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535 Washington Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Built 1900
  • Assessor class: vacant lot
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • Individually listed on the National Register
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Thomas Galli designed the park in 1969 alongside William Pereira's pyramid; it was built and planted in 1972.

18,414 sq ftLot area

Permit history

  1. Apr 2022

    Renovation to redwood park landscaping including: renovation of existing landscaping site lighting, & related utility modifications & in kind replacement of concrete paving to match existing texture & pattern. mep deferred.

    Issued Permit 202204111970 $$$ $1,000,000
  2. Jul 2025

    Revision to permit application 202204111970 to document approved occupant load for a-2 space; change exit gates to swing in the direction of egress; location of fire extinguishers and exit signs.

    Issued Permit 202507080363 $$$ $1
  3. Feb 2026

    Revise permit application 202204111970 and 202507080363 to document approved code equivalency for panic hardware at exit gates of redwood park.

    Issued Permit 202602135969 $$$ $1
  4. Jul 2026

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 202204111970. all work is complete.

    Issued Permit 202607225398 $$$ $1

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline.

Eighty redwoods, fifty left

The original planting brought eighty mature coast redwoods down from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Fifty remain. A bronze by Glenna Goodacre was added in 1989 and Richard Clopton's frogs and lily pads in 1996.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early tenants. The roll classes this parcel as a vacant lot and also gives it a build year of 1900. Submit an update