It is located in the Civic Center neighborhood near the San Francisco City Hall on Van Ness Avenue.

The building, completed in 1974, stands 400 feet (122 m) and has 29 floors of former office space that housed the California State Automobile Association (CSAA).

owned by Civic Center Commons Associates, which took title to the property in 2011.

owner, Emerald Fund, converted the building into 418 rental apartments.

[2] The conversion was completed by the San Francisco office of Solomon Cordwell and Buenz and the interior design was completed by New York–based Irish Interior Designer Colum McCartan, founder and principal of McCARTAN.