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1441 Powell Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1980
  • Building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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48,812 sq ftBuilding area
8,691 sq ftLot area
  1. 1913

    The Children's Day Home, run by the Sisters of the Holy Family as a place where working mothers could leave their children, operated from a two-story and basement building here; the Sanborn maps of 1913 and 1949 both show it in the same building.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. Aug 1983

    Addition of greenhouse at fifth floor deck.

    Expired Permit 8307516 $$$ $67,000
  3. Aug 1983

    Structural slab removal and exploration of conditions sound.

    Complete Permit 8307782 $$$ $10,000
  4. Oct 1983

    Addition of new toilet at existing 5th floor family room.

    Complete Permit 8309959 $$$ $6,000
  5. Feb 1984

    Add green house windows (approx. 30' x 18') on 5th floor deck.

    Complete Permit 8401653 $$$ $34,000
  6. Apr 1987

    Pedestrian walk.

    Complete Permit 8704827 $$$ $600
  7. Feb 1996

    Interior renovation of non-bearing partition.

    Complete Permit 9602022 $$$ $40,000
  8. Feb 1996

    Int renovation. partitions, lights, paint, finish, upbrd hc.

    Complete Permit 9602016 $$$ $35,000
  9. May 1996

    Voltage drop calculation-per sffd see 9602016, 9602022.

    Complete Permit 9608451 $$$ $10,000
  10. Sep 1996

    Interior gyp board, new electrical outlet.

    Complete Permit 9617211 $$$ $4,000
  11. Oct 1999

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9921462 $$$ $40,000
  12. Oct 2004

    Replace existingfire alarm panel with a new one due to absolescence.emergency repair, final inspection.

    Expired Permit 200410146807 $$$ $11,000
  13. Nov 2005

    First floor lighting improvement, toilets upgrade of hc.

    Expired Permit 200511158151 $$$ $94,848
  14. May 2006

    Add 54 new in room supplementary smoke detectors. these smokes will work along side the existing room smoke detectors. this voluntary addition is to provide remote annunciation of in room detectors. alarm signals will be sent to monitoring station.

    Complete Permit 200605161690 $$$ $6,200
  15. Aug 2006

    Add head on existing 4 ' fire protection system. total add 236 head.

    Expired Permit 200608290830 $$$ $58,800
  16. May 2007

    Retrofit of existing fire arlarm system. replace existing and install new equipmemnt bringing system up to current codes. violation #200226322.

    Expired Permit 200705100954 $$$ $149,000
  17. Jun 2007

    Convert existing storage rooms to accessible shower rooms at 2nd, 3rd & 4th floors. mechanical/electrical/plumbing under separate permit. nov 200226322.

    Complete Permit 200706295514 $$$ $54,000
  18. Jul 2008

    Remodel existing hairdress/shower room areas at 1st floor level of senior citizen apartments for disability access barrier removal purposes, work includes new partitions, doors, frames, plumbing, electrical and other miscellaneous items.

    Complete Permit 200807307944 $$$ $90,000
  19. Jun 2014

    Replace window, skylight, sliding door thru-out, new ext paint, int finish upgrades, kitchen casework, shower head, valve & bath lavatory replace @ all units, various ada upgrades incl (5) baths, new roofing & guardrails thru-out, limited mechanical, plumbing upgrades incl ventilation, backup boiler, generator.

    Complete Permit 201406259450 $$$ $2,500,000
  20. Jun 2014

    B/f & 1/f - work @ health services project includes interior partition relocation, ada upgrade to one bathroom, & replacement of existing accoustic ceiling tile, selected areas of resilient flooring & base, selected doors, including ada hardware, & all existing lighting.

    Complete Permit 201406259440 $$$ $50,000
  21. Feb 2016

    Basement - relocate and replace 35 pendent sprinklers. relocate and replace 8 pendent sprinklers with upright sprinklers. plug 2 pendent sprinklers. install branch line restraints throughout area of work only. no underground work. ref app#201406259440.

    Complete Permit 201602018477 $$$ $13,800
  22. Mar 2016

    Hcl system shall replace the existing quick start fire alarm panel with a new est-3 fire alarm panel. a new remote annunciator shall be installed in place of existing annunciator. all existing initiating devices and modules are compatible with new fire alarm system. voluntary upgrade. ref permit application 201406259450.

    Complete Permit 201603242961 $$$ $60,000
  23. Aug 2016

    20 evac maps to be reviewed by floor b, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 sffd only.

    Complete Permit 201608175185 $$$ $4,000
  24. Jan 2018

    As built drawing - replacement of quick start fire alarm control panel with a new est 3 control panel. replacement of remote annunicator with a new annunicator. ref #201603242961.

    Issued Permit 201801188927 $$$ $1
  25. Oct 2021

    Provide new fire alarm devices for existing building elevator modernization. 1 nw smoke detector for recall function. 1 nw control module for emr fire fighters flashing helmet. 1 nw dual loop card for slc device re-addressing.

    Filed Permit 202110070047 $$$ $10,000

DBI holds 31 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 31. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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