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809 Montgomery Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Store building
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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Permit history

  1. Jul 1982

    Building use: store.

    Complete Permit 8205818 $$$ $10,000
  2. Feb 1985

    No structural work.

    Expired Permit 8501958 $$$ $6,000
  3. Jan 1994

    Reroofintg.

    Complete Permit 9400786 $$$ $8,000
  4. Jul 1997

    Umb seismic retrofit earthquake hazard reduction.

    Complete Permit 9713838 $$$ $47,500
  5. Feb 2009

    Basement remodel to replace water damaged restrooms & floor platform, ceiling replacement & new lighting, add handrails to existing stairs to basement, add stairs/landing in basement.

    Issued Permit 200902262890 $$$ $32,000
  6. Nov 2017

    Upgrade foundation per engineers drawings. n/a for maher.

    Issued Permit 201711093566 $$$ $152,750
  7. Feb 2018

    Voluntary steel frames upgrades per engineer's drawing. maher na.

    Issued Permit 201802080722 $$$ $135,880
  8. Apr 2019

    Horizontal & vertical addition. change in use to office/retail work includes interior and exterior and construct rear yard/rooftop addition to accomodate office and retail uses. maher n/a.

    Issued Permit 201904178238 $$$ $1,000,000
  9. Jan 2022

    Revision to permit application 201711093566 to incorporate modified foundation design by gfds engineers. proposed upgrades to existing foundation to accommodate a voluntary steel frame upgrade to be issued under permit application 201802080722. (change of use pending issuance of 201904178238.).

    Issued Permit 202201276794 $$$ $1
  10. Mar 2022

    Revision to pa: 201802080722 to incorporate modified design by gfds engineers. proposed upgrades to the steel frame system.

    Issued Permit 202203240797 $$$ $1
  11. Dec 2022

    Underground fire only. new 6" fire service associated with building improvements under sep permit. overhead sprinklers under sep pa.

    Issued Permit 202212228959 $$$ $25,000
  12. Sep 2023

    Alt at 831 montgomery to accommodate building merger to 809 montgomery. provide openings btw buildings for circulation. provide alt to incl studio, meeting spaces, toilet/shower rm. demolition existing annex building on w façade. new ext egress stair from basement to grade, roof, skylights, & mechanical. eqpmt, int egress stair.

    Issued Permit 202309126365 $$$ $2,500,000
  13. Jul 2024

    Deferred fire sprinkler system associated with permit application 202309126365 & 202309126368 at 809-831 montgomery street.

    Issued Permit 202407085967 $$$ $100,000
  14. Jul 2024

    Deferred mep & atrium smoke control system associated with permit application 202309126365 & 202309126368 at 809-831 montgomery street.

    Issued Permit 202407096048 $$$ $1,000,000
  15. Jul 2024

    Deferred mep & atrium smoke control system associated with permit application 202309126365 & 202309126368 at 809-831 montgomery street.

    Issued Permit 202407085963 $$$ $1,000,000
  16. Dec 2024

    Revision to pa202309126368 & pa202309126365. reference pa202407196897: clarify rebar detailing and reinforcement at building corners.

    Complete Permit 202412136806 $$$ $1
  17. Apr 2025

    Revision to permit application 202407085967 & permit application 202407096051. minor sprinkler changes per plans.

    Issued Permit 202504023557 $$$ $1
  18. May 2025

    Rev to 2023-004055ca & permit application 202309126368 & permit application 202309126365. to address dbi correction notice for substandard concrete & deteriorated rebar. ref permit application 202407196897. new work includes montgomery st. storefront revisions & misc. interior & minor exterior changes, equip. screening, roof terrace trellis.

    Issued Permit 202504295422 $$$ $5,000
  19. Jun 2025

    Revision to permit application 202212228959 to update fire service connection detail per plant.

    Issued Permit 202506138660 $$$ $1
  20. Jul 2025

    Deferred skylight permit associated with #202309126365 & 202309126368: shop drawing for skylight located at the roof level of 809 montgomery st.

    Issued Permit 202507160924 $$$ $1
  21. Sep 2025

    Fire alarm system associated with permit application 202309126365 & 202309126368 at 809-831 montgomery st.

    Issued Permit 202508274021 $$$ $20,000
  22. Oct 2025

    Deferred skylight permit associated with #202309126365 & 202309126368: shop drawing for skylight located at the roof level of 831 montgomery st.

    Issued Permit 202509256133 $$$ $1
  23. Jun 2026

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 202406114238. all work is complete.

    Issued Permit 202606163300 $$$ $1
  24. Jul 2026

    Revision to bpa#202511199948, 202504295422 & #202511179791. to update foundation of exterior stair 4-5, west of 809 building.

    Issued Permit 202607155078 $$$ $1

DBI holds 30 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 30. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the year the building went up, the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update