140 New Montgomery

January 2025 September 2024 140 New Montgomery 140 New Montgomery from Salesforce Park.jpg From Salesforce Park in April 2021 The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building The Pacific Bell Building The Pacific Telephone Building The Telephone Building Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Coast Division Offices 140 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 37.7868194444444 -122.399905555556 dms region:US-CA_type:landmark inline,title United States San Francisco Central San Francisco 225 Bush Street Russ Building 1925 1924 01 01 May 30, 1925 Mixed-use 132.7 m off flip us on 140.2 m on flip 140.2 m on flip 132.6 m on flip 125.9 m on flip 147.00 ft on length x 160.00 ft on width 26 10 4 million yes (equivalent to $US 4 1925 2 million in US) 295000 sqft on James R. Miller Timothy L. Pflueger A. A. (Alexander Aimwell) Cantin Miller and Pflueger Art Deco steel Pembroke Real Estate Inc. 1980s (façade) San Francisco Category I Historic Building LEED Gold https://140nm.com/ 140NM.com https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118764 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061629/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118764 usurped March 4, 2016 Emporis building ID 118764 Emporis1100 PacBell Building20009332 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/140-new-montgomery-street/12796 140 New Montgomery Street — The Skyscraper Center SkyscraperCenter.com en-US 17 December 2018 December 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010413/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/140-new-montgomery-street/12796 livehttps://www.pembroke.com/north-america/140-new-montgomery 140 New Montgomery — San Francisco — North America Pembroke.com en-US 17 December 2018 December 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181217202351/https://www.pembroke.com/north-america/140-new-montgomery livehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7b69r95s/entire_text/ Inventory of the A.A. and A.M. Cantin Collection, 1933-1977 OAC.CdLib.org en-US "Alexander (Aimwell) Cantin was born March 4, 1876, and died in 1964. He is possibly best known for designing a series of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph buildings in San Francisco and collaborated with the firm of Miller and Pflueger on the 26-story, Coast Division Building of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company at 140 New Montgomery Street." 17 December 2018 December 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010550/https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7b69r95s/entire_text/ livehttps://140nm.com/design/then/architect/ Timothy Pflueger — Architect — Then — Design 140NM.com en-US 2 January 2019 3 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180703190142/https://140nm.com/design/then/architect/ deadhttps://archives.ced.berkeley.edu/collections/cantin-alexander-mackenzie Cantin, Alexander & Mackenzie — Environmental Design Archives, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley Archives.CED.Berkeley.edu en-US 2 January 2019 January 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190102193343/https://archives.ced.berkeley.edu/collections/cantin-alexander-mackenzie livehttps://books.google.com/books?id=tcUhJJJwCoIC&pg=PA59 Art Deco San Francisco: The Architecture of Timothy Pflueger Poletti Therese Pavia Tom 3 September 2008 Princeton Architectural Press New York 1st 59–79 978-1-56898-756-9 191732382 en-US 2 January 2019CA-2870 ca3887 Pacific Telephone Building, 140 New Montgomery Street 25 4 3http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/2097-sustaining-a-historic-high-rise-structure.pdf Retrofit / Seismic: Sustaining a Historic High-Rise Structure Mahjoub Nina A. Stringer Megan Tremayne Bill CTUBH Journal 2015 1 34–39 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Chicago, IL ctbuhj 1946-1186 183595840 en-US 2 January 2019 October 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181007183157/http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/2097-sustaining-a-historic-high-rise-structure.pdf live 140 New Montgomery Street is a 26-floor Art Deco mixed-use office tower located in San Francisco's South of Market district, close to the St. Regis Museum Tower and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Constructed in 1925 as a modern headquarters for The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., it was originally known as The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building or simply the Telephone Building,Poletti Therese 2009-01-03 On Hold in San Francisco. How the Economic Crisis Has Stalled the Renovation of the City's Telephone Building http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/san-francisco-telephone-building.html 2023-05-19 Preservation 2015-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610211300/http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/san-francisco-telephone-building.html bot: unknown and, after 1984, as The Pacific Bell Building Exclusive: Yelp's entire San Francisco HQ listed for lease Laura Waxmann San Francisco Business Times February 3, 2021 May 12, 2025 https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/02/03/yelp-140-montgomery-listed-for-lease.html or The PacBell Building. The most beautiful buildings in San Francisco Lauren Sheber Time Out San Francisco June 7, 2018 May 12, 2025 https://www.timeout.com/san-francisco/attractions/most-beautiful-buildings-in-san-francisco When it opened on May 30, 1925, The Pacific Telephone Building was San Francisco's first significant skyscraper development, and was the tallest building in San Francisco, until the Russ Building matched its height in 1927 at the time of its completion. The building was the first high-rise south of Market Street, and along with the Russ Building, remained the city's tallest until it was overtaken by 650 California Street in 1964. It was the first high rise located on the west coast to be occupied solely by a single tenant. AT&T sold the building in 2007. As of 2013, Internet company Yelp was the main tenant.https://news.theregistrysf.com/yelp-occupies-140-new-montgomery/ Yelp Occupies 140 New Montgomery Simonson Sharon 19 August 2013 TheRegistrySF.com en-US 2 January 2019 December 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054544/https://news.theregistrysf.com/yelp-occupies-140-new-montgomery/ livehttps://www.emporis.com/buildings/118778/russ-building-san-francisco-ca-usa Russ Building, San Francisco Emporis en 17 December 2018 April 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170416044418/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118778/russ-building-san-francisco-ca-usa live Yelp moved out in 2021 following a rise in remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. History The building was designed to consolidate numerous smaller buildings and outdated offices into a modern headquarters for The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., and as a result, was designated as the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Coast Division Offices by the company, though referred to colloquially as The Telephone Building.http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/140telco.html Smith Richard C. The News Letter and the Telephone San Francisco News Letter September 1925 Diamond Jubilee Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco en-US 17 December 2018 January 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120224422/http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/140telco.html live The building's architecture was influenced by Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower design, in particular regarding the setbacks on the higher floors. In reference to the Bell System, of which The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. was a member of at the time of construction, the façade featured bell motifs in many locations, most notably surrounding the arch over the main entrance doors on New Montgomery Street. The decorations near the base and in the lobby also include references to the candlestick telephone and the pneumatic tube, some of the most modern communication technologies in use at the time. After the breakup of the Bell System (AT&T) in 1984,Pollack Andrew 1 January 1984 Bell System Breakup Opens Era of Great Expectations and Great Concern en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/01/us/bell-system-breakup-opens-era-of-great-expectations-and-great-concern.html 2023-05-23 0362-4331 August 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170813111702/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/01/us/bell-system-breakup-opens-era-of-great-expectations-and-great-concern.html live and the formation the Regional Bell Operating Companies, also known as the Baby Bells, Pacific Telephone changed its name to Pacific Bell. thumb|left|200px|140 New Montgomery eagles Statues of eight eagles (each 13 ft m in height) perch atop the tower's crown.Bevk Alex Pacific Telephone Building Scraps Plans For Condos, Moves On To Office Space http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/08/pacific_telephone_building_scraps_plans_for_condos_moves_on_to_office_space.php SF.curbed.com 7 December 2013 8 March 2012 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20121008133033/http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/08/pacific_telephone_building_scraps_plans_for_condos_moves_on_to_office_space.php 2012-10-08 deadDineen J. K. Sneak peek: Yelp's new San Francisco HQ set to open http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/08/sneak-peak-yelp-new-san-francisco-hq.html?page=all San Francisco Business Times 7 December 2013 22 August 2013 en-US The building has an L—shaped floor plan, and the architecture decoratively incorporates spotlights to show the exterior's terra cotta ornamentation day and night. The lobby is decorated with images of plants, clouds, unicorns, and phoenixes and has a plaster ceiling inspired by Chinese brocade.Nyren Ron 7 Dazzling Art Deco Buildings for Architecture Admirers https://savingplaces.org/stories/7-dazzling-art-deco-buildings-for-architecture-admirers Preservation Magazine National Trust for Historic Preservation Spring 2023 In 1929, Sir Winston Churchill visited the building and made his first transatlantic telephone call, phoning his London home.https://140nm.com/wp-content/themes/140nm/pdf/churchill.pdf Noted Statesman visits Telephone Building September 1929 The Pacific Telephone Magazine en-US 2 January 2019 3 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180703190845/https://140nm.com/wp-content/themes/140nm/pdf/churchill.pdf deadhttps://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/san-francisco/attractions/pacific-telephone-telegraph-company-building/a/poi-sig/1569327/361858 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building — San Francisco, USA Attractions LonelyPlanet.com en 2 January 2019 January 3, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004900/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/san-francisco/attractions/pacific-telephone-telegraph-company-building/a/poi-sig/1569327/361858 livehttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pac-Bell-Rings-In-70th-Birthday-of-S-F-3022020.php Pac Bell Rings In 70th Birthday of S.F. Headquarters Nolte Carl 20 October 1995 SFgate.com en-US 2 January 2019 December 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010835/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pac-Bell-Rings-In-70th-Birthday-of-S-F-3022020.php live For 44 years until 1978, the top of the roof was used to convey official storm warnings to sailors at the direction of the United States National Weather Service, in the form of a 25 ft m off long triangular red flag by day, and a red light at night. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake did only minor damage to the building, affecting parts of the terracotta cladding and requiring the eight eagle sculptures to be replaced with fiberglass replicas. In the 21st century In 2006, AT&T moved out of the building, following its merger with SBC Communications. In 2007, the PacBell Building was sold by AT&T to Stockbridge Capital Group and Wilson Meany Sullivan for 118 million yes.An Abandoned Skyscraper: The Pac Bell Building http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/pac-bell-san-francisco Haeber Jonathan M. Bearings 22 June 2009 en-US Chronicas Media Richmond, California 2 January 2019 June 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625042829/http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/pac-bell-san-francisco live In 2008, the new owners filed plans to convert the tower into 118 luxury condominiums. However, those plans were put on hold during the 2008 financial crisis, and the building sat empty for nearly six years.