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District 6 · Block 3717, Lot 005 · ZIP 94105

160 Spear Street

Office building

  • 6,298 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned C3O
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Not a historic resource
  • Sold May 21, 2015
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Public art

  • Tau — Roger Berry
    Steel; open space in front of building; artwork is always accessible.
    Installed 1984. This stainless-steel sculpture, 96 inches in diameter and 14 inches deep, forms four intersecting cones that each trace the sun's path through the solar year.
  1. 1907

    Four buildings stood here before the office block: two put up in 1907, one in 1913-1914 and one in 1938, used mainly as warehousing and offices, according to the city's building records.

    Spear/Main Street Office Building: Draft Environmental Impact Report, 1981
  2. Oct 1980
    Permit 8009639S $$$ $30,932,757

    New construction.

  3. Oct 1984
    Permit 8411540 $$$ $553,000

    Partitions, fl.covering & wall finishes.

  4. 1985

    Built.

  5. Aug 1985
    Permit 8508229 $$$ $1,000,000

    Tenant improvement, partitions, ceiling, electrical.

  6. Dec 1996
    Permit 9623775 $$$ $580,000

    Cti-1 el me ls sp 16th floor.

  7. Dec 2011
    Permit 201112019945 $$$ $848,000

    One unit: remodel e office suite, remove e walls and build new walls.

  8. Dec 2011
    Permit 201112140688 $$$ $800,000

    9/f - emodel existing office suite. remove existing walls and build new walls.

  9. Feb 2014
    Permit 201402148524 $$$ $600,000

    #1900: interior t.i. offfic, conference room, and lounge, break room. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

  10. May 2014
    Permit 201405065051 $$$ $2,700,000

    Tenant improvement on the 5th, 6th, 7th fl to construct new partitions, doors, finishes. mep on sep permit, fire alarm, sprinklers on separate permits.

  11. May 2014
    Permit 201405236591 $$$ $1,600,000

    Mechanical-electrical to demolition, install and relocate equipment on 5th, 6th & 7th floor.t-1 phase refer to permit application 201405065051 fot t-i work. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

  12. Jun 2014
    Issued Permit 201406279707 $$$ $986,475

    18th floor: interior t.i. to suite 1800. construct new conference rooms, focus rooms, break room. fire, life safety structural and sprinklers are under seperate permit. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

  13. Jun 2014
    Permit 201406279702 $$$ $899,640

    17th floor: interior t.i. to suite 1700. construct new conference rooms, focus rooms break room. fire, life safety, structural and sprinklers are under seperate permit. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

  14. Nov 2014
    Permit 201411030596 $$$ $1,000,000

    12th floor: tenant improvement of floor 2, consisting of non-structural partition demolition, replacement, electrical and minor plumbing; maher n/a.

  15. Apr 2015
    Issued Permit 201504163753 $$$ $178,000

    4th floor: minor interior office t.i., including new conference room, open office, meeting rooms & coffee area, mep work included; maher n/a.

  16. Jan 2016
    Permit 201601217579 $$$ $1,200,000

    16th floor tenant improvement - new offices, conference room & break room. new lighting & finishes throughout. fire life safety & sprinkler under separate permit. interconnecting stair is under separate permit. n/a maher ordinance.

  17. Jul 2016
    Permit 201607061707 $$$ $1,100,000

    Renovation of existing lobby space, replacement of existing level 1 storefront. facade renovation 1st and 2nd floor. add rear canopy. n/a for maher.

  18. Apr 2018
    Permit 201804247138 $$$ $1,400,000

    10th floor - suite 1020 - interior modifications of existing office space including demolition of non load bearing partitions, new non load bearing partiions new finishes, new ele/plm/lighting under sep permit maher na.

  19. May 2018
    Permit 201805169218 $$$ $760,000

    Ti work to add retail sales area for model unit, including model kitchen and bath, add restroom, kitchen not to be plumbed, mep deferred.

  20. Jul 2019
    Issued Permit 201907226552 $$$ $935,000

    Int ti - non structual demolition of existing walls, ceilings, doors and finishes, new construction of non structural int partitions, new finishes lighting plm and mechanical.

  21. Jan 2020
    Permit 202001232596 $$$ $500,000

    T.i. to include new office spaces, modified open offices, mep to accomodate new layout n/a maher.

  22. Apr 2022
    Issued Permit 202204051553 $$$ $910,162

    Ste 1200: t.i. to include non-structural interior partions and new finishes. mep & fire life safety under separate finishes.

  23. Sep 2022
    Permit 202209152537 $$$ $605,681

    4/f suite 475: interior demolition of non-structural elements including interior partitions, doors, finishes, ceilings, lighting and mechanical. construction of new offices, conference, and treat area. path of travel previously approved under 202010317929 and restroom per 202203311339.

  24. Aug 2024
    Permit 202408289611 $$$ $454,164

    3rd fl tenant improvement construction of non load bearing walls, celings & lighting.

  25. Oct 2024
    Permit 202410304038 $$$ $600,000

    11th floor: interior t.i. of existing tenent space. minor demolition and construction of new non load bearing walls. millwork, lighting and furniture.

  26. Jan 2025
    Permit 202501249050 $$$ $612,626

    10th floor: t.i. improvement of existing tenant space. minor demolition and construction of new non-load bearing walls. millwork, lighting, and furniture. deferred: el, plumb, fire sprinkler, smoke detection and fire alarm system installed to be under separate permit. fully sprinkler building.

DBI holds 661 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 661. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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