This cache is placed in a location that will give you a
nauseating view of what has to be the ugliest building in San
Francisco.
Completed in 2007 (although it looks unfinished), this building
cost the U.S. taxpayers one hundred forty four million dollars. It
houses approximately 1500 federal employees of the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Defense, Social
Security and Personnel Management. The General Services
Administration SF Service Center is also located here.
Part of the design is that the elevators only stop at every
third floor, forcing most people to walk up or down a flight of
stairs whether they want to or not. It doesn't have conventional
heating or air conditioning systems and relies instead on a "green"
heat pump system that is supposed to do the job instead. However,
people who work there say the place is cold in the winter and hot
in the summer.
In a city with so much beautiful architecture, it's a shame this
thing was allowed to be built. The neighborhood is OK in the day
time, but I would not recommend coming here at night,
as it is a high crime area after dark.
Difficulty rating is due to the small size of the container
coupled with the difficulty of retrieving and replacing it without
alerting the bums in the area.