State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) will begin building a new 267,300-sf San Francisco facility in 2003. Expanding the worker's compensation insurer's Market Street headquarters, the 11-story, 170-ft-tall building will be connected to SCIF's existing 350,000-sf facility by a pedestrian bridge. The $82-million project will accommodate 800 employees and will enable the state-owned agency to consolidate its existing 2,100 employees as well as allowing for future growth.
Designed by the San Francisco office of HOK, the mid-rise building includes 134 underground parking spaces and is slated for completion in November 2005. Features of the building include natural lighting, thermal storage, rooftop solar panels, and a "breathing skin" design that will partially regulate the facility's HVAC with exterior panels. The facility will apply for LEED certification with the U.S. Green Building Council. Acting as a co-anchor of the Market Street area with a new federal government building currently under construction, the SCIF development will include a small park. SCIF, a quasi-state agency, is not required to obtain city planning approval. Pre-construction work for the project is being performed by Swinerton Builders.
