This five story commercial building connects directly to the adjacent St. Mary’s Square Park via a roof garden. The site was formerly a vacant lot, just less than 14,000 square feet in size, located at the corner of Pine and Kearny Streets in downtown San Francisco. The adjacent city park, St. Mary’s Square, is classified as an open space district, and governs the actual height of the building. 

One full basement level with parking sits over a partial sub-basement level, intended for building support services. The first four stories are full floor plates with the fifth story being a partial floor plate. The fifth floor and mechanical penthouse have been limited so as to fall within the allowable shadow envelope. The unique adjacent relationship to Saint Mary’s Park provides the opportunity to link that open space to the top of the 500 Pine Street building.