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District 3 · Block 0227, Lot 011 · ZIP 94111

640 Sacramento Street

Office building · Chinatown

  • 3 stories
  • 32,564 ft2
  • 8,141 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned CCB
  • Sold January 10, 2005
Land$6,021,725
Improvements$2,752,982
Total assessed$8,774,707
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  1. 1907

    Built with entrances on both Commercial and Sacramento Streets. The Commercial Street front has a ground floor of four window bays divided by pilasters, with five irregularly spaced windows on each of the two floors above. It was one of two buildings on its block corner kept and refurbished when the rest were cleared for a tower.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 505 Montgomery Street: [Draft] Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 82.463E, 1983.
  2. Nov 1981
    Permit 8109592 $$$ $14,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  3. Jan 1985
    Permit 8500776 $$$ $75,000

    Underpinning of west property line wall as required.

  4. Aug 1987
    Permit 8712253 $$$ $150,000

    Seismic gracing.

  5. Dec 1987
    Permit 8717095 $$$ $40,000

    Roof sasmic horizontal brace.

  6. Dec 1987
    Permit 8717613 $$$ $750,000

    Architural, structural, mechanical.

  7. Dec 1987
    Permit 8717913 $$$ $1,022,500

    Roof deck.

  8. May 1988
    Permit 8806243 $$$ $40,000

    Furnish and install complete sprinkler system.

  9. Jul 1989
    Permit 8912147 $$$ $120,000

    Basement alterations.

  10. Feb 2000
    Permit 200002232560 $$$ $190,000

    Oti-1, 2nd floor, el, me, l/s, sp.

  11. Feb 2000
    Permit 200002252822 $$$ $200,000

    Oti-1 3rd floor electrical, mechanical, lifesafty, sprinkler.

  12. Apr 2000
    Permit 200004258163 $$$ $57,000

    Oti-3 fire sprinkler and life safety modifications.

  13. Apr 2000
    Permit 200004258161 $$$ $56,000

    Oti-2 sp, me 3rd floor.

  14. May 2000
    Permit 200005251054 $$$ $90,000

    T-24 lighting compliance.

  15. Mar 2006
    Permit 200603217194 $$$ $225,000

    Cut and patch reomdel of existing office space for new tenant. will occur on floors 2 and 3. non structural partition removal, minor partition construction, electrical, lighting relocations, rplacement of finishes. mechanical and electrical, plumb, fire sprinkler, fire alarm work to be performed on a design.

  16. Jun 2007
    Permit 200706194467 $$$ $92,000

    Reroofing.

  17. May 2012
    Permit 201205019566 $$$ $140,000

    Demolition the windows on the 2nd and 3rd fl on the north and south elevations and demolition of interior furred walls at ext walls at 2nd and 3rd fl. newenergy efficient window system to be installed, insulation to be added to ext walls adjacent to new windows with new furred partitions to enclose insulation.

  18. Jul 2013
    Permit 201307303151 $$$ $250,000

    Hvac retrofit, replace existing a/c unit on roof with new air cooled a/c unit. replace existing boiler and hot water pump on roof.

  19. Jun 2018
    Permit 201806131753 $$$ $289,000

    Renovation of bar & dining area of existing restaurant. upgrade existing restrooms to code. (no work in kitchen, dishwasher, food prep remain); meps under separate permit.

  20. Sep 2018
    Permit 201809241127 $$$ $380,000

    1/f: mep ti for ref permit application 201806131753. maher n/a.

  21. Aug 2020
    Withdrawn Permit 202008262717 $$$ $55,000

    Per accessible building entrance checklist submittal: exterior sidewalk improvement at office building entrance along sacramento st. addition of automatic door openers (actuators) at 1 entrance.

  22. Sep 2020
    Withdrawn Permit 202009033400 $$$ $100,000

    Per abe checklist submittal: -exterior sidewalk improvement -relocation of one(1) automatic door opener (actuator) bar at one entrance. (accessible business entrance program per ord 51-16).

  23. Oct 2021
    Permit 202110221041 $$$ $78,000

    Demolition of non-structural partitions, door, glazing, millwork, ceiling assembly light fixtures, plumbing and electrical - to warm shell condition. minimal new lighting per code and apint finish on remaining walls, doors, frames, and ceiling.

DBI holds 59 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 59. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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