615–625 Grant Avenue

1. 1907

   Built.

2. 1909

   Sing Chong Building, engineered by Albert William Burgren.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. Mar 1984

   Demolition of inter. walls, new storefront construction.

   Expired Permit 8402955 $$$ $180,000
4. Nov 1986

   Remodel front show case window remove partition wall's.

   Cancelled Permit 8613737 $$$ $30,000
5. Oct 1987

   Interior ti, add mezzanine.

   Expired Permit 8715670 $$$ $20,000
6. Jan 2000

   Umb setsmic upgrade.

   Complete Permit 20000121725 $$$ $65,000
7. Mar 2000

   Street space use.

   Expired Permit M12049 $$$ $65,000
8. Sep 2000

   Oti-1 3rd floor el-me.

   Complete Permit 200009110157 $$$ $92,000
9. Oct 2000

   Oti-1 (rev grd floor no support dwg req'd.

   Expired Permit 200010304358 $$$ $17,500
10. Mar 2001

    Special procedure/seismic retrofit.

    Issued Permit 200103124048 $$$ $85,000
11. Jun 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M16335 $$$ $25,000
12. Dec 2001

    Upgrade existing bath to h.c./ada standards/replace exsiting suspend ceiling with new 2 by 2 act c 16/r.

    Expired Permit 200112044424 $$$ $40,000
13. Jan 2002

    Street space.

    Issued Permit M18599 $$$ $118,000
14. May 2002

    Street space.

    Issued Permit M20316 $$$ $118,000
15. Apr 2010

    Replace existing storefront-partial replace existing susp. clg. with new gyp. bd. clg. new flooring to match existing. replace relocate existing lights (no new lighting) submitted to abate complaint #201040958.

    Expired Permit 201004271109 $$$ $35,000
16. Apr 2016

    4th floor: demolition of existing ti - demolition of all existing interior partitions, ceilin tiles & assemblies, all electrical outlets, ceiling lights, ele switches & power. fire sprinklers, demolition of existing non compliant mens & womens toilets & plumbing.

    Issued Permit 201604013761 $$$ $20,000
17. Sep 2016

    New men's and womens toilets, new staff break room, new ledger and joists to match existing ceiling joists. under separate permits new hvac system, new electrical, new plumbing, new fire sprinkler system. previous permit ref# 201604013761 and 200103124048.

    Complete Permit 201609299124 $$$ $144,550
18. Aug 2017

    4th floor - new acoustical ceiling, new light fixtures, new office partitions, new doors & hardware, new data/electrical outlets. new sprinkler heads & havac registers mep & sprinklerss under separate permits.

    Complete Permit 201708013495 $$$ $148,000
19. Sep 2017

    T-24 pages. ref app#201708013495.

    Issued Permit 201709209092 $$$ $18,000
20. Jul 2018

    New acoustical ceiling, new light fixtures, new partitions, new doors/hardware, new data/ele outlets, new sprinkler heads & ha\vac registers under sep permits: new ele, hvac & fire sprinkler heads.

    Complete Permit 201807316014 $$$ $147,700
21. Sep 2019

    To comply with complaint no #201816171. proposed new music station at front of tenant space as piano cafe.

    Filed Permit 201909050723 $$$ $20,000
22. Dec 2019

    Non structural interior work including wall and plumbing fixtures demolition, new partitons, new floor finishes, new ada restroom, new light fixtures, new plumbing fixtures.

    Issued Permit 201912270818 $$$ $280,000
23. Dec 2019

    G/f: renovate interior commercial space includig (1) bathroom & (1) kitchen, new lighting throughout, new hvac system, replace storefront doors & windows. demolition of existing conditions covered under bpa#201912311080.

    Complete Permit 201912311080 $$$ $120,000
24. Aug 2022

    Office space t.i, new finishes, doors, walls, provide accessible sink & counter @ 4th fl. breakroom & 3rd fl. server room. kitchenette for employee self-use only. no outside catering will be provided.

    Complete Permit 202208150517 $$$ $178,000
25. Jun 2023

    Office t.i.: new finishes, partitions, doors, restroom and breakrooms on 2nd and 3rd floors only.

    Complete Permit 202306291237 $$$ $267,000
26. May 2024

    2/f and 3/f fire alarm - tenant improvement: expand the existing fa system to cover the new renovation. no change to existing devices. ref office ti permit 202306291237. ref fire alarm permit 201709259473.

    Complete Permit 202405071599 $$$ $29,250

DBI holds 72 permits for this parcel, most of them tenant improvements on individual floors. The timeline shows the 24 largest by stated cost, plus the earliest on file; the DBI query in the sources below returns all 72. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. This building's context statement dates the work 1909; the assessor's roll records the parcel as built 1907.