540–548 Market Street

1. 1976

   The Bisexual Center, founded in 1976 as the first specifically bisexual organisation in the United States, operated from offices here, offering counselling and publishing the newsletter Bi Monthly from 1976 to 1984.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
2. May 1984

   Complete remodel walls floors ceiling, electrical plumbing.

   Complete Permit 8404980 $$$ $57,000
3. Aug 1990

   Store front repalce exterior painting & lighting.

   Expired Permit 9017126 $$$ $200,000
4. Nov 1990

   Build a restaurant with 595 sq ft.

   Complete Permit 9024098 $$$ $90,000
5. Dec 1990

   G/f new doors glass sidelights and transoms at main entries.

   Expired Permit 9024998 $$$ $150,000
6. Jan 1991

   Interior improvements to convert to retail candy sales.

   Complete Permit 9101385 $$$ $30,000
7. Feb 2000

   4 atms installation as shown on drawing.

   Expired Permit 200002242728 $$$ $40,000
8. Aug 2008

   1st floor t.i. includes building out of a full height non-structural partitions. new restroom. hvac, electrical, plumbing on separate permit.

   Complete Permit 200808088762 $$$ $85,000
9. Feb 2014

   Install new existing building maintenance equipment at roof level for new window washing appartus. complance with maher ordinance no 155-13 not req, no disturbance of at least 50 cu yd of soil.

   Cancelled Permit 201402249173 $$$ $80,000
10. Aug 2014

    Replace existing hvac unit. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Issued Permit 201408063168 $$$ $25,000
11. Aug 2014

    Floors: 4th & 5th: removal of interior partitions & finishes, spare to remain unoccupied per ab-017. maher n/a.

    Issued Permit 201408254635 $$$ $35,000
12. Mar 2015

    Interior t.i., new non structural partitions & finishes throughout 4/f & 5/f restroom & elevator lobby upgrades. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201503302186 $$$ $120,000
13. Jun 2015

    5th floor: interior t.i. for a speculative suite. new conference, break, and finishes throughout. mep, fire, life safety sprinkler, and elevator upgrade under seperate permit. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201506098463 $$$ $150,000
14. Jul 2015

    Demolition only, no new construction. demolition of non-structural partitions, millwork and light fixtures. suite to remain unoccupied until tenant improvement permit is filed, under ab-17. n/a for the maher.

    Complete Permit 201507292819 $$$ $30,000
15. Sep 2015

    Voluntary fire alarm control unit replacement: r&r - 1 fire alarm control unit, 1 remote led annumciator, 1; ed annunicator expander, 24 pull stations, 13 smoke det. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201509237858 $$$ $18,800
16. Dec 2015

    7th and 8th floor: interior t.i. for spec suite. new conference break and finishes throughout. 7th and 8th floor restroom and elevator lobby upgrades mep fire life safety and spinkler under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201512235867 $$$ $150,000
17. Feb 2016

    1st floor - demolition of non-bearing patitoins, stair & partial mezzanine floor, suite to remain unoccupied until a tenant improvement permit is filed - per ab-017. n/a maher ordinance.

    Issued Permit 201602038767 $$$ $70,000
18. Feb 2016

    Demolition only 3rd floor, including removal of non structural partition, suspended ceilings, lights, millwork, plumbing and finishes. construction of ti, mep fire/life safety under separate permit. suite to remain unoccupied until a tenant improvement per ab-017.

    Issued Permit 201602240429 $$$ $40,000
19. Nov 2016

    7/f: interior ti spec suite, 7th fl new partitions, electrical, pwr/comm and finishes. mep fire life safety and sprinklres under sep permit; maher ord 155-13 na.

    Complete Permit 201611173056 $$$ $199,201
20. Nov 2016

    8/f: ti revision to pa 2015-1223-5867 - new layout, new tele/data, new undermount sink, new light fixtures, revised finish schedule/locations and reverse new door swings & new door type. mep fire life safety under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201611293636 $$$ $19,000
21. Dec 2016

    8th floor: complete revision to 201611293636 & 201512235867 ti- new conf rm, break, phone rms and lights/electrical & finishes. mep/fire/life safety under sep permit. (no work on 7th floor. under this permit; 7th floor. work under separate permit.) maher na.

    Complete Permit 201612094571 $$$ $19,000
22. Jan 2017

    6th floor restroom interior improvement: new finishes, fixtures and accessories. mep, fire, life safty under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201701247796 $$$ $74,725
23. May 2017

    Ground floor: remove existing non historical canopies & awnings at storefront. wash, clean and paint surfaces on exterior from grnd floor to 3rd floor. remove existing wells fargo atm and demising walls. new storefront @ atm. ele for future atm.

    Filed Permit 201705116325 $$$ $140,000
24. Apr 2019

    To erect (2) non-electric, wall, projecting, double faced signs. (see's candies).

    Issued Permit 201904117685 $$$ $13,500
25. Sep 2020

    Reroofing. must comply with cool roof requirements 2019 cec 141.0(b)2b.

    Complete Permit 202009013102 $$$ $208,838

DBI holds 75 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 75. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.