222 Second Street, Office skyscraper in South of Market, San Francisco, United States
222 Second Street is a 370-foot (110 m) office skyscraper in the South of Market district of San Francisco. Its glass facade, designed by Thomas Phifer, is covered in overlapping panes 6 feet wide and 13 feet high. The building's form begins as a squat 16-story rectangle and concludes as a 10-story square, with the shingled pattern of the glass panels fanning right on the lower four stories, flattening on the fifth, and reversing direction on the upper floors.
Tishman Speyer broke ground in August 2013, and the first tenants moved in during March 2016. The tower was built as tech companies were moving into the South of Market area in large numbers, reshaping what had been an industrial part of the city.
The lobby displays works by Frank Stella, the American artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings and sculptures. Visitors can walk in during business hours and see these pieces up close, which is an unexpected find in a working office building.
The building sits in the heart of downtown San Francisco and is easy to reach by public transit or on foot from many parts of the city. The ground floor is open to the public during standard business hours, so you can walk in without an appointment to see the lobby.
While much of downtown San Francisco has struggled with empty offices in recent years, this tower has stayed fully leased since it opened. That kind of steady demand in a shifting market makes it stand out among its neighbors in the South of Market district.
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