Wells Fargo Building

1. 1897

   Designed by the firm Percy & Hamilton.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
2. 1898

   The Wells Fargo Building was completed at the northeast corner of Second and Mission; it came through the 1906 fire with its steel frame undamaged.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
3. 1898

   Built as the Wells Fargo Building, and rebuilt in 1907.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
4. 1907

   Restored after the earthquake, one of the few pre-earthquake buildings on the block repaired rather than replaced.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
5. Mar 1984

   Permit 8402410 $$$ $25,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

6. May 1995

   Permit 9507893 $$$ $2,000,000

   Building upgrade, sprinkle, new toilet rm, hp ramp access, mechanical sys.

7. Feb 1996

   Permit 9603140 $$$ $110,000

   Cti i 3rd floor el-me-sp.

8. Aug 1996

   Permit 9615779 $$$ $265,000

   Cti-1 (el me sp) 6th fl.

9. Aug 1996

   Permit 9615780 $$$ $235,000

   Cti-2 (el me) 6th fl.

10. Aug 1996

    Permit 9615904 $$$ $265,000

    Cti-1 floor 5th el me sp.

11. Sep 1996

    Permit 9616508 $$$ $235,000

    Cti-2 5/f el me.

12. May 1997

    Permit 9709324 $$$ $175,000

    Cti-1 1/f el me sp.

13. Oct 2011

    Permit 201110146798 $$$ $387,000

    Tenant improvement - 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor. non-structural. electrical, mechannical and life safety under separate permit.

14. Jul 2012

    Permit 201207306057 $$$ $320,000

    T.i. on a multi-tenant ground floor, new partitions, demolition millwork and interior partitions. minor relocation of lighting, new doors and glazing. mep under seperate permit.

15. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303061586 $$$ $275,000

    Suite 700: new t.i. to include doors, partitions, ceiling and millwork. m.e.p. is included in this permit.

16. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607263412 $$$ $600,000

    2nd floor ti - some demolition, new non-load bearing interior partitions, glazing, ceiling & power/datra work and new finishes; mep, life safety & sprinkler under separate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

17. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607263410 $$$ $600,000

    3rd floor ti - some demolition, new non-load bearing interior partitions, glazing, ceiling & power/datra work and new finishes; mep, life safety & sprinkler under separate permit. constr cost shown excludes mep. n/a ordinance #155-13.

18. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607263413 $$$ $450,000

    1st floor ti - include new non-load bearing interior partitions (some demolition), glazing, ceiling & power/datra work and new finishes; mep, life safety & sprinkler under separate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

19. Aug 2016

    Permit 201608023985 $$$ $650,000

    Remove existing hot water fan coils & assoc. duct. install new water source heat pumps & assoc. duct new condenser water piping. floor 1-3.

20. May 2017

    Permit 201705035532 $$$ $1,933,320

    4th fl - new interior partitions, glazing, ceiling, power/data work, new finishes, and restroom upgrades. life safety & sprinkler system modifications, structural for garage door and wood panel wd1 are under separate permit. no exterior building, site, landscape, use or parking changes are proposed.

21. May 2017

    Permit 201705035530 $$$ $1,168,320

    5th fl - construction of new non-load bearing interior partitions, glazing, ceiling and power/data work and new finishes. life safety and sprinkler system modification are to be under a separate permit. no exterior building site, landscape use or parking changes are proposed. the suite is currently.

22. Nov 2021

    Permit 202111102161 $$$ $223,000

    1st fl, tenant improvement - expansion of existing furniture showroom into adjacent tenant space. work include new partitions, door millwork, lighting, electrical and finishes; no exterior work; mep, fire sprinklers & life safety under separate permits.

23. Apr 2026

    Issued Permit 202604219805 $$$ $1,417,190

    2nd & 3rd fl - ti includes demolition of non-structural partitions and building new non-structural partitions. all new meps and life safety work will be design build and submitted for permit separately (building is fully sprinklered) ref permit application 202603278389.

24. Apr 2026

    Filed Permit 202604219803 $$$ $600,000

    1st fl/level 1 ti includes demolition of non-structural partitions and building new non structural partitions. all new or revised meps and life safety work will be design build and submitted for permits separately (building is fully sprinklered) ref permit application 202603278392.

DBI holds 175 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 175. 5 expired permits are not shown. The assessor's roll gives 1898; this address is recorded as built 1897. The report dates this building to 1898 in its inventory table and to 1902 in its narrative.