Suite 550: ti to existing office space. demolition of existing non-structural partitions, construction of new non-structural partitions. new light fixtures, new power & data, new finishes ceiling to remain. maher na.

22. Dec 2020

    Permit 202012020023 $$$ $761,562

    Suite 1000: demolition and construction of non-structural partitions, ceilings, lighting, electrical, millwork and finishes. no structural. no change in occupancy, use or area. mep deferred submittal.

23. Mar 2022

    Permit 202203180357 $$$ $825,000

    Ste 1150: partial floor ti on the 11th floor: include the demolition of non-structural partitions and building new non-structural partitions. mep and structural deferral.

24. Aug 2022

    Permit 202208110320 $$$ $250,000

    24/f: tenant improvement o consist of meeting rooms, open office work stations, employee brea area. mep & fire life safety under sep permit. maher n/a.

25. Jul 2023

    Permit 202307132103 $$$ $978,200

    Work on 10th floor - interior t.i. including demolition and construction of non-structural partitions, ceilings, lighting, electrical, millwork and finishes.

DBI holds 855 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 855. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.