The Howard event venue in San Francisco

The Howard is a flagship San Francisco corporate event venue at 661 Howard Street, steps from Moscone Center and surrounded by the convention corridor that planners already know. For teams that need a serious convention-week headquarters, this address keeps guests, speakers, and sponsors within an easy walk of Moscone North, Moscone South, SFMOMA, and major downtown hotels. The property is built for high-traffic schedules where leadership sessions, partner meetings, client hospitality, and evening receptions all need to happen in one reliable location. Instead of splitting teams across multiple rooms in multiple buildings, planners can run one coherent program and keep momentum high throughout the day.

The Howard delivers 12,000 square feet across two adaptable floors with standing capacity for 650+ and seated capacity for 250. That footprint supports keynote content, breakout tracks, branded demos, investor updates, media interviews, and networking formats without forcing awkward room transitions. The layout is especially strong for multi-day activations because each floor can be tuned to a different objective while still keeping guests in a single event narrative. From morning check-in through closing reception, the flow is predictable and easy for production teams to control. For companies searching terms like venue for 200 people near Moscone, buyout space near Moscone Center, or large corporate event venue in SoMa, The Howard meets the practical criteria planners evaluate first.

Turnkey logistics are where this venue creates real operational leverage for corporate teams. Gourmet Provisions can coordinate full-stack AV, enterprise-grade high-speed fiber internet, stage and presentation support, and on-brand catering that scales from executive service to high-volume reception service. On-site event management and service staffing are designed for convention schedules, including tight setup windows and late-day transitions. If your team needs a San Francisco venue near Moscone Center with capacity, speed, and production reliability, The Howard is built to perform under real event pressure.