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Building 38

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Exterior of Building 38 on Keyes Avenue
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Interior of south lobby and staircase in Building 38
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Exterior evening view of south side of Building 38 showing balcony architectural detail
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Suite 150 Interior view of renovated modern staircase between basement and 1st floor
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Suite 219 updated with rough-hewn wood cladding around a conference room entryway
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Daytime exterior view of Mesa Street from 2nd floor veranda with wooden chairs overlooking other Presidio structures

Project Facts

Location

Main Post, Presidio
San Francisco, California

Project

Building 38 – Rehabilitation into Office Space

Value

$12 Million

Completion

Fall 2001

Architect

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Contractor

Oliver & Company

Permanent Loan

First Republic Bank

Construction Lender

Bank of the West

Project Full Description

ECB served as the developer for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic 6th Army Headquarters Building at the Presidio Main Post in San Francisco, converting the property into modern office space.

This 60,000-square-foot, $12 million renovation was privately financed through a combination of private equity, historic tax credits, and bank financing secured by a long-term master lease with the Presidio Trust.

Construction was completed in Fall 2001, and the building achieved 95% occupancy by April 2002—despite an exceptionally challenging commercial real estate market in San Francisco at the time.

ECB has also been a long-term tenant in Building 38 and served as the property manager for nearly 25 years. During this period, ECB successfully managed multiple tenant improvement projects while maintaining uninterrupted building operations.

Like the Thoreau Center for Sustainability, another ECB Project in the Presidio, the design team combined historic preservation and “green building” principles into all aspects of the rehabilitation.

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