Southern Pacific Building

• 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.

1. March 26, 1910

   The Buckley Building, then standing on this corner, was to gain three more storeys, to plans by Norman R. Coulter.

   The San Francisco Call, 26 March 1910, p. 15
2. 1916

   The ten-story Southern Pacific Building, one of the city's earliest major corporate headquarters, was designed by Bliss and Faville and built; rated "A" by Heritage.

   California Department of Transportation, Draft Environmental Impact Report for the I-280 Transfer Concept Program in San Francisco, California, 1985.
3. 1917

   Built.

4. 1940

   The Ensign Club opened here about 1940.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
5. May 27, 1971

   The Southern Pacific Transportation Company owned the whole block and had long had its headquarters in the building at One Market Street.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
6. May 27, 1971

   The City Planning Commission approved, with three conditions, the building application for One Market Plaza: towers of 43 storeys on Spear Street and 28 storeys on Steuart Street over a six-storey base, keeping and remodelling the Southern Pacific Building.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
7. Nov 1981

   Permit 8109699 $$$ $8,250

   Additions alterations or repairs.

8. Jun 1993

   Permit 9311113 $$$ $10,000,000

   Public areas renovation & lattice pavillion installation.

9. Dec 1998

   Permit 9826464 $$$ $16,100,000

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

10. Mar 2008

    Permit 200803036055 $$$ $2,200,000

    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.

11. Apr 2009

    Issued Permit 200904277112 $$$ $13,125,000

    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.

12. Dec 2012

    Permit 201212035363 $$$ $3,268,920

    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.

13. Jan 2014

    Permit 201401226762 $$$ $3,315,126

    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.

14. Feb 2014

    Permit 201402269337 $$$ $3,362,330

    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.

15. May 2014

    Permit 201405075102 $$$ $5,500,000

    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.

16. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712206946 $$$ $3,200,000

    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.

17. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809190716 $$$ $4,000,000

    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.

18. Jun 2019

    Permit 201906113065 $$$ $3,500,000

    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.

19. Jul 2019

    Permit 201907035075 $$$ $7,000,000

    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.

20. Jul 2019

    Permit 201907035080 $$$ $7,000,000

    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.

21. Aug 2019

    Permit 201908279944 $$$ $7,028,775

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

22. Sep 2019

    Permit 201909040607 $$$ $4,200,000

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

23. Sep 2019

    Permit 201909040591 $$$ $4,200,000

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

24. Sep 2019

    Permit 201909040595 $$$ $3,250,000

    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.

25. Jul 2022

    Permit 202207057745 $$$ $10,000,000

    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.

26. Jul 2022

    Permit 202207118174 $$$ $4,000,000

    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.

27. May 2023

    Permit 202305016775 $$$ $4,800,000

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

28. Oct 2024

    Permit 202410102710 $$$ $3,760,780

    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.

29. Jan 2025

    Issued Permit 202501148331 $$$ $8,000,000

    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.

30. May 2026

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

    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.

31. September 3, 2026

    Exclusive: This S.F. office complex lost Google. Now it’s landing Disney — San Francisco Chronicle

32. September 25, 2026

    Waymo Eyes 120,000 SQFT of Google’s Former Space at One Market Plaza as Rithm, Blackstone Race $850MM Loan Deadline — The Registry

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. 1 expired permit is not shown. The Southern Pacific Building is dated both 1916 and 1917.

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.