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165–171 2nd Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 1912
  • Office building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned C3OSD
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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25,120 sq ftBuilding area
3,525 sq ftLot area
26Rooms · 10 baths
  1. 1912

    Built as the Electrical Building.

    Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
  2. Feb 1984

    Renovation of the electric building.

    Complete Permit 8402070 $$$ $410,000
  3. Feb 1984

    Demolition of interior, non structural partitions.

    Complete Permit 8402071 $$$ $47,500
  4. Oct 1984

    Partial sprinkler system.

    Complete Permit 8410749 $$$ $28,000
  5. Oct 1989

    Structural alteration as epr plan and spec.

    Expired Permit 8920424 $$$ $260,000
  6. Nov 1989

    Alteration work under p.a. #8920424.

    Expired Permit 8922740 $$$ $45,000
  7. Aug 1990

    Structural alteration per revised plan.

    Cancelled Permit 9015510 $$$ $340,000
  8. Feb 1994

    Remodel whole space at the ground floor install new restau.

    Expired Permit 9401878 $$$ $50,000
  9. Mar 1994

    Cti 1 5th floor el me.

    Expired Permit 9404368 $$$ $50,000
  10. Mar 1994

    Cti 2 3rd floor el me.

    Expired Permit 9404369 $$$ $50,000
  11. Apr 1994

    Cti-1 el me.

    Expired Permit 9405749 $$$ $50,000
  12. May 1995

    Hvac t. i. work 2, 3, 4, & 5th floors.

    Expired Permit 9507963 $$$ $30,000
  13. Apr 1998

    Furniture showrm with related electrical & plumbing, soffits &partitions.

    Cancelled Permit 9806577 $$$ $178,000
  14. Feb 2000

    Consists entire non structural interior t/i for an office.

    Complete Permit 9926851 $$$ $100,000
  15. Jul 2000

    U/g entry to be ada compliant and key access for evening entry. new paint and lights.

    Expired Permit 200007064473 $$$ $60,000
  16. Aug 2009

    Office ti on 6th fl, restroom upgrade, selective int.demolition and construction of partitions, doors, frames and finishes casework and minor rev. to electrical., plumbing, and minor rev. to life safety systemn. mep and life safety will be under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200908124686 $$$ $45,500
  17. Aug 2009

    Project closes an opening in the structural slab to return space to the original condition upon lease expiration of a two floor tenant.

    Complete Permit 200908245403 $$$ $41,000
  18. Apr 2010

    5th floor suite 500 minor remodel to existing commercial (office) tenant space including partitions, door frames, electrical & mechanical improvements.

    Complete Permit 201004099966 $$$ $75,000
  19. Sep 2015

    'verizon wireless' - wireless is proposing a roof-top build-installing 8 antennas behind/inside 2 frp screens. there will be 2 gps antennas. there will be 15 rru-12 units with 15 a2 modules. 3 antennas will also be in faux radomes.

    Complete Permit 201509046214 $$$ $205,000
  20. May 2016

    Interior t.i. to an existing restaurant space. all exterior work under sep permits. sprinklers sep. permit.

    Complete Permit 201605137431 $$$ $400,000
  21. Sep 2017

    Tenant improvement on 3rd fl consisting of new non load bearing partitions. mechanical work to accomodate new office space; relocating a vav, adding new exhaust fan, installing new duct work to accommodate new conference, huddle, and phone room. electrical under separate permit.

    Issued Permit 201709117483 $$$ $150,000
  22. Aug 2018

    Comply with nov 201842221; repair damaged brick facade facing 2nd street.

    Complete Permit 201808157394 $$$ $40,000
  23. Dec 2019

    Improvement of lease hold space. cmo and new construction req. the work 8include new interior wall, door frames, finishes.

    Cancelled Permit 201912270820 $$$ $50,000
  24. Feb 2022

    Verizon wireless site modification removing & replacing 6existing antennas with 6new antennas; retaining 2(e0 antennas; removing & replacing 2existing 24" radomes with 2new radomes; removing & replacing 3existing rrus-32 b2 units with 3new radio 8843 units @ antennas; installing 3new radio 8863 units @antennas.

    Complete Permit 202202147888 $$$ $40,000
  25. Dec 2025

    Demolish existing old boiler. disconnect pipes, power and gas. install new boiler (model# rbi dw600, sn# 052599780, 475 lbs) same capacity, same size, and reconnect pipes, power and gas.

    Withdrawn Permit 202512101436 $$$ $23,000

DBI holds 63 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 63. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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