Jackson Square is a established-tier Class A submarket of San Francisco with average asking rent around $70/sqft/yr.
Boutique HQ market in historic SF. · Tier: established · Avg rent: $70/sqft/yr
Jackson Square holds boutique HQ and venture-capital tenancy in historic brick-and-timber stock. Premium identity, limited inventory.
Venture capital, family offices, boutique tech, design.
Smaller floor plates 5-12,000 sqft.
Embarcadero BART, Montgomery BART.
Walking commute from Telegraph Hill and North Beach residential.
North Beach, Embarcadero, Ferry Building.
Jackson Square is one of 6 Class A submarkets we cover in San Francisco, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around $70/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader San Francisco Class A stock, Jackson Square typically attracts Venture capital, family offices, boutique tech, design and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Jackson Square: Transbay, Financial District, Mission Bay & SoMa, Mission Bay. The full San Francisco submarket atlas is at /cities/san-francisco.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Jackson Square, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to San Francisco Class A leasing and to the established tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Miriam Hollander — Lead market analyst. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.