What's Happening to This Historic SF Bank Building?

Downtown San Francisco is officially getting a brand new rooftop concert venue. Empire Records made headlines earlier this year with the purchase of an historic bank building at 1 Montgomery for $24.5 million. And after months of back and forth with the city, they have official approval to turn the bank building into their brand new global headquarters. And in exchange for closing off the privately owned public open space on the rooftop, they've agreed to host 4 free public concerts on the rooftop every single year. And even better, they're planning on opening restaurant space and event space in the building. This is exactly the type of innovation we need in in downtown San Francisco, transforming underutilized spaces, underutilized offices into spaces that can be used at all hours, not just during the work week. And there couldn't be a better steward than the founder of Empire Records, who is a native to San Francisco. Let me know what you think in the comments and follow me for more San Francisco real estate.