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690 Folsom Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94107

  • Built 1926
  • Office building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned C3S
  • District 6
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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26,080 sq ftBuilding area
14,396 sq ftLot area
15Rooms · 4 baths

Permit history

  1. Aug 1983

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8308178 $$$ $25,159
  2. Oct 1988

    Parapet reinsforcement.

    Cancelled Permit 8815424 $$$ $47,500
  3. Sep 1991

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9116600 $$$ $52,762
  4. Sep 1991

    Parapet reinforcement.

    Complete Permit 9116607 $$$ $20,000
  5. Jul 2013

    Change of use.renovate incl seismic strengtheing.install new core elements, remov grd fl walls&replace columns.install new exterior cladding over approx 40%ofexistingexterior walls.new mechanical, electrical, plumb&fire protection system & t.i. under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201307292946 $$$ $4,000,000
  6. Apr 2014

    Sprinkler system in 2 -story existing building, total 294 sprinklers. ref #2013.0729.2946.

    Complete Permit 201404304575 $$$ $157,000
  7. Jun 2014

    Tenant improvement for 2nd floor office space. fire alarm and fire sprinkler under separate permit. ref. appl. # 2013-07-29-2946. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201406249317 $$$ $400,000
  8. Jul 2014

    New fire alarm system core & shell plus 2nd floor t.i. new facp, power supply, annunciator, 1 pull, 6 smokes, 1 heats, 11 monitor modules, 4 relays, 9 duct smokes with relay, 4 strobes, 12 horn / strobes. ref permit application 2014/06/24/9317 & permit application 2013/07/29/2946.

    Withdrawn Permit 201407161412 $$$ $27,000
  9. Aug 2014

    Fire sprinklers t.i.: lev. 1 relocate 3 heads. level 2: 18 new sprinkler heads, relocate 1 ssu. total 22 sprinkler heads. t.i. permit application 201307292946.

    Complete Permit 201408194137 $$$ $11,000
  10. Feb 2015

    2nd floor: construction of infill partitions & installation of new furniture. any modifications to existing sprinkler, mep & l/s systems to be under separate permit, no exterior work.

    Complete Permit 201502178435 $$$ $35,000
  11. Apr 2015

    2nd fl construction of infill partitons, new life safety sytems under design build deferred submiittal no exterior work.

    Complete Permit 201504072939 $$$ $113,600
  12. Aug 2015

    Indoor table tennis club build out of an existing shell. indoor and outdoor court with viewing areas, dining areas, bar, kitchen, food/beverage stroage & bathrooms, including but not limited to built in furniture and interior walls and finishes.

    Complete Permit 201508214936 $$$ $1,200,000
  13. Feb 2016

    Add & relocate fire sprinklers per t.i.: add 20, relocate 26. t.i. permit application 201508214936.

    Complete Permit 201602058923 $$$ $25,760
  14. Mar 2016

    1st floor: tenant improvement fire alarm, 10 duct smoke detectors with relay, one relay module, 1 monitor module, 8 strobes, 8 horn/strobes, ref. 201508214936.

    Complete Permit 201603081435 $$$ $16,800
  15. Aug 2016

    Install outdoor patio fence ref pa 2015-0821-4936 at a table tennis club.

    Complete Permit 201608296227 $$$ $500
  16. Oct 2017

    Misc interior improvements, including new storage rm, reconfiguration of storage it. office ti with fire damage replacement of the office & storage room. remove and replace all wall, floor & ceiling, storage room. r+r all wall, floor and ceiling, finishes in office and storage room due to fire.

    Complete Permit 201710302585 $$$ $20,000
  17. Aug 2018

    Ref 201710302585. modify general manager's office.

    Complete Permit 201808086774 $$$ $25,000
  18. Oct 2018

    Addition of new pergola to existing patio space. no tenant improvements under this permit.

    Issued Permit 201810294400 $$$ $135,000
  19. Jul 2019

    New 5'-0" tall glass railing system/wind screen and perimeter of outdoor patio. new entrance gate. remove existing metal post, fence and gates.

    Issued Permit 201907014771 $$$ $15,000
  20. Sep 2020

    2nd fl full floor tenant improvement of 2-story building. new interior partitions, ceilings, finishes, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, lighting, millwork, new evac system & life safety. no change of use. structural scope limited to overhead support for operable partitions.

    Complete Permit 202009144082 $$$ $2,600,000
  21. Nov 2020

    Tenant improvement: 89 added heads, 46 relocated heads.

    Complete Permit 202011038088 $$$ $53,900
  22. Dec 2020

    Modify existing fire alarm system 2 story building (1st, 2nd floor). from non-voice evacuation to voice evacuation fire alarm system, replace. ref ti permit: 2020 0914 4082.

    Complete Permit 202012100805 $$$ $1,500
  23. Jul 2023

    Construct new partition wall on 2nd fl. wall to include aluminum framed glass doors and glass side lights. sprinkler and fire alarm under separate permits, if applicable.

    Complete Permit 202307273132 $$$ $30,000
  24. Oct 2025

    2/f: removal of exhibition and cocoon.

    Complete Permit 202510177600 $$$ $20,000

DBI holds 45 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 45. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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