San Francisco POPOS (Privately Owned, Public Open Spaces)

San Francisco POPOS (Privately Owned, Public Open Spaces)

Did you know that San Francisco has over 50 privately owned, public open spaces throughout the city? These are publicly accessible gardens, atriums, terraces, and plazas maintained by private developers and are some of the best-hidden gems in San Francisco.

These POPOS result from the city’s 1% Art Program, which requires all new building projects over 25,000 square feet to provide public art equal to at least 1% of the total construction cost. 

Many of the POPOS are within the office buildings in downtown San Francisco and SOMA.

Some of them, like this space in front of the 100 California building, change with the seasons. 

You can see a list of all the POPOS in the city here.