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940 Powell Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94108

  • Hotel
  • 8 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • City landmark (Article 10)
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120,000 sq ftBuilding area
18,526 sq ftLot area
201Rooms · 32 baths
  1. 1932

    Built.

  2. 1932

    The Chinatown YWCA, designed by architect Julia Morgan; San Francisco Landmark #122.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. Jan 1987

    Install kitchen equipment & activate & complete new kitchen.

    Cancelled Permit 8700300 $$$ $45,000
  4. Oct 1987

    Install exhaust hood to existing duct.

    Expired Permit 8715439 $$$ $1,500
  5. Dec 1987

    Fire system in hoods.

    Expired Permit 8717924 $$$ $1,200
  6. Mar 1992

    Repair earthquake damage.

    Complete Permit 9203487 $$$ $150,000
  7. Jan 1993

    Rehabilitate existing apartment unit inc. bathrm & kitchen.

    Complete Permit 9300958 $$$ $10,000
  8. Mar 1997

    Voluntary access upgrade, accessible toilet rooms, rehabilitat.

    Complete Permit 9704680 $$$ $18,000
  9. Jun 1997

    New accessible men's, women's, children's toilet rm, path trave.

    Cancelled Permit 9710311 $$$ $30,000
  10. Oct 2000

    Non struc demolition only under this permit sep permit appp filed for ada work/alt 200007125025.

    Complete Permit 200010203700 $$$ $5,000
  11. May 2002

    Sidewalk repair.

    Issued Permit M20440 $$$ $60,000
  12. Jul 2002

    Path of travel upgrades in amt of $12, 000 triggered by new playgrnd work; new power door operators.

    Complete Permit 200207151457 $$$ $12,000
  13. Oct 2003

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 200310107190 $$$ $80,000
  14. Jun 2004

    Fire alarm up-grade for entire building.

    Complete Permit 200406257388 $$$ $150,000
  15. Jul 2004

    Remodel kitchen and bath in existing daycare. no structural use.

    Expired Permit 200407078251 $$$ $7,500
  16. Nov 2006

    Remove and replace the existing non adjustable weather stripping on all metal door jambs. install 97 pemko kerf adjustable weather stripping, install 97 pemko 1 3/4 i channel. install 97 pemko 151a 1/4" x 3"x 35" aluminum flat threshold, install 97 8"x 34" aluminum k/p.

    Complete Permit 200611298751 $$$ $4,268
  17. May 2007

    Remodel existing bathroom. flooring, tilework, fixtures. (no change to partitions or windows) at ground floor.

    Complete Permit 200705252279 $$$ $56,000
  18. Apr 2010

    Remodel existing kitchen. 1-tear down existing kitchen cabinets; 2-install new kitchen cabinets; no plumbing change; no electrical change.

    Issued Permit 201004079810 $$$ $2,500
  19. Dec 2010

    Replace solid front door with 75% glass door.

    Complete Permit 201012207005 $$$ $10,000
  20. Sep 2014

    Five units - minor bath remodel: replace existing tub, plumbing fixtures and wall surround; install curtain rod.

    Complete Permit 201409257358 $$$ $19,975
  21. Nov 2022

    Provide accessibility upgrades per accessible business entrance program. abe 201912109647. 1. reslope entry ramp. 2. reslope cross scope of adjacent sidewalk, provide automatic door opener.

    Cancelled Permit 202211156578 $$$ $50,000
  22. Dec 2022

    Provide voluntary exterior disability access upgrades including: 1)resloping of entry ramp to create level landings on bot sides of existing security door. 2)reset existing rail with top grip or rail between 34" and 38" above finish grade. 3)provide nw automatic door opener. 4)provide nw sign indicating.

    Cancelled Permit 202212208823 $$$ $50,000
  23. Jan 2023

    Reroofing. 300 sq ft clay tiles & 200 sq ft. flat roof with modified bitumen roofing system & replace.

    Complete Permit 202301250690 $$$ $5,800
  24. Jan 2023

    Replace one skylight in-kind related to reroofing, ref bpa#202301250690.

    Reinstated Permit 202301250695 $$$ $1,200
  25. Feb 2024

    To verify existing sound levels in sleeping rooms. complying with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

    Complete Permit 202402145902 $$$ $2,500
  26. Jun 2025

    Replacing flooring 2000 sq ft.

    Complete Permit 202506047952 $$$ $25,000

DBI holds 36 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 36. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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