Spera SF

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.

Spera SF
From Salesforce Park in April 2021
Location within San Francisco
Former names	33 Tehama
General information
Type	Residential apartments
Location	39 Tehama Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37.7873°N 122.3962°W / 37.7873; -122.3962
Construction started	2015
Completed	2017
Owner	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Height
Architectural	380 ft (120 m)
Roof	360 ft (110 m)
Technical details
Floor count	35
Floor area	278,097 square feet (25,836.1 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Arquitectonica
Developer	Hines Interests Limited Partnership Invesco
Main contractor	Lendlease
Other information
Number of units	403
Website
sperasf.com
References
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History

Hines Interests Limited Partnership and Invesco purchased the 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]