Foundry Square 2 (500 Howard St)

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This is one of three plazas on the 1st and Howard intersection, forming Foundry Square. This space features a sculpture, landscape, and seating near food services.
Type: Plaza
Hours: Open at all times
Location: Corner of 1st and Howard
Landscaping: 8 trees, palm plant planters,
Seating: 44 linear seating on ledges, 21 seating on planter box, 7 tables 28 chairs
Food: Y
Restrooms: No
Accessibility: Direct
Year built: 2003

Project description: The construction of Foundry Square includes four buildings on the corners of 1st and Howard streets. The proposed four buildings would all be 10-story, low-rise structures together containing 1,149,000 square feet of new office space. All of the projects

Art: "Not Out of the Woods Yet" by Richard Deacon (Sculpture, aluminum tread plate) - under arcade of the plaza (Foundry Square). Open space and artwork are always accessible1Artist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Deacon_(sculptor)

Source: San Francisco open data (POPOS inventory and 1% for Art program).

1Artist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Deacon_(sculptor)Artist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Deacon_(sculptor)

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