China Trade Center

1. May 1, 1947

   Photographed.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
2. 1966

   Built.

3. 1967

   Empress of China restaurant, designed by Campbell & Wong.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
4. Mar 1982

   Permit 8201523 $$$ $15,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

5. Mar 1982

   Permit 8202192 $$$ $175,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

6. Dec 1983

   Permit 8312472 $$$ $5,000

   Replace drop ceiling panels install new electrical permit.

7. Dec 2005

   Withdrawn Permit 200512059479 $$$ $25,000

   Installation of un-manned wireless communications sytem, including two omni-whip antennae and associated equipment. this system will not utilize batteries. associated equipment is two transceiver modules and cabling.

8. Nov 2016

   Permit 201611283541 $$$ $20,000

   3rd & 4th floors office restroom remodel. upgrade to compy with accessibility requirements. lighting & mechanical under separate permit. no change to structural.

9. Sep 2017

   Permit 201709016739 $$$ $48,000

   Removal all existing flat roof and properly dispose. install one layer of base sheet. install one layer of 80 mill tpo.

10. Sep 2017

    Permit 201709016742 $$$ $18,000

    Remove existing duct work and units and properly dispose; not visible from street.

11. Oct 2017

    Permit 201710131199 $$$ $60,000

    6th full floor ti: remodel existing restaurant. add (3)new unisex ada compliant restrooms.first fl remodel elvator loby. no change to structural.upgrade service elevator to ada compliance at each fl. kitchen remodel, mep, fire under separate permit(s).

12. May 2018

    Issued Permit 201805179355 $$$ $80,000

    1st floor: remove stairs #4, wall off area. basement: remove stairs to above. lighting & mechanical under separate permit.

13. Feb 2020

    Permit 202002063788 $$$ $10,000

    Ref permit application 201903266198; replace existing fire alarm panel, with 14 horn/strobes, 7 mini moduel for ac units, 1 smoke detector and 4 pull station.

14. Feb 2020

    Permit 202002063791 $$$ $5,000

    Ref permit application 201903266198; extend (14) sprinkler heads to new t-bar ceiling replace (55) sprinkler head with new.

15. Oct 2020

    Permit 202010025785 $$$ $70,000

    1/f: install inclined platform lift between split levels. add 2 ada compliant restrooms. no change to exterior/facades or structural stystems. lighting & mechanical under separate permit.

16. Aug 2021

    Permit 202108247039 $$$ $400,000

    Change of use & occupancy at basement lvl on walter u. lum place from m-retail to a-2 restaurant. including commercial kitchen, refrigeration units, seating area, storage, and accessibility upgrades. no changes to building facade or structural systems.

17. Nov 2021

    Permit 202111092096 $$$ $130,000

    Basement: remodel existing retail restrooms & provide hallway to walter u lum place. no change to building facade or structural systems. lighting & mechanical under sep permit.

18. Mar 2022

    Permit 202203311342 $$$ $10,000

    Basement: remove existing staircase within retail space, infill with 2-hr concrete separation. no change to facade or use. lighting and mechanical under separate permit. remove special inspections to 2020-1002-5785.

19. Nov 2022

    Permit 202211146418 $$$ $8,000

    Install single faced wall sign "city view restaurant".

20. Nov 2022

    Permit 202211287204 $$$ $10,000

    Add/relocate 26 sprinklers and add 4 new dry pendent sprinkler per nfpa13. ref permit application 202108247039.

21. Apr 2023

    Permit 202304044982 $$$ $12,000

    Install ul300 fire system in kitchen hood supplied by others.

22. Apr 2023

    Issued Permit 202304135655 $$$ $10,000

    Add 1 ansul, 3 pull stations, 9 duct detector and like 20 like for like horn strobe. form e fire alarm panel.

23. Jul 2023

    Permit 202307252908 $$$ $4,000

    Accessible business entry: provide powered door operator for technical infeasibile upgrade abe# 2022-0606-1299.

DBI holds 49 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 49. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. This building's context statement dates the work 1967; the assessor's roll records the parcel as built 1966. The assessor dates the building to 1966, after this photograph was taken.