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1 Market Street

South Beach · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 1917
  • Office building
  • 11 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 6
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Historic status: historic resource
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434,396 sq ftBuilding area
38,051.62 sq ftLot area

Public art

  • Float — Mark Lere
    Metal, bronze; landmark office building interior open space; artwork is available from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    The sculpture Float by Mark Lere is sited in the interior open space of the Southern Pacific Building at 1 Market Street.

Permit history

  1. Nov 1981

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8109699 $$$ $8,250
  2. Jun 1993

    Public areas renovation & lattice pavillion installation.

    Complete Permit 9311113 $$$ $10,000,000
  3. May 1996

    Tenant improvement 18th, 19th and 20th floors.

    Expired Permit 9608020 $$$ $3,146,500
  4. Dec 1998

    One stop-rehab exiting building.enlarge tenant impr with prop line.

    Complete Permit 9826464 $$$ $16,100,000
  5. Mar 2008

    2nd floor-interior office construction & gallery space. new finishes, electrical, fire sprinkler, hvac & plumbing to be under seperate permit submission, project is seeking leed platinum certification.

    Complete Permit 200803036055 $$$ $2,200,000
  6. Apr 2009

    Remodel of 2 office tower lobbies, existing atrium & concourse, demolition exterior decorative metal grilles, new exterior doors to match e storefront, remodel of existing and addition of new retail spaces, new mechanical system for retail tenant improvement. all work at ground floor.

    Issued Permit 200904277112 $$$ $13,125,000
  7. Dec 2012

    Steuart tower - 3rd floor. t.i. non load bearing partitions, ceilings, furnishing, modify existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems. fire alarm & fire sprinkler under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201212035363 $$$ $3,268,920
  8. Jan 2014

    Steuart tower 6/f- t.i. to include selective demolition of non-structural walls, ceiling, lighting, finishes, mechanical, electrical. & plumbing as indicated, new construction to include addition of conference rooms, huddle rooms, phone rooms & training room, new fixtures in toilets, ls & sprinkler seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201401226762 $$$ $3,315,126
  9. Feb 2014

    6th floor spear tower: t.i. to include non-structural partitions and construction of conference rooms, private offices and phone rooms. all existing fixtures in toilets to be replaced with new fixtures. l/s, sprinkler, mechanical, and electrical to be deffered submittals.n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201402269337 $$$ $3,362,330
  10. May 2014

    Work @ 2nd floor spear tower & steuart tower. t.i. - non load bearing partitions, ceilings, furnishings. new interior finishes. removal of existing int. construction. m.e.p., fire sprinkler, life safety under separate permit. n/a maher ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201405075102 $$$ $5,500,000
  11. Dec 2017

    12th fl amep ti full floor. no structural, soft demolition under separate permit application 201712085901, new office, meeting rooms, new restrooms. no changes to building core. 2-hr horizontal exit. n/a maher ordinance.

    Complete Permit 201712206946 $$$ $3,200,000
  12. Sep 2018

    Tenant improvement to the 5th fl - all office no touching existing core - visa's innovation center. mep included. a-3 assembly added- sffd assembly permit required - sprinklers and fire alarm separate permit- new fire smoke dampers, new air handlers.

    Complete Permit 201809190716 $$$ $4,000,000
  13. Jun 2019

    Level 10: ref ti demolition permit application 201904248769: limited to build out of new cafe space(a2 occupancy)on 10/fl of approximately 12, 300 sq ft.space includes misc food stations with seating arrangements and supporting back of house kitchen space.(horizontial exit& mechanical shaft under separate permit).maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201906113065 $$$ $3,500,000
  14. Jul 2019

    Level 3: build out of new office space b occupancy approx. 41, 000 sq ft, including approx 8000 sq ft in "annex". scope includes open offices space, small team office, small meeting rooms and micro kitchen. no exterior work. permit does not include shafts. demolition permit ref app#201905090196. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201907035075 $$$ $7,000,000
  15. Jul 2019

    Level 6: build out of new office space b occupancy approx. 33, 000 sq ft. scope includes open offices space, small team office, small meeting rooms and micro kitchen. no exterior work. permit does not include shafts. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201907035080 $$$ $7,000,000
  16. Aug 2019

    Office ti, aprox 18, 000 sq ft, scope includes architecture mep & lighting in suport of ti n/a maher.

    Complete Permit 201908279944 $$$ $7,028,775
  17. Sep 2019

    8th fl - small conference rooms & open workstations and associated amenities plus supporting mep work. total 33000 sq ft.

    Complete Permit 201909040607 $$$ $4,200,000
  18. Sep 2019

    9th floor - ti small mtg rooms, open workstations & associated amenities. plus supporting mechanical, plum, ele work 33000 sq ft.

    Complete Permit 201909040591 $$$ $4,200,000
  19. Sep 2019

    7th fl - partial ti (approx 26000 sq ft). scope to include small meeting rooms & open work stations & associated amenitites. includes mep. minor structural work for ada lift.

    Complete Permit 201909040595 $$$ $3,250,000
  20. Jul 2022

    Corporate office build out level 23. installation of new 1 hour corridor between exist stair entrances. demolition and remodel existing core restrooms to comly with da checklist requirements. no change in use or exterior scope, area remains business.

    Complete Permit 202207057745 $$$ $10,000,000
  21. Jul 2022

    Corporate office build-out on level 24: installation of a new 1 hour corridor between exit stair esntrances. demolition and remodel of existing core restrooms to comply with da checklist requirements.

    Complete Permit 202207118174 $$$ $4,000,000
  22. May 2023

    16/f: commercial ti to include selective demolition and construction of non structural partitions, ceilings, finishes, equipment. mep and fire sep permit.

    Complete Permit 202305016775 $$$ $4,800,000
  23. Oct 2024

    35th fl: interior ti construction of non load bearing partitions, new doors, frames & glazing, new ceilings, lights, new millwork & finishes. modifications to mechanical & plumbing systems shall allow base building infrastructure to remain intact & operational.

    Complete Permit 202410102710 $$$ $3,760,780
  24. Jan 2025

    Level 7-terrace: renovation of the level 7 existing northeast & southwest terrace connected to an existing building. the work will include nw constructions of pavilions, planters, and seating. the existing steuart street tower lobby finishes will also be renovated. mep & life safty under seperate.

    Issued Permit 202501148331 $$$ $8,000,000
  25. May 2026

    6/f: interior t.i area of work is 3068 sq ft partial floor remodel. existing assembly space to be reconfigured. non-structural partition demolition. construction of new partitions, doors, and ceiling. mep upgrades and structural.

    Issued Permit 202603046914 $$$ $3,000,000

DBI holds 3,102 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 3,102. 23 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Southern Pacific

The railroad moved its headquarters here from the Flood Building. The building was folded into the One Market Plaza development in 1976 and given a $50 million seismic retrofit in 1998–99.

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