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District 6 · Block 3507, Lot 040 · ZIP 94103

Bank of America data center

1455 Market Street · South of Market

  • 22 stories
  • 1,320,000 ft2
  • 131,147 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned C3G
Land$89,682,511
Improvements$90,304,714
Total assessed$179,987,225
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  1. 1974

    Built about 1974 as the Bank of America Computer Center.

    U.S. General Services Administration and San Francisco Department of City Planning, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report — San Francisco Federal Building, 1996.
  2. November 4, 1976

    A new 21-storey Bank of America data center was under construction on the site of about 1.6 acres.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  3. November 4, 1976

    The City Planning Commission unanimously refused a helistop for Bank of America document flights on the roof of the 21-storey data center then rising on the site (Resolution 7595).

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  4. 1979

    Built.

  5. Jun 1981
    Filing Permit 8105450 $$$ $40,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  6. Dec 1993
    Permit 9321855 $$$ $2,500

    Construct reinfr undrgrnd fuel strg vlt-new pmp rm, strg tnks.

  7. 2003

    The Bank of America data centre at 1455 Market Street is a Category V building under Article 11 — unrated, and not a historic resource for the purposes of environmental review.

    San Francisco Planning Department, Tenth/Market/Mission Streets Mixed-Use Project: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 2003.0262E, 2004.
  8. Mar 2012
    Issued Permit 201203266832 $$$ $5,706,690

    3rd & 7th floors - t.i. for sfmta. interior demolition floors 3 & 7. new partitions & doors, windows, millwork & finishes, lighting plan & power, floor 7. new shower rooms with new finishes & ceiling plan and new bike storage cage with new lighting, floor 3. (no exterior work).

  9. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303192489 $$$ $6,000,000

    This interior tenant improvement on level 6 is to include new drywall, ceiling work, doors, glazing & finishes.

  10. May 2013
    Permit 201305217533 $$$ $2,900,000

    Interior tenant improvement on 18th and 19th floor, to include new drywall, ceiling work, doors glazing, and finishes. associated mechanical, electrical, sprinklers, and life safety under separatee permit.

  11. Nov 2013
    Permit 201311273003 $$$ $9,680,000

    4th fl. construction on non-structural partitions. new pantry, millwork & finishes. fire sprinklers, fire alarm & mep on separate permit.

  12. Jul 2014
    Permit 201407242073 $$$ $3,000,000

    Upgrade the existing entry via new store front windows & lighting new retail store front, entrances & lighting plus an addition of 2005 sq ft of retail space to existing arcade along market st. new awing. all signages under seperate permit. compliance with ordinance #155-13 is not required.

  13. Dec 2014
    Permit 201412103447 $$$ $3,754,870

    T.i. portion of 8/f to include new drywall, ceiling work, doors, glazing & finishes. structural work to be under seperate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

  14. Dec 2014
    Permit 201412184072 $$$ $2,881,130

    7th floor: tenant improvement on a portion of the 7th fl to include new drywall, ceiling work, doors, glazing, finishes. mep, sprinkler, fire alarm, standpipe removal & stairs under sep permit. n/a maher.

  15. May 2015
    Permit 201505065521 $$$ $15,000,000

    5th fl: construct non-structural & structural partitions, doors, framing, hardware, millwork, drywall & acoustic ceiling tile, grid & finishes. fire sprinkler, life safety is design build by g.c. mep, life safety, communicating stair to be deferred submittal. maher not req.

  16. May 2015
    Permit 201505227044 $$$ $5,002,400

    Mechanical-electrical-plumbing to install new equipment and fixtures on 5th floor t.i. refer to permit application 2015-05-06-5521. maher ord n/a.

  17. Jul 2018
    Permit 201807315988 $$$ $2,900,000

    13th fl - ti includes new partitions, doors, glazing & finishes.

  18. Jan 2019
    Permit 201901251322 $$$ $7,000,000

    2nd floor: 54854 sq ft tenant improvement for office: mechanical, electrical, plmg part of scope. fire life safety deffered/sep permits. n/a for maher.

  19. Nov 2019
    Permit 201911016239 $$$ $2,524,788

    Level 17, interior construction of new non load bearing partitions, glazing, doors, millwork, lighting. associated electrical, telecommunications, plumbing, mechanical and life safety will be difffered submittals.

  20. Nov 2019
    Permit 201911016240 $$$ $2,524,788

    Level 16, int construction of new non load bearing partitons, glazing, door, millwork, lighting associated electrical, av, telecommunications, plumbing, mechanical, life safety deferred submittals.

  21. Nov 2019
    Permit 201911016242 $$$ $2,524,788

    Level 20, int construction of new non load bearing partitons, glazing, door, millwork, lighting associated electrical, av, telecommunications, plumbing, mechanical, life safety deferred submittals.

  22. Aug 2024
    Permit 202408289628 $$$ $2,267,237

    7th fl: interior demolition & new construction of non-structural elements including & not limited to, interior partitions, doors, finishes, ceilings, lighting, mechanical & electrical outlets & switches.. mep & fire sprinkler deferred. demolition under permit application 202406204857.

  23. Jun 2025
    Issued Permit 202506128525 $$$ $6,953,380

    Level 1 interior demolition & new construction of non structural elements including but not necessarily limited to interior partitions, doors, finishes, ceilings, lighting, mechanical & electrical outlets & switches.

  24. Jun 2025
    Permit 202506269593 $$$ $10,634,960

    4/f: interior demolition and new construction of non-structural elements including but not limited to interior partitions.

  25. Jul 2025
    Permit 202507110629 $$$ $2,861,040

    18th/fl shall consist of interior demolition & new construction of non structural elements including but not necessarily limited to interior partitions, doors, finishes, ceilings, lighting, mechanical and electrical outlets and switches. mep and fire sprinkler plan will be submitted as a seperate permit.

  26. Jul 2025
    Issued Permit 202507211245 $$$ $750,000

    1/f: mep to support approved architectural. new ducts and hvac, lighting, and plumbing. ref# 202506128525.

  27. Sep 2025

    4th fl ref permit application 2025-0626-9593: mep work to include new ducts for heating & cooling. new lighting & controls.

DBI holds 889 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 889. 28 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired permits are not shown. A federal environmental report dates the building to about 1974; the assessor's roll gives 1979. The minutes describe the Bank of America data center at 1455 Market Street as under construction in November 1976; an environmental review on the page dates it to about 1974, and the 2025 roll to 1979.

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