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Foundry Square was completed in April 2014 when the final building opened at the corner of Howard and First Streets. The project spanned from 2003 to 2014, with the last phase finishing over a decade after the first phase opened.
Foundry Square is located at the corner of Howard and First Streets in San Francisco, US. The complex consists of four linked buildings at 400 Howard Street, 405 Howard Street, 500 Howard Street, and 505 Howard Street.
Foundry Square was designed by STUDIOS Architecture and landscape architect SWA Group. The design team utilized dual-glaze glass walls to create transparency between the interior office spaces and the public square.
Foundry Square IV at 500 Howard Street suffered a vacancy rate of 95.4 percent by May 2023. This high vacancy rate occurred during the worst office vacancy crisis on record in San Francisco.
The first phase of Foundry Square opened in 2003 with the completion of Foundry Square II and Foundry Square IV. These initial structures were completed by developer Wilson Equity Office and set the tone for the mixed-use complex.