Morton Cook Building

1. 1907

   Built as the Morton Cook Building.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. 1907

   Designed by architect John Cotter Pelton Jr., who returned to San Francisco commissions after 1906 and helped rebuild the downtown and South of Market.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. Aug 1984

   Permit 8408319 $$$ $24,000

   Addition of anchors and braces to stabilize parapet.

4. Dec 1985

   Permit 8514155 $$$ $150,000

   Rebuild existing toilets.

5. Jul 1996

   Permit 9613920 $$$ $79,000

   Anchors along building perimeter @4thflr, crosswall extension.

6. Aug 1997

   Permit 9714964 $$$ $300,001

   Umb-complete seismic work.

7. Jul 2003

   Permit 200307280518 $$$ $25,000

   Existing cafe will be refinished to a soup cafe.

8. Jun 2006

   Permit 200606123720 $$$ $200,000

   Fire damage repair - interior walls & ceiling gyp.bd. interior walls framing, nine windows, electrical & mechanical systems. all repair/replacement in like kind.

9. May 2007

   Permit 200705100970 $$$ $15,000

   Interior office demolition, no exterior modifications.

10. Jun 2007

    Permit 200706184134 $$$ $100,000

    Create new 2nd floor office, new walls, finishes and fixtures.

11. Nov 2007

    Filed Permit 200711279035 $$$ $100,000

    Oti on ground and basement floors. upgrade lobby finishes. new storefront @ lobby and 2nd exit. new canopy at lobby and 2nd exit. new layout at basement storage. sprinkler, fire alarm, mechanical and lighting under separate permit.

12. Dec 2007

    Permit 200712049628 $$$ $25,000

    Basement - interior storage partitions (re-partition). ground floor - lobby interior upgrade (remove & replace finishes). no exterior changes. no structural. fire sprinkler, electrical, life-safety under separate permit.

13. Dec 2007

    Issued Permit 200712281550 $$$ $25,000

    Replace existing building/tenant entry storefront. install new canopy. replace exit door at rear. new lighting and electrical for the building main entry lobby.

14. 2008

    Recorded in the city's 2008 survey of the Transit Center District, adopted in 2012, as a contributor to the proposed New Montgomery, Mission & Second Historic District.

    Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
15. Feb 2008

    Permit 200802195039 $$$ $96,000

    4th floor: new interior partitions, new electrical, new lighting hvac under separate permit.

16. Apr 2008

    Permit 200804280735 $$$ $125,000

    5th fl tenant improvment. no structural. no exterior modifications. provide new partitions, finishes, lighting, kitchen, mechanical ductwork, revised entry door, 1 hr fr rear vestibule.

17. Dec 2009

    Issued Permit 200912304005 $$$ $20,000

    Upgrade finsihes and fixtures at ground floor common restrooms. barrier removal.

18. Dec 2010

    Permit 201012076234 $$$ $15,000

    Interior tenant improvement; remove 2-walls, new break rm. area, paint & carpet. no electrical, plumbing or struct., or exteriors.

19. Apr 2013

    Issued Permit 201304225075 $$$ $47,000

    Reroofing.

20. Sep 2021

    Issued Permit 202109158448 $$$ $17,000

    Adding security gates to the 2 existing doorways on minna street.

21. Jan 2023

    Permit 202301311084 $$$ $195,000

    At&t mobility installation of new unmanned telecommunications facility on rooftop. sffd operational permit for batteries on a separate permit.

DBI holds 51 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 51. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.