Free Public access space in San Francisco – Financial district

One of the most well kept secrets in San Francisco is the public access space. Many buildings in the financial district and downtown were forced to provide a communal area with public access. Needless to say, they didn’t do it voluntarily (who would…), therefore the property managers do not go out of their way to advertise that their property has a public access space.

A former colleague of mine has found out about that a while ago. She was trying to get a list of all public access places but was not able to find it on the web. Eventually, she contacted to the city’s chief engineer and after few emails back and forth, she was able to get a hold the list.

I’m working on getting this list again (I promise to publish it) but for the time being; take a look at this one: 323 Sansome St. San Francisco CA, on the 15 floor.

This open space has great views, a small garden and some tables with chairs. There are plenty of food options around this building so you can grab something to go and enjoy it while it’s still fresh. Way better than eating your lunch over the keyboard!

When you’re there, you’ll probably notice some other people. That’s because they either work in this building or they read my blog like you did…