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1–59 Harrison Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 1918
  • Office building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned M1
  • District 6
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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161,650 sq ftBuilding area
29,124 sq ftLot area
12Rooms · 12 baths
  1. 1960

    The Office of the Assessor-Recorder photographed the property for tax assessment. Simi's Fine Foods was at the address.

  2. Sep 1983

    Add one story to existing building.

    Complete Permit 8309514 $$$ $7,801,302
  3. Oct 1983

    Existing tenant improvements on all floors.

    Expired Permit 8309949 $$$ $500,000
  4. Mar 1987

    Construction of partitions, ceilings, electrical, lighting.

    Complete Permit 8702723 $$$ $475,000
  5. Aug 1987

    Partitions for tenant on 2nd, 3rd, 4th & part of 5th floor.

    Complete Permit 8712116 $$$ $1,500,000
  6. Dec 1988

    Tenant improvements including partitions, lighting.

    Complete Permit 8820201 $$$ $1,500,000
  7. Mar 1989

    Soft demolition of floors, new partitions, ceiling, lighting.

    Complete Permit 8904047 $$$ $500,000
  8. Apr 1989

    Tenant improvements on 2nd floor.

    Complete Permit 8906529 $$$ $500,000
  9. Dec 1991

    Cti-1 fl-2 (el, me, sp).

    Complete Permit 9123456 $$$ $200,000
  10. Feb 1992

    Interior remodel g/f (exp p/c).

    Complete Permit 9202345 $$$ $150,000
  11. Aug 1993

    Cti i 6th floor el-me-sp.

    Expired Permit 9314885 $$$ $300,000
  12. Aug 1993

    Cti ii 6th floor el-me.

    Complete Permit 9314884 $$$ $175,000
  13. Jan 1995

    Cti-1 6tg floor el me sp.

    Expired Permit 9500018 $$$ $250,000
  14. Jan 1995

    Cti-2 6th floor el me.

    Expired Permit 9500019 $$$ $150,000
  15. Feb 2004

    Mechanical upgrade to building's cooling system -replace existing cooling towers with new celings.

    Complete Permit 200402106070 $$$ $1,100,000
  16. Oct 2004

    Install new building. diesel generator @ roof top with basement fuel tank room.

    Complete Permit 200410136681 $$$ $1,100,000
  17. Dec 2004

    Adding 3 walls to 2nd, 3rd, & 4th floor open area. removing gyp. bd. clg. & replacing with drop-in.

    Expired Permit 200412201760 $$$ $150,000
  18. Oct 2019

    Replace existing chillers.

    Issued Permit 201910174829 $$$ $494,772
  19. Sep 2024

    Demolition of interior partitions, ceilings, finishes on all floors. structural and architectural upgrades under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 202409120580 $$$ $609,000
  20. Sep 2024

    Demolition of ceiling fire sprinklers. ceiling being removed. system restored to shell condition. ref soft demolition permit: 202409120580.

    Issued Permit 202409271791 $$$ $144,660
  21. Oct 2024

    Phase 2: voluntary structural seismic upgrade on all floors: soft demolition and architecture under separate permit. see 202410173107.

    Issued Permit 202410082583 $$$ $6,545,000
  22. Nov 2024

    Horizontal infill of existing terraces at levels 2-5, new marquee. architectural and mep core and shell updates at all floors, and new interior & exterior assembly amenity spaces at level 6. soft demolition, interior tenant improvements, and voluntary seismic upgrade to be done under separate permits.

    Issued Permit 202410173107 $$$ $13,300,000
  23. Jun 2025

    4th floor: tenant improvements includes new non-load bearing partitions, doors, ceiling, and finishes. mep included.

    Issued Permit 202506239258 $$$ $2,693,481
  24. Aug 2025

    Mechanical and electrial upgrades install new ashp heating, hot water chiler and new panel hr.

    Issued Permit 202508153215 $$$ $100,000
  25. Nov 2025

    Fire alarm system replacement, at owners request due to obsolecence. new 4100 es fire alarm control panel and devices. ref permit application 2024911081130.

    Issued Permit 202511109279 $$$ $160,000

DBI holds 219 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 219. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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