Prime South Park Space

The Future of Work Meets the Best of San Francisco

Located in the heart of South Beach and the epicenter of the tech and venture community, Presidio Bay Ventures presents Ampersand -- a flexible, two-building campus designed to make the office an irresistible destination for talent.

Set in a historic redevelopment overlooking the Bay, Ampersand completely reimagines the workplace, elevating health and wellness, productivity and sustainability. With a perfect integration of indoor and outdoor space, Ampersand combines the most modern, collaborative office space and amenities with the best of coastal lifestyle.

Enjoy your private perch on the rooftop deck and lounge overlooking South Beach. Reserve the exclusive, turnkey restaurant run by a top chef for your team dinner. Prototype your latest innovation in the turnkey maker space showroom. Thrive in a walkable, transit-rich neighborhood where exceptional dining, world-class sports arenas, and outdoor recreation are right at your doorstep. Ampersand is a short distance to Oracle Park, South Beach Marina & Harbor, Mission Rock & Pier 48, China Basin Park, Chase Center and the Embarcadero.

Urban Campus 130 Townsend & 50 Stanford

117,280 SF Total Rentable SF

12’ Floor to Floor Height

The Evolution

    • Acquisition
    • Entitlements
    • Groundbreaking
    • TI Ready
    • Core & Shell Completed

The future of office

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Given Ampersand's divisible footprint, Presidio Bay is offering the property for preleasing early to give potential occupiers maximum flexibility in strategic planning, with the ability to begin interior improvements concurrent with the core and shell building completion.

01 BESPOKE

TOWNSEND & STANFORD

Ampersand reimagines the workplace, offering brand new, tech-enabled, beautifully designed space, perfectly positioned for the post-Covid era. The exclusive entry courtyard located at 50 Stanford is adorned by a beautiful public art sculpture and flows into two separate but complementary elevator lobbies. Amenities include a ground-floor restaurant space and shared bike parking, locker rooms, showers, as well as two exclusive rooftop terraces and multiple private terraces with open vistas of the city and San Francisco Bay.

With an ideal blend of indoor and outdoor on almost every floor, flexible layouts, and internal architectural staircases, the building’s flow encourages the spontaneous interactions that foster creativity and collaboration. Because the two buildings offer distinct design languages and amenity spaces with a shared entry, the composition and connectivity can be completely customized and defined by the tenant.

02 HISTORIC CHARM, MODERN DESIGN

PAST & FUTURE

A true adaptive reuse, Ampersand began as a single-story brick structure with an adjacent parking lot. Working with world-class architects and designers, Presidio Bay added a four-story, cube-shaped addition featuring horizontal banding to complement the original building façade resulting in a 52,947 rentable square foot building. The facets of the cube are sculpted on three sides away from the building envelope below to break down the mass of the addition, and provide a landscaped roof above the existing structure. The cube is also set back from the front and sides at Townsend Street to emphasize the historic component of the building and provide human scale.
A new five-story structure on the former parking lot contains an additional 64,333 rentable square feet of office space, designed by architecture firm Stanton. The two-story base of the building references the architectural form and materials prevalent in the South End Historic District, utilizing punched openings, terra cotta tile as primary cladding material, and a regular fenestration rhythm. The stepped-back upper levels continue the bay rhythm established by the masonry base, employing a more transparent glazing system to maximize daylight.

Ampersand’s footprint, size and tandem-building concept was designed specifically for a startup, venture or tech headquarters. Notably, the property is built on solid bedrock, the only place in SOMA with this distinction, offering both a metaphorical and literal foundation for the growth of your enterprise.

03 AN OASIS FOR WORK AND PLAY

EXPERIENCE & LIFESTYLE

Ampersand takes the notion of work and play to the next level. Working with Huntsman Architectural Group, Presidio Bay designed a collection of hotel-inspired spaces and amenities to inspire teams and entertain clients, evoking the ambiance of a dynamic, members-only club.

Meet in the rooftop lounge and enjoy the spectacularly warm microclimate and South Beach views before heading over to the ballpark. Cater a private meal with your team in the exclusive, turnkey restaurant run by a top chef. Change up the day with brainstorming sessions on terraces throughout the property that evoke the feeling of an off-site retreat, right in your own building. Ampersand anticipates the needs of your employees, clients, investors and partners in every building detail.

