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List of San Francisco Privately Owned Public Open Spaces (POPOS) and Public Art in the Downtown Area from the SF Planning website.
http://sf-planning.org/ftp/files/gis/POPOS/SF_POPOS.pdf
Melissa Bales: The Intercontinental Hotel provides two POPOS (Privately Owned Public Open Spaces) on the fourth and sixth floors. They have various seating arrangements and landscaping, each with views of the City
Structure · Financial District · 7 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This POPOS features Public Art "Annular Eclipse" by George Rickey, in a pool of water, a large bamboo grove, and various forms of seating. It is served by a cafe.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS features extensive landscaping with art attractions including "Globe" by Topher Delaney. Comfortable seating arrangements are located throughout the space, adjacent cafe in hotel.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS has a greenhouse, features large trees, windows, and art, including "Sumer #24" by Larry Bell. It has two levels of space and is served by a cafe.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS has a large plaza space features extensive rock landscaping and artwork, with "Big Bertha" by Paul Kos. There are two adjoined areas, one of which has food service.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS is an urban garden that features a water fountain and landscaping. Along Commercial in front of Empire park, there are many widened sidewalk spaces which have benches and landscaping.
Scenic Lookout · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 15 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This rooftop terrace has extensive views of Market St. as well as rooftop architecture of nearby buildings. Landscaping and bench seating support this space.
Structure · Financial District · 6 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This large, indoor "park" inside the building has a wooden floor, tables and large comfortable leather chairs on a carpeted section. Features public art "Waterfall Series" by Joe Goode.
Melissa Bales: This atrium features extensive artwork and is served by a bar/restaurant on the premises. It has various types of seating with tables, and high windows overhead.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS space is in the front lobby of 77 Van Ness. It has tables and chairs and features public art sculpture "New Life" by Paul D. Gibson.
Structure · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: POPOS has a bench and bamboo in planters and tables with seating, served by a cafe which has several tables in front, and no plants. The Building adjacent also has a rooftop garden at 343 Sansome.
Commercial Street (btw Justin Herman Plaza & Battery St), San Francisco, CA
Other Great Outdoors · Financial District · 3 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: Embarcadero 1, 2, and 3 is a pedestrian mall on ground floor and 2nd level, flanked by waterfalls. Fountains, foliage, art work, and bench seating found throughout.
101 Spear St (btw Mission and Howard), San Francisco, CA
Office · Financial District · 12 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This POPOD is a large plaza space is found in the interior courtyard between Rincon Center 1 and Rincon Center 2. It features several art sculptures and different types of seating.
150 California St (at Front St), San Francisco, CA
Office · Financial District · 4 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This rooftop view terrace is located six stories above the street level. There is a large sculpture "Arbor Arch" by Ed Carpenter, and several types of seating. There are extensive views of the area.
Melissa Bales: A shady open space area with several art works in the form of sculptures and elevator doors. This is found on the northwest side of the building, up the stairs and is adjacent to another building.
200 California St (Front Street), San Francisco, CA
Structure · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews
Jeffrey G: This public sitting area in a pedestrian walkway was created in an extension of the sidewalk. It has a planting bed, and features the "Hawaiian", a figurative bronze sculpture. Open at all times. SPUR
Melissa Bales: This POPOS is a pedestrian walkway has small fountains and art sculpture "Escalieta I" by Manuel Neriare. Plaza seating is available for patrons of Yank Sing restaurant only.
Pedestrian Plaza · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This POPOS features open space which connects Stevenson Street and Jessie Street, including planter boxes, a water fountain, and seating with table soutside the cafe.
560 Mission St (btwn Anthony St & Ecker Plaza), San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This POPOS is an urban garden include a water feature combined with a tall art piece. Seating available on the ledges of a raised water feature.
Market St (at Bush & Battery Sts), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews
Carolina Miranda: When sculptor Douglas Tilden first unveiled this statue in 1901, there was a great debate in the SF press as to whether the gents represented here should be wearing pants.
Structure · Financial District · 4 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This POPOS plaza is located on 2nd. Street and Stevenson. Seating is only available on the steps beyond the table and seating provided for the food establishment.
Melissa Bales: A POPOS located from 211 Main - 221 Main, an open plaza with some seating, landscaping and planters. Features two benches and a gated children's play area through to Spear Street.
600 Montgomery St (btwn Washington & Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Financial District · 20 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: This POPOS is an extensively landscaped urban park offers redwood trees at the foot of the Transamerica Pyramid. It features, a tall water fountain, sculptures, and ample seating.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS is an Urban Garden. It is either accessed through the front entrance of the building or a narrow walkway on Front Street. This space offers water fountains, landscaping, and art.
College and University · Financial District · 7 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: A POPOS consists of concrete seating and stretches along the passage that connects the recessed entrance of Golden Gate University to the sidewalk on Mission Street.
Plaza · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 5 tips and reviews
Melissa Bales: A POPOS with snippets surrounding the hexagonal fence of Montgomery Bart Station sunken plaza. This space include concrete steps with some planter boxes.
Melissa Bales: A POPOS with extensive landscaping combined with water features signify this space between two high rises. Seating, however, is only available to employees.
Melissa Bales: This POPOS is elevated with the street slope. A large art piece is on one entrance to the open space on California Street. It surrounds the building and offers seating on the ledges of planter boxes.
Melissa Bales: A POPOS which is initially hidden from street view. There is seating along the building setback area to the right as you walk toward the door.
Melissa Bales: This Urban Garden provides a sunken space featuring a water fountain. Space is accessed with stairs from Bush Street and curved walkways from Market street.