543 Howard Street, Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-946-3030
Fax: 415-946-3001
Email: info@lpfi.org
Public Transportation: MUNI/BART - Montgomery Street Station.
From Market Street Travel South on 2nd Street turn left on Howard Street.
Located on Howard Street between First and Second in the South Financial District of downtown San Francisco, 543 Howard was built in 1924 as a three-story grocery warehouse. Now recently renovated, 543 Howard Street embodies the very best in contemporary design and thoughtful engineering. Recognizing that progressive workplaces mean healthier employees, 543 Howard’s owners incorporated the use of environmentally sensitive, or "green" practices throughout the building’s remodel.
Starting with the fundamentally green practice of Adaptive Reuse, we have restored and recycled most of the original 1924 reinforced-concrete structure at 543 Howard, including the original street-facing wood-sash windows. Renewable materials have been the foundation for much of the advanced renovation, preserving the building's unique character while also helping us to eliminate many of the toxins found in most office buildings today. Using green plaster techniques, naturally finished ceilings, skylights and floor to ceiling operable windows, tongue-and-groove wood decking floors, and intumescent paint enhances the building's character and decreases its environmental impact. A highly efficient evaporative-cooling HVAC system reduces energy consumption still further and provides considerable utility cost savings.
And within the framework of this innovative building is an innovative web of organizations, tied together through their connections to Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor: