525 Golden Gate Avenue

Building Facts

• Building open in 2012.
• 13-story Class A office building.
• 277,500 square feet.
• Approximately 40% of project construction work performed by San Francisco residents.
• Construction costs: $146.5 million.
• Total project costs (includes moving, design, permitting, etc.): $201.6 million.
• $3.7 billion in ratepayer savings over the 100-year building lifespan.

Sustainability

• Consumes less energy than similarly-sized office buildings.
• An integrated, hybrid solar array.
• A state-of-the-art raised flooring system incorporates the building’s data and ventilation infrastructure and reduces heating, cooling and ventilation energy costs.
• Maximizing daylight harvesting saves electricity and minimizes artificial lighting.
• Lighting and work station equipment shutoff automatically after-hours.
• Carbon footprint is less than similarly-sized office buildings.
• Green concrete mixture using environmentally friendly materials.
• Extensive use of recycled materials throughout the building.

Building Partners

• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• San Francisco Department of Public Works
• KMD | Stevens, JV
• Webcor Builders

• The building’s core contains innovative post tension systems that allow the entire structure to move and absorb energy during a seismic event, much like a suspension bridge.
• Not only is 525 Golden Gate immediately available for occupancy after an earthquake, the unique concrete shear walls running vertically through the building was designed to minimize damage. 

• Over the 100-year lifespan of the building, 525 Golden Gate will save ratepayers money.
• In total, asset/building ownership will realize future ratepayers approximately $3.7 billion in savings over the expected useful life of the building; that’s $500 million in 2011 dollars.
• In 26 years, owning 525 Golden Gate will become cheaper than renting.
• Building ownership insulates ratepayers from the expensive, and often, unpredictable San Francisco office-space rental market.