Take a break in a neighborhood laden with opportunities for visual beauty, physical activity, and indulgences that make a trip to the office something to anticipate.

04 FOODIE MECCA

YOUR PRIVATE RESTAURANT AWAITS

From its coveted pre-game hot spots like Momo’s, Brixton, Prospect, Alchemist Bar and Lounge, Jax Vineyards, and Barvia, to fine dining experiences like Saison, Marlowe, Rooh and 25 Lusk, South Beach is renowned as a foodie mecca. Ampersand continues that legacy by including a full-service, ground-floor restaurant, purpose-built as an amenity for our occupiers, providing exclusive access to a professional kitchen, top-rated chef and wait staff.

Our venue gives tenants easy access to a sophisticated dining experience at a time when San Francisco has restricted office tenants from building out their own kitchens in an effort to encourage patronage at neighborhood establishments. The restaurant is designed by de la Cruz Interior Design, known for its impeccable eye in combining high-quality custom design with trend-setting vintage pieces. De la Cruz designed Protege in Palo Alto, Che Fico and Che Fico Alimentari in San Francisco, James Beard Award semifinalist Leo’s Oyster Bar, the luxury townhouse at 1598 Bay Street, and House Beautiful’s Kitchen of the Year in 2017.

The restaurant will be open to the public but can be reserved for your special event. Choose your own adventure: Our turnkey space is available to host your exclusive breakfast, lunch, dinner or happy hour; accommodate an all-hands event; or cater a rooftop party or pre- or post-game celebration. Consider this your private ghost kitchen, an extension of your workspace and corporate culture.

05 WHERE INNOVATION BLOOMS

HELLO, TOMORROW

South Park and South Beach have a storied history in tech. Jack Dorsey first mentioned the idea of Twitter to co-founder Biz Stone while standing in South Park in 2006, and later opened an office a block away. With this innovative spirit in mind, Ampersand offers a 4,000-square-foot Maker’s Space on the ground floor of the 50 Stanford building. This move-in ready, spec-built-out space gives tenants the opportunity to prototype, produce, distribute and showcase products right inside your headquarters.

06 CONNECTED

TRANSIT-ORIENTED REDEFINED

Both figuratively and literally, all roads (and rails) lead to Ampersand, a truly transit-rich location dubbed a “Walker’s Paradise” with a walk score of 93. The multi-modal transportation options within a few blocks of the building include light rail metro access on 4th Street, the Caltrain terminus at 4th and King Streets, the Central SOMA subway, the BART train, as well as multiple bus and Muni lines, including the KT line, the 8, 8AX, 8BX, 12, 30, 30X, 45, 91, 101, 114, 132, 154, 172, N-OWL, NBUS and TBUS. Bikes and scooters are also right at the doorstep. For those who do prefer to drive, there are plenty of nearby parking structures with daily and monthly parking passes.

Ampersand elevates sustainability and is the ideal office for a carless future. The property will feature schedules for all of the transit options on a screen in the lobby as well as the building’s custom app.

07 DEVOTED TO QUALITY

INVESTED FOR THE LONG-TERM

Presidio Bay Ventures is a vertically integrated developer and operator with a national footprint and decades of experience. We build, own and manage our properties for the long-term. As a result, we consistently push the envelope on the built environment and prioritize every aspect of the occupier experience.

Our mission is to optimize human potential and well-being through values such as user-centered design, urban revitalization, the integration of art in architecture, purposeful placemaking and hospitable thinking. We transform physical sites into well-designed, tech-enabled, amenity-rich and sustainable destinations, where people are eager to congregate, connect, collaborate and create. With a decade of work in SOMA, we have the mindset of neighbors rather than absentee investors, and care deeply about your experience. Visit www.PresidioBay.com to learn more.

Location

SOUTH BEACH & SOUTH PARK

THE INTERSECTION OF SERIOUS INNOVATION & SERIOUS PLAY

South Beach enjoys a storied history. British sugar and iron magnate George Gordon bought the lots surrounding South Park in 1852 and designed an elite square of mansions, modeled on those in London. In the following decades, brick homes sprang up for longshoremen and other laborers working on the docks. The 1906 earthquake decimated the neighborhood, and land use shifted to warehouses, light manufacturing, nightclubs, and hotels. In the 1970s, low rents attracted artists and designers, and residential housing followed.

