88 1st Street

1. 1907

   Built as the Brandenstein Building.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. Nov 1983

   Construct wall.

   Complete Permit 8311513 $$$ $5,000
3. Jun 1985

   New construction.

   Withdrawn Permit 8506563S $$$ $52,895,000
4. Jun 1988

   Install non-bear partition walls, sheetrock, ceiling tile.

   Complete Permit 8807620 $$$ $7,000
5. Jul 1990

   Addition of 2 doors, replacement of window.

   Complete Permit 9013380 $$$ $7,300
6. Oct 1998

   Interior restaurant remodel & other tile 24 modifications.

   Complete Permit 9822118 $$$ $84,000
7. Sep 1999

   One-stop, install cellular tele eqp cabinet, mount antenna.

   Complete Permit 9920689 $$$ $30,000
8. Feb 2000

   Disabled curb cut over existing sub-sidewall valut.

   Expired Permit 200002081378 $$$ $7,500
9. Feb 2000

   Interior floor wall & ceiling finishes.

   Expired Permit 200002111701 $$$ $46,431
10. May 2000

    Framing walls in the basement for radio equipment with antennas 30 to 40 on building.

    Complete Permit 200005119632 $$$ $65,000
11. Jun 2000

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M13084 $$$ $10,000
12. Jul 2000

    3wall demolition/2new office/new cabinet@kitchette/relocate8 lite fixtures/1 sink.

    Expired Permit 200007215837 $$$ $27,800
13. Mar 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M15612 $$$ $20,000
14. Mar 2001

    Street space.

    Cancelled Permit M15611 $$$ $20,000
15. May 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M16204 $$$ $16,400
16. Oct 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M17346 $$$ $16,400
17. Feb 2009

    Remove tdma & 3303 radio cabs., leave coax lines, jumper, splitters & diplexes, install (1)newdiplexes swap single band omni antenas with new dual band omni antennas. install one new 3518 radio cabinet in 2 radio units and back up battery pack. no new electrical.

    Complete Permit 200902031336 $$$ $8,000
18. Oct 2010

    A modification to an existing unmanned telecommunication facility consisting of removing existing omni antennas & existing equipment in basement & adding 8 new pbc-02 cabinets, 3 new 3518 rbs cabinets, a new 6601 rbs cabinets in a new 19" rack and 3 new 2111 rbs cabinets. also adding 6 new antennas in radomes.

    Withdrawn Permit 201010052340 $$$ $198,178
19. May 2015

    Remove att cell site affixed to nw corner of building at second story level. patch wall to match existing. no other work.

    Issued Permit 201505216896 $$$ $7,000
20. Aug 2016

    A new verizon wireless unmanned telecommunications facility, consisting of the installation of 12 panel antennas and associated radio equipment.

    Complete Permit 201608256003 $$$ $400,000
21. Jul 2017

    Temporary work for construction office. new supplemental fan coils on floors 2, 3, 4. new condensing unit on roof and new ductwork, grilles, and thermostats for air distribution.

    Complete Permit 201707252835 $$$ $42,500
22. Feb 2022

    Verizon wireless to existing verizon wireless cell site removing & replacing 4 existing antennas with 4 new antennas; removing & replacing 3 existing pipe & port covers w 3new port & pipe covers; retaining 8existing antennas.

    Complete Permit 202202258683 $$$ $40,000
23. Jan 2026

    Remove non structural office partitions. remove drop ceilings. remove floor finishes. building remain vacant under ab-017.

    Issued Permit 202601153938 $$$ $100,000
24. Jan 2026

    Construction pertaining to the tenant improvements for a relocated fedex office store. work includes new finishes, graphics, lighting, ceiling, new and relocated fixtures and equipment, distribution of phone and power/data to equipment, new mechanical and modified electrical work.

    Filed Permit 202601264509 $$$ $507,408
25. Mar 2026

    Errect 2 single face electric wall signs (fedex). same size front and back.

    Issued Permit 202603117363 $$$ $5,000
26. Jul 2026

    Ground fl building shell improvement. new accessible single user restroom and janitor closet in existing vacant tenant space. space to remain vacant until future tenant improvement consturction is permitted and finalized. no exterior work.

    Filed Permit 202607084679 $$$ $60,000

DBI holds 38 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 38. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.