FOCUS Innovation Studio

181 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 - Confirmed Open
We are a place for Artists, Designers, Founders & Technologists. Work alongside many diverse start-ups with access to 6,000+ square feet of shared amenities and 13,000+ square feet of open workspace. FOCUS cultivates a phenomenal community in a landmark building at competitive rates. FOCUS and be present.
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Hannah Freeman
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3rd Floor Suite
3rd Floor "Screening Room" Main room - Space for up to 30 workstations. Private back-office with built-in desks, comfortable for up to 4 people. Currently set up with 15 workstations and couches/coffee table seating area. We can bring office furniture in to suit your needs. Possible additional private conference room. Full access to FOCUS Innovation Studio amenities - Rooftop Deck, Kitchen (Fresh coffee, two fridges, stove, and microwave), Printers, Conference Room
4.5ft Dedicated Desk
UNLIMITED ACCESS TO: • Color printing • Fax and scanning • Reception services • Dedicated company mailbox • Video conferencing system with lifesize Icon 600 10x HD cameras • Screening room equipped with a high-end Epson PowerLite LCD projector (6k lumens) • Sound insulated meeting pods, conference rooms, and phone booths • Secure key card access to the building • Discount membership to Crunch Fitness • Be part of a genuine friend-based community
6ft Dedicated Desk for 1 or 2 people
UNLIMITED ACCESS TO: • Color printing • Fax and scanning • Reception services • Dedicated company mailbox • Video conferencing system with lifesize Icon 600 10x HD cameras • Screening room equipped with a high-end Epson PowerLite LCD projector (6k lumens) • Sound insulated meeting pods, conference rooms, and phone booths • Secure key card access to the building • Discount membership to Crunch Fitness • Be part of a genuine friend-based community • If used for 2 people, price is $700/month
Private Office in CoWorking Building
Furnished private office in the old Adolph Gasser Photography Studio turned Innovation Studio. Great for start-ups, growing teams, and creatives. Includes amenities in our co-working space (listed below) plus conference rooms. Great location. Send us a message if you are in need of a short term lease, or flexible space. This office will go quickly! Cowork in the new FOCUS Innovation Studio in the heart of SOMA - blocks from Montgomery Bart & Transbay Terminal, and neighbors to Sweet Greens, Blue Bottle, Soma Eats, and more. Food trucks across the street at lunch! Unlimited Access To: - Color printing - Reception services - Dedicated company mailbox - Sound insulated meeting pods, conference rooms, and phone booths - Secure key card access to the building - Full kitchen with complimentary coffee - Be part of a genuine friend-based community - Amazing roof deck! - with picnic tables - Member discount on event space rentals cowork co-working co working start up startups startup short-term
Private Office W/ Dedicated Entry
Private office with plenty of room for 10-12 people, accessible from street with key. This office includes a kitchenette (refrigerator, sink, vintage wood countertop). You and your team will also get access to the building's amenities including printing, wifi, conference room credits, kitchen, and awesome roof deck. Schedule a tour today! We have dedicated desks upstairs if your team is larger than this space. Membership is month-month and there are no initiation or termination fees.
Private Office, 2 rooms
Private office within co-working space. Capacity for 8 in the main room, and 2 in the second room. Second room has a large white board that could be used as a conference room or separate office. UNLIMITED ACCESS TO: • Color printing • Fax and scanning • Reception services • Dedicated company mailbox • Video conferencing system with lifesize Icon 600 10x HD cameras • Screening room equipped with a high-end Epson PowerLite LCD projector (6k lumens) • Sound insulated meeting pods, conference rooms, and phone booths • Secure key card access to the building • Discount membership to Crunch Fitness • Be part of a genuine friend-based community
Ansel Adams Meeting Room
Nestled behind an active designer furniture showroom of Will Wick's Battersea collection is a charming brick-lined conference room. Located on the ground floor, this space is easily accessible. The meeting room is equipped with wifi, a large monitor, apple tv, additional cable hookups, and a state-of-the-art webcam. Our building, The Gasser Photography Studio, holds historic value in San Francisco's photography community. We have dedicated all of our meeting rooms to well-known photographers. This space is in honor to Ansel Adams; a San Francisco native, and well-known friend of Gasser himself. Ansel's work is often considered to be the very best in landscape photography.
Catherine Opie Conference Room
This is our coziest conference room. It is perfect for 1:1 private chats, small group planning sessions, or just small work sessions in general. It comes equipped with a TV screen and appropriate connector cables. Catherine Opie raised eyebrows with her early 1990s studio portraits of gay, lesbian, and transgender men and women associated with California's sadomasochist leather subculture. For all the provocation, however, Opie's work contains elements of documentary classicism and seeks empathy with its subjects.
Frank Stella Conference Room
Frank Stella gained recognition with his series of coolly impersonal black striped paintings. His relentless experimentation has made him a key figure in American modernism, helping give rise to such developments as Minimalism, Post-Painterly abstraction, and Color Field Painting.
Lee Miller Conference Room
The Lee Miller Conference Room is one of our smaller conference rooms - perfect for groups of 4-6 people. It comes equipped with a TV screen and the appropriate connector cables as well as a whiteboard, which is great for active brainstorming sessions. Fun fact: this room was formerly used for audio recording sessions when this building was still Adolph Gasser's photography store. As such, it is named in honor of Elizabeth Lee Miller who became a well-reputed photographer in her own right.
Lounge Event Space - First Floor
The Will Wick Showroom at FOCUS Innovation Studio serves as our premier event space. It has perfect lighting, with much of the lighting in the space coming from string lights that lend it a photographer's studio feel - paying homage to Adolph Gasser's Photography store which operated in this very space. Much of the furnishings in this space come from a highly curated collection of furniture from Amsterdam. As a result, it has a very inviting and homey feel - perfect for cocktail parties, smaller corporate gatherings, and meetups. The variety of furnishings here also provide ample room for special photos.
Amenities & Services
WiFi
24/7 Access
Bike Rack
Coffee/Tea
Door w/Lock
Entry
Filming Allowed
Filtered Water
Furnished
Hosted Reception

Reception Hours M - F 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Kitchen
Mailbox Services
Meeting Rooms
Phone
Print/Scan/Copy
Room Set-up
Shower
TV/Monitor
Video Conference
Whiteboard
Space Types
Desk
Meeting Space
Event Space
Suite
Office
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Frank Stella Conference Room at FOCUS Innovation Studio
181 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
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Frank Stella Conference Room at FOCUS Innovation Studio
181 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
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