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Spera SF

Spera SF
From Salesforce Park in April 2021
Spera SF is located in San Francisco
Spera SF
Location within San Francisco
Former names33 Tehama
General information
TypeResidential apartments
Location39 Tehama Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′14″N 122°23′46″W / 37.7873°N 122.3962°W / 37.7873; -122.3962
Construction started2015
Completed2017
OwnerHines Interests Limited Partnership
Height
Architectural380 ft (120 m)
Roof360 ft (110 m)
Technical details
Floor count35
Floor area278,097 square feet (25,836.1 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Arquitectonica
DeveloperHines Interests Limited Partnership
Invesco
Main contractorLendlease
Other information
Number of units403
References
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Spera SF, formerly known as 33 Tehama, is a luxury residential apartment complex in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco. The building is part of the San Francisco Transbay development area around the Salesforce Transit Center. The 35-story complex is 380 feet (120 m) tall, consists of 403 residential units, and offers 700 square feet of ground floor retail space.

History

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Hines Interests Limited Partnership and Invesco purchased the site at 41 Tehama Street in 2014.[5][6] Lendlease was chosen as the general contractor and began construction in 2015.[7] A construction malfunction of the climbing formwork occurred in early 2017, prompting precautionary evacuations of nearby buildings.[8][9][10] Construction was completed in 2017 and opened to residents in 2018 as 33 Tehama.

It included an art installation designed by Yayoi Kusama,[11] however the installation was destroyed in 2021 following an incident involving a vehicular crash into the property.[citation needed]

The building was closed to all tenants due to flooding on June 3, 2022.[12][13][14] City records report the flood damaged 95 units and caused damage to elevators, the fire alarm system, and electrical systems, with some stairwells and hallways needing to be completely stripped.[15] Flooding occurred again on August 10, 2022, damaging an additional 22 units.[16]

Residents filed a lawsuit alleging Hines of improper maintenance, a negligent response to the disaster, breaching lease contracts, and theft of tenant property by the repair contractors. Hines rebuked the claims, stating that they paid approximately $13 million in accommodations, parking, and other tenant expenses related to the flooding.[17]

The complex reopened to tenants under its current name in 2024.[18] The rebrand included a change to the building's address to 39 Tehama Street.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Emporis building ID 261757". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Spera SF". SkyscraperPage.
  3. ^ "33 Tehama Street". Lendlease. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "33 Tehama". BuzzBuzzHome. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Transbay Neighborhood Site For Approved 418-Unit Tower Sold". Socketsite. May 19, 2014.
  6. ^ Torres, Blanca (May 19, 2014). "Hines and Invesco snap up Transbay site in S.F. for 418-unit highrise". San Francisco Business Journal. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Lend Lease Begins Construction on 41 Tehama in San Francisco". September 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Evacuations Lifted, Streets Reopen Around SoMa Construction Site". February 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "SoMa skyscraper construction failure forcing evacuation of over a dozen buildings". February 15, 2017.
  10. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy (February 16, 2017). "Construction resumes after mishap at Hines' San Francisco tower". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "33 Tehama". The Mark Company. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Hollyfield, Amy (June 7, 2022). "Residents at SF luxury apartment displaced after pipe bursts, flooding all 35 floors". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  13. ^ Whiting, Sam (June 6, 2022). "A posh S.F. housing tower gets flooded by a burst rooftop pipe. Residents don't know when they can return". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "SoMa Luxury Apartment Building Totally Flooded Friday, Residents All Displaced at Hotels". SFist. June 6, 2022. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  15. ^ "Department of Building Inspection". dbiweb02.sfgov.org. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Luxury SF high-rise sees second major flood". August 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Residents flooded out of 33 Tehama high-rise in SF sue landlord, claim theft by contractors". CBS News. October 10, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: 33 Tehama SF apartment reopens after catastrophic flooding with new name and new address". June 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "Spera Luxury Apartments in San Francisco". Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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