545 Sansome Street

1. 1930

   Built.

2. 1930

   A nine-storey reinforced-concrete building with a penthouse went up here, about 56,600 square feet of offices, used at one time for printing and publishing.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, Transamerica III: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 89.489E, 1991.
3. 1975

   A single-storey retail building of about 2,000 square feet was built on the corner of Washington and Sansome Streets.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, Transamerica III: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 89.489E, 1991.
4. 1979

   San Francisco Heritage rated the building “C”, of contextual importance, in its survey of downtown; it carried no rating under the Downtown Plan or the Planning Code.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, Transamerica III: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 89.489E, 1991.
5. November 1987

   The offices emptied, and the building was afterwards used for temporary storage.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, Transamerica III: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 89.489E, 1991.
6. Sep 1990

   Permit 9018864 $$$ $50,000

   Parapet.

7. Apr 1993

   Permit 9306382 $$$ $200,000

   Struct seismic work/public areas minor partit work(el plum).

8. Dec 1993

   Permit 9322709 $$$ $4,000

   Cti-1.

9. Jan 1994

   Permit 9400934 $$$ $28,500

   Cti-1 8th floor el me sp.

10. Jan 1994

    Permit 9400935 $$$ $28,000

    Cti-1 8th floor el me sp.

11. Jan 1994

    Permit 9400936 $$$ $28,000

    Cti-1 8th floor el me sp.

12. Jan 1994

    Permit 9400937 $$$ $29,000

    Cti-1 8th floor.

13. Jan 1994

    Permit 9401400 $$$ $65,000

    Cti-1 (7th floor el me sp).

14. Mar 1994

    Permit 9404215 $$$ $40,000

    Non structural tenant improvements-interior.

15. Apr 1994

    Permit 9405368 $$$ $25,000

    Cti-2 el me sp.

16. May 1994

    Permit 9407666 $$$ $60,000

    Cti 1 6th fl (el me sp).

17. Jul 1994

    Permit 9410754 $$$ $50,000

    Cti 1 9th floor el sp me.

18. Aug 1994

    Permit 9412861 $$$ $50,000

    Cti 2 9th floor me el sp.

19. Oct 1994

    Permit 9417965 $$$ $60,000

    Reroofing.

20. Dec 1994

    Permit 9420705 $$$ $50,000

    Cti 1 9th floor el me sp cti plan check requested.

21. Jan 1995

    Permit 9500698 $$$ $40,000

    Cti-2 9th floor el me.

22. Dec 1995

    Permit 9521177 $$$ $40,000

    Non strctl tenant impvmnt, no change of use or occupancy.

23. Apr 2003

    Permit 200304142171 $$$ $30,000

    6/f- install doors in existing openings, add a few walls, add power for copiers.

24. Oct 2011

    Permit 201110287823 $$$ $50,000

    6th floor-add 3 office to open floor area plus 20%, disabled access upgrades (6th floor only).

25. Jun 2024

    Permit 202406134418 $$$ $800,000

    Interior tenant improvement fit out of restaurant, bar space and associated food prep space.

26. Jun 2024

    Permit 202406144561 $$$ $190,000

    Remodel existing food facility, provide new wall, floor finishes. install new type 1, new exhaust fan and make up air unit. install new appliances.

27. Sep 2024

    Permit 202409301972 $$$ $26,803

    1/f: addition to existing fire alarm system. new notification appliances will be added to provide proper coverage for area of work. all new notification appliances will be connected to new remote power supply, appliances will be activated on general alarm condition.

28. Oct 2024

    Permit 202410304054 $$$ $25,000

    Exterior: rev 202406134418 to construct exterior awning on rear facade.

DBI holds 78 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 78. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 1 expired permit is not shown.