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204520204577249961903936938 New Call by Developer on Historic Tower Poletti Therese The Wall Street Journal 7 March 2012 en-US 9 December 2012 A historic skyscraper in downtown San Francisco, the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph building, empty for almost six years, is about to become a hub of construction activity as a 50 million yes–plus modernization project begins. ... This is a new strategy from the developer, which in 2008 filed plans to turn the tower, also known as the Telephone Building, into 118 luxury condominiums, at an estimated cost of 80 million to 100 million. November 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171118150540/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204520204577249961903936938 live Following a surge in office demand in 2010–2011, Wilson Meany Sullivan changed the plans back to office space. Major renovation work began in February 2012, to improve the building's seismic performance, install all–new mechanical, electric, plumbing and fire sprinkler systems, and preserve and restore the building's historic lobby, at an estimated cost of 80–100 million.140 New Montgomery http://www.140nm.com/ 140NM.com 2012 en-US 3 April 2012 April 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120420155902/http://www.140nm.com/ live In 2012, Yelp announced it had signed a lease on the building's 100000 sqft sqm of office space through 2020.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2012%2F05%2F09%2FBUC11OFIV6.DTL&tsp=1 Yelp signs Pacific Telephone Building lease to 2020 San Francisco Chronicle 9 May 2012 en-US May 10, 2012 May 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120510064322/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/09/BUC11OFIV6.DTL&tsp=1 dead After two expansions, the company held a total of almost 150000 sqft sqm on 13 floors in the fall 2015. In April 2016, Pembroke Real Estate Inc., a Boston–based REIT, acquired 140 New Montgomery as part of its portfolio — its second acquisition in San Francisco.https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36395263 Company Overview of Pembroke Real Estate Inc. Bloomberg Markets en-US 17 December 2018https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/12/15/soma-foundry-square-san-francisco-tishman-jpm.html limited Li Roland Developers double their money with $350 million SoMA office sale 15 December 2016 San Francisco Business Times en-US 17 December 2018 April 30, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170430032214/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/12/15/soma-foundry-square-san-francisco-tishman-jpm.html? livehttps://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/03/23/real-deals-wilson-meany-140-montgomery.html limited Li Roland Wilson Meany sells a revamped, historic gem (video) 24 March 2017 San Francisco Business Times en-US 17 December 2018 March 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170331095453/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/03/23/real-deals-wilson-meany-140-montgomery.html live According to property records, Pembroke paid 284 million yes for the property, at around 962 per square foot. In 2021, Yelp did not renew its 2011 lease, and instead subleased a smaller space at nearby 350 Mission Street, due to the rise of remote work in the COVID-19 pandemic.Li Roland 2021-11-05 Former Yelp headquarters in attracts 6 new tenants as S.F. office market continues recovery https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/Former-Yelp-HQ-in-S-F-attracts-six-new-tenants-16596261.php 2023-05-19 San Francisco Chronicle en-US May 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230519062957/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/Former-Yelp-HQ-in-S-F-attracts-six-new-tenants-16596261.php live As of May 2023, during what the San Francisco Chronicle described as "Downtown San Francisco['s] worst office vacancy crisis on record," the building had a vacancy rate of 32.9%.Li Roland Devulapalli Sriharsha 2023-05-08 Downtown S.F. has 18.4 million square feet of empty office space. We mapped every vacancy https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/downtown-empty-offices-business-tech-17911258.php 2023-05-19 San Francisco Chronicle en-US May 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230519062955/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/downtown-empty-offices-business-tech-17911258.php live File:140 New Montgomery (1927).jpg Souvenir Photo (1927) File:PacBell Building, San Francisco.jpg 140 New Montgomery entrance File:Yerba-Buena-Gardens-MOMA.jpg The building as seen from Yerba Buena Gardens, rising behind the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art File:140 New Montgomery Street (PacBell Building) seen from Mission Street - cropped, perspective transformed.jpg View from Market Street See also San Francisco Bay Area South of Market, San Francisco (SOMA) Russ Building List of tallest buildings in San Francisco External links 20009332 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. 140 New Montgomery Street at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's The Skyscraper Center https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118764 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061629/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118764 usurped March 4, 2016 Emporis building ID 118764 Emporis 1100 PacBell Building Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building by James R. Miller, 1924, architectural drawing, charcoal and graphite on paper, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art http://the140story.com/ 140 New Montgomery — The 140 Story The140story.com en-US 2018-12-17 2021-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210510010600/https://the140story.com/ dead Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building photographs for multiple San Francisco locations at the San Francisco Public Library https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/03/a-26-story-history-of-san-francisco/284467/ A 26-Story History of San Francisco Madrigal Alexis C. 19 March 2014 The Atlantic en-US References Category:Office buildings completed in 1925 Category:Art Deco architecture in California Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in California Category:Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco Category:South of Market, San Francisco Category:1925 establishments in California