509 Howard Street
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509 Howard Street is a proposed skyscraper
set to rise in San Francisco's
South of Market district. It will be one of four high-rise towers at an integrated site called Foundry Square. The tower will stand 500 feet (152 m) above street level. The skyscraper project is notable for exceeding the local 200 foot (61 m) height limit by a wide margin. The building, when built, will soar significantly taller than most buildings in the surrounding area.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
set to rise in San Francisco's
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
South of Market district. It will be one of four high-rise towers at an integrated site called Foundry Square. The tower will stand 500 feet (152 m) above street level. The skyscraper project is notable for exceeding the local 200 foot (61 m) height limit by a wide margin. The building, when built, will soar significantly taller than most buildings in the surrounding area.