In the 1990s, the first dot-com boom arrived, and The New York Times dubbed South Park “the cultural hub of San Francisco’s trendy interactive media district.” Jack Dorsey got the inspiration for Twitter in South Park in 2006, and the area continued to grow, making this location effectively “Sandhill Road North.”

At Ampersand, you will be front and center in this elite micro-community of the world’s leading innovators, creators, founders and funders, and surrounded by opportunity and talent. Easy transit connections to Silicon Valley and the greater Bay area make for smooth commutes and convenient meetings.

You will also have immediate access to some of the best entertainment, dining, arts, and culture San Francisco has to offer, in a sunny microclimate to make the most of the incredible natural beauty and recreational opportunities.

Explore The Neighborhood

ORACLE PARK You’re steps from the stadium on game days.
CHASE CENTER San Francisco’s newest sports and music venue is a short walk or bike ride away.
SOUTH PARK This charming, historic haven was completely redesigned in 2017.
MISSION ROCK & PIER 48 Ampersand’s prime waterfront location invites daily adventures.
South Beach Marina & Harbor Stroll, run, bike or scoot, and make the most of harbor activities just outside your door.
21st Amendment Brewery From happy hour pints to lunch meetings to evening entertaining, you’ll have endless menus to explore.
Blue Bottle Blue Bottle is located right down the street for midday re-ups. Photo Courtesy of Blue Bottle
HOTEL VIA ROOFTOP BAR Unwind, sip a cocktail and take in incredible panoramic city views.
SAISON Ampersand is steps away from a two-star Michelin restaurant offering luxe, innovative French-American tasting menus. Photo Courtesy of Saison

A NEIGHBORHOOD OF ENERGY, EXPLORATION, DISCOVERY & ENTERTAINMENT.

Explore the attractions that make this one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in San Francisco.

Amenities

HOLISTIC

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO HEALTH & WELL-BEING

As a long-term owner of the properties we develop, Presidio Bay is committed to holistic innovation that fosters occupiers’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, and creates a higher-quality experience for their teams. This includes not only best practices for health and safety, but an integrated environment that enhances wellness, productivity and sustainability. To that end:

Ampersand will achieve LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the globally recognized standard for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. The property will also be EnergyStar certified, which indicates that the facility performs better than at least 75% of similar buildings nationwide.

The property will be Fitwel Certified, a green-building certification system that focuses on improving, enhancing, and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of tenants and residents.

Ampersand will receive the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR™, the gold standard given to facilities with protocols to prepare for and prevent biohazards and infectious disease, and respond appropriately to potential events. The property ensures hygiene through a range of features and best practices.

Ampersand will receive the USRC Certified Rating for buildings that have been evaluated by the US Resiliency Council and comply with modern codes for performance in earthquakes.

Anything But Ordinary

REFRESH

Whether you’re commuting to work by bike or running at lunchtime on the Embarcadero, Ampersand’s private spa with lockers, showers and changing rooms ensure a comfortable transition between work and leisure.  Each building has:

  • Bike storage room equipped with e-bike charging
  • Hydration station with bottle filler
  • Women’s and men’s locker rooms 
  • Each locker room includes 10 lockers and two changing rooms, one is ADA compliant
  • Changing room includes a shower and touchless faucet and fixtures

OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

Multiple private and shared outdoor areas work in concert to offer a unique experience with opportunities for personal retreat, company parties or client entertainment.

  • Two shared landscaped roof decks
  • Expansive City views of downtown and ballpark
  • Hospitality-style furnishings for socialization and relaxation
  • 50 Stanford has a fully equipped outdoor entertainment kitchen with BBQ, pizza oven, sink and seating areas
  • 130 Townsend has a fully landscaped rooftop with fire pit for socializing, relaxing and working
  • Wi-Fi provided by building management

HEALTH & WELLNESS

  • LEED Gold Certified
  • Fitwel Certified
  • USRC Certified
  • GBAC Certified
  • Energy Star Rated
  • Basement level changing rooms with lockers
  • High-tech lobby with library, lounge and self-service café
  • Onsite restaurant space at the base of the 130 Townsend building
  • Fleet of community E-bikes onsite
  • Ampersand branded E-Bikes and charging stations provided by building management 
  • 24 bike parking spaces
  • Touchless experience throughout for health and safety
  • Private outdoor space connected to offices on Floors 2-4 
  • Increased indoor air quality (see Post-Covid Considerations section for details)
  • Rooftop solar panels
  • Bottle fillers, offsetting water from water bottles

TECHNOLOGY

Ampersand was designed and purpose-built to meet the needs of future-focused firms. The building has an intelligent infrastructure and advanced features integrated throughout.

