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241–275 Battery Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Built 1989
  • Office building
  • 30 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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447,372 sq ftBuilding area
11,160 sq ftLot area

Public art

  • 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.

Permit history

  1. Jun 1983

    New construction.

    Issued Permit 8305677S $$$ $48,600,000
  2. Jun 1989

    Tenant improvements office construction on 27th floor.

    Complete Permit 8911408 $$$ $779,000
  3. Jun 1989

    Office construction on one floor.

    Complete Permit 8911411 $$$ $737,000
  4. Oct 1997

    Construction of 2 stairs/tenant improvement floors 28, 29, 30.

    Expired Permit 9721221 $$$ $1,000,000
  5. Sep 2002

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

    Complete Permit 200209186820 $$$ $700,000
  6. Jan 2009

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

    Complete Permit 200901130080 $$$ $350,000
  7. Feb 2009

    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.

    Complete Permit 200902061551 $$$ $250,000
  8. Dec 2009

    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.

    Complete Permit 200912173388 $$$ $3,816,750
  9. Aug 2013

    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.

    Complete Permit 201308073690 $$$ $3,024,780
  10. Dec 2013

    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.

    Complete Permit 201312113927 $$$ $1,000,000
  11. Jun 2015

    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.

    Complete Permit 201506037899 $$$ $1,541,805
  12. Jun 2015

    Non-structural demolition, new non-structural partitions, lighting, electrical, finishes & millwork. no change in occupancy, use or area. mep, sprinklers and fire alarm under seperate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Cancelled Permit 201506199393 $$$ $927,429
  13. Jul 2015

    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.

    Complete Permit 201507141411 $$$ $927,429
  14. May 2016

    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.

    Complete Permit 201605208044 $$$ $750,000
  15. Apr 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201704103593 $$$ $1,800,000
  16. May 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201705025377 $$$ $1,586,552
  17. Jul 2017

    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.

    Issued Permit 201707121616 $$$ $1,900,000
  18. Jul 2017

    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.

    Issued Permit 201707171986 $$$ $25,000
  19. May 2018

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

    Complete Permit 201805048185 $$$ $719,532
  20. Aug 2018

    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.

    Complete Permit 201808248256 $$$ $719,532
  21. Dec 2020

    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.

    Complete Permit 202012020023 $$$ $761,562
  22. Mar 2022

    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.

    Complete Permit 202203180357 $$$ $825,000
  23. Aug 2022

    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.

    Complete Permit 202208110320 $$$ $250,000
  24. Jul 2023

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

    Complete Permit 202307132103 $$$ $978,200

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.

Not yet documented: the developer, the early tenants and when each artwork was installed. Submit an update