The plans amount to the largest investment in downtown SF since the pandemic began.
San Francisco's 50-year-old icon at the downtown end of Columbus Avenue — the Transamerica Pyramid — is getting a giant renovation courtesy of owner Michael Shvo.
Work began this week on the $250 million project that will reimagine much of the interior space, including the addition of a private bar and lounge on the uppermost 48th floor and opening up the ceiling of the lobby to expose the building's lattice frame. The renovation will add new retail locations in the lobby, including a bookstore, cafe and flower shop, reports the. Three floors of the building were recently leased to luxury private members club Core.
Outside of the 853-foot tower's famous sloping walls, Redwood Park at its base will be expanded and lined with cherry trees. The project, designed by British architects Foster + Partners, also includes the renovation of 505 Sansome Street and a $150 million expansion of neighboring 545 Sansome, aka 3 Transamerica.
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