  • Ampersand App available for download from the AppStore and GooglePlay
  • Interior and exterior common areas equipped with Wi-Fi
  • Sensor-driven building operations by ASI
  • The security surveillance system consists of high definition cameras with remote access and digital storage.  Camera coverage includes all entry and amenity areas including elevator, stair and entry lobbies, emergency exits, bicycle storage, rooftop terrace and outdoor kitchens.
  • Active Building Management System with after-hours controls
  • Smart Lobby Directory
  • Action Figure ™ in the main lobby with a transportation display showing current traffic, carshare wait times, Caltrain arrival and departure times and more.

POST-COVID CONSIDERATIONS

Ampersand was designed for a post-Covid world and has integrated state-of-the-art systems and features to address the most current needs and requirements for a healthy indoor work space.

  • Open-Air interconnecting stair between ground floor and fourth floor
  • Systems for increased Indoor Air Quality including:
    • MERV-16 Filtration
    • BioWall UVC air disinfection system
    • GPS-iMOD, a modular needlepoint bipolar ionization (NPBI®) system
  • Daily air flush of all common areas
  • Restrooms designed with clean and touchless experience in mind
  • Onsite staff training

Building Specs

Fundamentally, function drives form and never vice versa. We are committed to finding the optimal balance between vernacular architecture and our tenant’s unique identity to define a project’s design aesthetic, while never compromising operational efficacy. Ampersand is a unique reflection of its environmental, cultural, and historical context.

Architecture
Structural Capacity
Mechanical Systems
Electrical Systems
Operations
Vertical Circulation
Parking
Utilities
Certifications

Architecture

130 Townsend - Five (5) Stories
- 52,947 Total Rentable Square Feet
- Floor Plates Range from 9,161-12,925 RSF
- Ground Floor Retail: 3,421 RSF Restaurant
- Standard Column Spacing - 25’-0” x 24’-0” with 12’ 0” Floor to Floor Heights
50 Stanford - Five (5) Stories
- 64,333 Total Rentable Square Feet
- Floor Plates Range from 10,918-14,363 RSF
- Ground Floor PDR: 2,417 RSF
- Standard Column Spacing - 26’-0” x 27’-0” with 12’ 0” Floor to Floor Heights

Structural Capacity

130 Townsend - Type 1-B Construction
- Post-Tension Concrete, Flat with Studrails
- Office Occupancy Load Factor: Type B with 200 SF Gross per Occupant
- Restaurant Occupancy Load Factor: Type A-2 with 30 SF Net per Occupant
50 Stanford - Type 1-B Construction
- Post-Tension Concrete, Flat with Studrails
- Office Occupancy Load Factor: Type B with 200 SF Gross per Occupant
- PDR Occupancy Load Factor: Type B with 200 SF Gross per Occupant

Mechanical Systems

130 Townsend - State of the Art Air Filtration, and Disinfection Technology
- High-performance HVAC System
- Floor-to-Floor and Remote Control HVAC Capability
- 198 SF per Person for Heating and Cooling Capacity
50 Stanford - State of the Art Air Filtration and Disinfection Technology
- High-performance HVAC System
- Floor-to-Floor and Remote Control HVAC Capability
- 200 SF per Person for Heating and Cooling Capacity

Electrical Systems

130 Townsend - Base Building Power Supply - 1,600A Normal Power Service
- 11.5 Watts per Square Foot Provided for each Tenant Floor
50 Stanford - Base Building Power Supply - 1,600A Normal Power Service
- 11.5 Watts per Square Foot Provided for each Tenant Floor

Operations

Ampersand Campus - Owned and Managed by Presidio Bay Ventures
- Integrated Access Controls
- Key Card or App Access Capabilities Throughout
- Ampersand Building App
- Shared Locker Rooms with Private Shower, Changing and Lavatory
- Shared Rooftop Terrace with Wi-Fi atop each Building
- Private adjoining Terrace space available on Select Floors
- Internet Providers: AT&T, Comcast. Pursuing WaveG and MonkeyBrains

