621–631 Howard Street

1. 1929

   Built in Art Deco form for the William Volker company, the first component finished just before the stock-market crash of October 1929 and a further component in 1939.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. Aug 1985

   New grocery store; new handicapped entrance ramp.

   Complete Permit 8509156 $$$ $4,000
3. Apr 1988

   Vertical addition.

   Expired Permit 8804304 $$$ $631,000
4. Apr 1988

   Construct partitions, electrical & plumbing work.

   Complete Permit 8804732 $$$ $300,000
5. Jun 1990

   Tenant improvement for men's clothing store.

   Complete Permit 9012871 $$$ $445,000
6. Oct 1990

   Cti-1.

   Complete Permit 9021507 $$$ $221,970
7. Nov 1991

   Cti-1 fl-4 el.

   Expired Permit 9121015 $$$ $286,000
8. Apr 2001

   Provide tenant improvement for entire 4/f mechan & electrical under sep permit.

   Expired Permit 200104277827 $$$ $1,750,000
9. May 2002

   5/fl- arch, mechanical & electrical. t.i.

   Expired Permit 200205156597 $$$ $275,000
10. Jul 2007

    Shoring and underpinning as a result of adjacent new construction at 645 howard street & 1 hawthorne bpn# 200509082369.

    Complete Permit 200707176980 $$$ $500,000
11. 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
12. Mar 2012

    Int. voluntary seismic & shell improvements on basement, 1st & 2nd floors.work includes demolition of existingslabs new concrete reinforcing panels, strengthening floor diaphragms. new partitions new bathrooms.new concrete stairways. no exterior work. fire protection under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201203075597 $$$ $420,000
13. Apr 2012

    M.e.p work only for remodel on ground & 2nd floors basement & roof. t.i under separate permit. fire protection under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201204168392 $$$ $95,000
14. Jun 2012

    Installation of a new complete and operable automatic wet fire sprinkler system in all unsprinklered portions of entire building per nfpa 13 and cbc 2010.

    Issued Permit 201206011671 $$$ $45,000
15. Aug 2012

    Revision to permit application 201203075597, new work is demolition to non-struct walls on floors 3, 4, 5. seismic upgrade to floors 3, 4, 5. all iimprovements confined to shell of building. no tenant improvement under this permit. fire protection under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201208107127 $$$ $650,000
16. Feb 2013

    New 5th floor restrooms, new rooftop mechanical unit, new exhaust duct, minor interior partition work in advance of tenant improvement.

    Issued Permit 201302200509 $$$ $400,000
17. Apr 2013

    T.i. of lower 2 floor and basement. work to include minor improvements to lighting, casework, partitions. no work to exterior, no structral, no shell modifications. break area with sink and dishwasher. electrical/ lighting under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201304225081 $$$ $700,000
18. May 2013

    Underpinning as a result of adjacent new construction at 222 2nd st project. ( reference permit application 200711309386s).

    Issued Permit 201305036118 $$$ $350,000
19. Oct 2013

    Tenant improvements, including non-structural partitions, interior doors, glazing, carpeting, & ceiling finishes.

    Complete Permit 201310240142 $$$ $650,000
20. Nov 2013

    Hvac distribution and controls for 5th fl including duct, vav boxes, hhn priping, ductless split system, refrigerant and condensate piping. architectuer reference on permit application 201310240142.

    Complete Permit 201311262864 $$$ $296,000
21. May 2014

    New 3rd fl restrooms in advance of tenant improvements. mep under separate permit (revised 5-22-14).

    Complete Permit 201405216325 $$$ $350,000
22. Jun 2014

    3rd floor interior tenant improvements, partitoins, doors, hardware, finishes.

    Complete Permit 201406259427 $$$ $600,000
23. Jun 2014

    3/f: hvac distribution and controls for 3rd floor including ducts, vav boxes, hhw piping, ductless split system and refrigerant piping. ref. appl # 201406259427. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201406269541 $$$ $270,000
24. Nov 2015

    4th floor: new tenant construction work. new non-structural gwb partitions, interior doors glazing, paint, carpet, and upgrade of existing accessible restrooms.

    Complete Permit 201511122390 $$$ $975,000
25. Jan 2016

    #400- hvac distribution & controls for 4th floor ti including ducts, vav boxes, hhw piping, ductless split systems, ac unit & refrigerant piping. ref pa 2015-1112-2390.

    Complete Permit 201601147111 $$$ $325,000
26. Dec 2017

    B, 1, 2: tenant improvement, interior 1, 592 sq ft. no exterior, landscape or signage work, no structural, no change of occupancy. mechanical, lighting & electrical under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201712207009 $$$ $140,000
27. Dec 2025

    Basement level: interior ti removal of non structrual partitions, finishes and millwork. new non structrual partitions, finishes, break room millwork and upgrade to restrooms for accessibility.

    Issued Permit 202512192339 $$$ $275,900

DBI holds 201 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 201. 17 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.