AI infrastructure and tooling
Cognition holds 205,000 leased square feet in San Francisco on the public record
Cognition has 2 San Francisco locations as of October 2026, 1 of them in Financial District/South Beach. Every location has a published size. Rank 5 of 47 by observed square feet.
- Leased square feet where public
- 205,000
- Locations, October 2026
- 2
- First recorded presence
- December 2025
- Rank by observed SF
- 5 of 47
Footprint
Observed square feet held, month by month
The line steps up when a deal is reported and steps down when a location's registration closes. The first deal with a public figure is a lease of 25,000 square feet at 550 3rd Street, reported in August 2026.
Source: DataSF business registrations and DBI permits, SEC filings, press. Observed square feet only. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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| From | Observed SF |
|---|---|
| January 2019 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 205,000 |
Locations
Cognition’s San Francisco locations, October 2026
| Address | Neighborhood | Recorded from | Observed SF | Type | Map | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 Brannan Street | Financial District/South Beach | August 2026 | 180,000 | Sublease | On the map | Link |
| 550 3rd Street | South of Market | December 2025 | 25,000 | Lease signed | On the map | Link |
Source: DataSF business registrations and DBI permits, SEC filings, press. Observed square feet only. "Recorded from" is the date of the registration or the press report of a signing, not a move-in date.
Lease tape
Leases and subleases with public square feet
Square feet as each source states them. An expansion that restates a location's total shows as a second row at the same address.
Who replaced whom
Space that changed hands
- Cognition took 180,000 square feet at 333 Brannan Street that Cruise held (sublease, August 2026). Source
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