The project sponsor, TS 222 Second Street, L.P., proposes to construct a 26-story, approximately 350-foot-tall office tower containing approximately 430,650 square feet of office space. The project would also include [4,600 square feet of] retail space and an enclosed [8,750 square foot] publicly accessible open space at the ground floor, and two levels of sub-grade parking containing 54 parking spaces.

As proposed, the project would be a rectilinear tower of diminishing bulk from the building base to a height of approximately 350 feet. At the fifth floor, the north façade of the building would be set back 5 feet from Howard Street and the west façade would be set back approximately 20 feet from the westerly property line. At the 17th story, the east façade would be set back 24.5 feet from Second Street, and the South façade would be set back 44.5 feet from Tehama Street. In addition, the fifth floor would include a further 5-foot recess, or “reveal,” on all four facades, intended to emphasize a visual break above the first four stories of the building—at a height of about 60 feet—and thereby establish a sense of continuity with nearby historic structures.



http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2010/01/the_222_second_street_scoop_for_the_second_time.html

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Great. A hideous 'economy box' to scoop up tennants away from more valuable developments like Transbay Tower. :no:

Curtain wall:

http://www.hellermanus.com/images/portfolio/222-Second/Shingle-View_crop.jpg
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Site as of yesterday (3/26/12):

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Great. A hideous 'economy box' to scoop up tennants away from more valuable developments like Transbay Tower. :no:

I think this tower looks great. Could be more unique, but for a box, I like it a lot. And we should take all the towers we can get. Things will probably be fine as long as the economy doesn't get worse in SF again, causing vacancy rates to shoot up (the office vacancy rate in SF is currently around 9%, much less than the rate of 20%+ over the previous couple years)...and remember that 2 million square feet of office space have been leased already this year in downtown SF. Things are looking pretty good, I wouldn't worry too much.

According to the SF Business Times, Tishman is planning on breaking ground early next year...

In addition, Palmer said that the company plans to break ground early next year on an even bigger San Francisco bet -- a 27-story, 450,000 square foot tower at 222 Second St. The 222 Second St. building will be completed in the fall of 2014, Palmer said.

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2012/04/tishman-speyer-to-start-foundry-square.html

I think this tower looks great. Could be more unique, but for a box, I like it a lot.

For me, boxes are refreshing in the midst of all the Heller Manus schlock.

Tishman is finally ready to start construction on the 350-foot office tower to rise at 222 Second Street at the corner of Howard this summer:

Originally planning to acquire the loading dock of 631 Howard Street and incorporate the area into the tower’s design, the acquisition of the dock fell through and the tower’s footprint has since been modified, a modification which is expected to be approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission this week.

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Great design for a 3rd rate city (would look good in Caracas) but what's it doing in San Francisco?:ohno:

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Great design for a 3rd rate city (would look good in Caracas) but what's it doing in San Francisco?:ohno:

Not every tower design has to be cutting-edge and innovative. It's just a box, but it looks pretty nice for a box (have you seen SF's skyline? there are dozens of boxes already that are far more boring/more ugly than this one). Also, it's only 350' tall so it will only show up on the skyline from some angles, and just barely at that. It will add office space, retail, some public open space, and get rid of a parking lot. Seems good to me.

And here's a newer rendering:

http://www.socketsite.com/222%202nd%20Street%20Rendering%202013.jpg

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Great design for a 3rd rate city (would look good in Caracas) but what's it doing in San Francisco?:ohno:

Meeting the demands of the Planning Department.

But I don't think it's going to be that bad. San Francisco hasn't had a lot of glass curtain wall buildings until recently. We could use some. And looking at the detail of the glass on this one, it looks interesting--I'm guessing the windows may actually open helping it get LEED certified.

Meeting the demands of the Planning Department.

But I don't think it's going to be that bad. San Francisco hasn't had a lot of glass curtain wall buildings until recently. We could use some. And looking at the detail of the glass on this one, it looks interesting--I'm guessing the windows may actually open helping it get LEED certified.

Agreed. The shape may be generic/boring, but the skin saves this one IMO, especially in the context of SF, which doesn't have that many glassy modern towers.