There is a two-level underground garage and a six-floor podium housing hotel amenities.

[8] At night, the tower's southern facade is illuminated, lighting the corner of Howard and 5th Streets, and is visible throughout the city and from miles away.

[5] Alberto Bertoli of Patri Merker Architect explained that he had designed the building with its surroundings in mind, in particular the nearby Moscone Center: "We wanted to break down the rhythm, but also have a component of the building related to the mass of the Moscone.

"[9] The San Francisco Chronicle's architecture critic John King reported generally adverse reactions to the building after its opening, which he explained by its "aesthetics [being] wrong for San Francisco" and more suitable for the Las Vegas Strip.

[9] Nevertheless, King defended it as "a slender building with clean lines and a relaxed presence - and a sharp-looking curtain wall.