Vertical Circulation

130 Townsend - Two (2) Kone Monospace 500 Elevators with 3,500 lb. capacity
- Architectural Staircase by Monument Stair as Elevator Alternative
50 Stanford - Two (2) Kone Monospace 500 Elevators with 3,500 lb. capacity
- Architectural Staircase by Monument Stair as Elevator Alternative

Parking

130 Townsend - One (1) Loading Zone Space located along Townsend at Retail Entry
- Ten (10) Interior Bike Racks located on the lower level
- Four (4) Exterior Bike Racks located along sidewalk
- E-Bike Share Fleet and Charging Stations
50 Stanford - One (1) Loading Zone Space located on Stanford at Lobby Alcove
- Ten (10) Interior Bike Racks located on the lower level
- Four (4) Exterior Bike Racks located along sidewalk
- E-Bike Share Fleet and Charging Stations

Utilities

130 Townsend - Electricity is Sub metered per Tenant and billed for usage, PG&E
- Office Gas Meter has a total capacity of 575,000 BTU with ¼ psi line
- Restaurant Gas Meter total capacity of 2.4M BTU with 2 psi line
- Water is Sub metered per Tenant and billed for usage
- PV roof canopy over rooftop kitchen
50 Stanford - Electricity is Sub metered per Tenant and billed for usage, PG&E
- Office Gas Meter has a total capacity of 575,000 BTU with ¼ psi line
- PDR space is Sub metered
- Water is Sub metered per Tenant and billed for usage
- PV roof canopy over rooftop kitchen

Certifications

Ampersand Campus - Targeting LEED Gold Certification
- Targeting US Resiliency Council (USRC) Certification
- Targeting Global Biorisk Advisory Accreditation
- Targeting Fitwell 1-Star Certification
- Targeting EnergyStar Certification

Floor Plans

Ampersand’s modern, flexible floorplans can be customized to fit your company’s needs so you can create a space perfectly tailored to your business, employees and goals.

Its unique dual-building concept is the perfect fit for a headquarters or startup requiring +/-120,000 square feet in a connected, collaborative and impactful space. We are also offering full floor, partial building and single building options.

Team

CREATING WHAT’S NEXT

A FORWARD-THINKING TEAM IMAGINING & CREATING THE FUTURE OF WORKSPACE

Ampersand is a vision of Presidio Bay Ventures. We thrive on collaborating with leading architects, engineers, and designers to build truly forward-thinking office concepts to define the next generation of workspace in South Beach.

Project Architect
Preservation Architect
Interior Designer
Restaurant Designer
Structural Engineer
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
Civil Engineer
Landscape Architect
Geotechnical Engineer
Waterproofing Engineer
Acoustical Consultant
Environmental Consultant

Leasing

Reach out to our leasing brokers to find out more information. We are pre-leasing now in anticipation of project completion in late 2025.

Leasing Opportunities

Conor W. Famulener

Executive Vice President

CA RE LIC #01438818

Trent Holsman

Senior Vice President

CA RE LIC #01449957

Madison Dutra

Senior Associate

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News / Updates / Events

01

Redevelopment of Historic Central SoMa Site Closer to Reality

While Planning had balked at the original plans for the redevelopment of the historic Central SoMa Tres (now Merhado) building at 130 Townsend Street and the parking lot at 100 Stanford Street behind,...

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02

A New Building Planned for 130 Townsend Street in South Beach, San Francisco

Development permits were submitted seeking the approval of constructing a five-level office building at 130 Townsend Street in South Beach, San Francisco…

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03

The Future of Bay Area restaurant industry might be food hubs, a worker-driven twist on food halls

It can be difficult to describe what exactly is happening at some of the Bay Area’s most interesting food spaces right now…

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04

SoMA Tequila Lounge Transforms Into a Pay-It-Forward Pop-Up Space for SF’s Only Nigerian Restaurant

Can you imagine buying a restaurant right now? How about one in SoMa, a neighborhood that’s seemingly emptied out as downtown workers…

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05

Refined Plans for Redevelopment of Historic Tres Site

While Planning balked at the proposed approach for securing two separate office allocations for the redevelopment of the historic Central SoMa building at 130 Townsend Street…

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