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601–605 Market Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 1917
  • Office building
  • 15 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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58,822 sq ftBuilding area
4,117.5 sq ftLot area
133Rooms · 16 baths
  1. 1917

    Built as the Santa Fe Building.

    Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
  2. Nov 1981

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8110036 $$$ $966
  3. Nov 1982

    Building use: offices.

    Complete Permit 8209009 $$$ $46,000
  4. Jul 1983

    Ima financial corp.

    Complete Permit 8306964 $$$ $73,000
  5. Apr 1988

    Tenant remodel, walls & ceiling, electrical relocations only.

    Expired Permit 8805319 $$$ $42,200
  6. Aug 1991

    Minor interior non structural demolition.

    Complete Permit 9113960 $$$ $45,000
  7. Sep 1995

    Interior ti no chnge of use of occupancy, minor structural.

    Expired Permit 9514440 $$$ $100,000
  8. Sep 1995

    Struct work only/arch improvements under separate permit.

    Expired Permit 9514929 $$$ $10,000
  9. Jul 2000

    Oti-1 el, ls, 6th floor.

    Complete Permit 200007054327 $$$ $39,500
  10. Sep 2000

    Add mezzanine level new n/b walls and new finishes.

    Withdrawn Permit 200009281775 $$$ $100,000
  11. Jan 2001

    Remodel - add new mezzanine within exisitng structure 1st & 2nd floor.

    Filed Permit 200101089399 $$$ $800,000
  12. Oct 2001

    Ti-color change; no exterior work.

    Cancelled Permit 200110019676 $$$ $495,000
  13. May 2003

    Cingular wireless proposes to establish and operate an unmanned wireless telephone.

    Expired Permit 200305295772 $$$ $70,000
  14. 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
  15. Aug 2008

    Demolish interior walls for new t.i., construction of walls, demolition of interior lighting for new install of lights, fixtures, installation of new millwork and fl. & walls finishes. all upgrades new fixtures in existing bath to be complaint.

    Cancelled Permit 200808219748 $$$ $108,000
  16. Jun 2009

    14 & 15 fls - tenant improvement: demolition of walls for new constructio of wall system, demolition o int lighting system, new lighting, necessary egress lighting, new millwork, floor and wall finishes, new layout and fixtures of e 14th wc to be ada compliant and add grab bars to e 15th floor wc.

    Expired Permit 200906220944 $$$ $70,000
  17. Apr 2010

    Replace 3 existing antennas in store front signage and add 2 fiber optic cabinets in interior equipment area for t-mobile.

    Complete Permit 201004019475 $$$ $20,000
  18. Apr 2010

    Replacement of facp with new notifier nfs2-640.

    Issued Permit 201004079774 $$$ $50,000
  19. Jul 2012

    Interior alteration to include architectural, mechanical, electrical & plumbing. fire alarm and fire sprinklers on separate permits.

    Complete Permit 201207094326 $$$ $600,000
  20. Jul 2012

    Exterior sign approval/preservation review.

    Complete Permit 201207094363 $$$ $25,000
  21. Nov 2012

    1st and 2nd floor: add 1 amplifier, 1 module, 3 manual alarms, 4 duct detectors, 16 spker/strobes and 9 strobes. ref permit #201207094326.

    Complete Permit 201211274902 $$$ $20,400
  22. May 2014

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 201405014729 $$$ $38,000
  23. Oct 2018

    Minor permit to alter. exterior work to include replace entry doors & hardware, remove 2nd fl mechanical louvers on market st & replace with glazing to match adjacent. replace inside new louvers on 2nd street elevation.

    Complete Permit 201810173452 $$$ $75,000
  24. Mar 2019

    Remodel of existing tenant improvement space for new retail bank branch. meeting space, breakroom, meeting rooms, consult room, open office. new stairs, provide ada upgrades to restroom and existing elevator.

    Complete Permit 201903195614 $$$ $781,558
  25. Jun 2019

    T-mobile modifications. relocate antennas from sign to roof 8 total. installing 6 rru's. install hybrid cables and tray, & frp screen (2) port covers (2).

    Complete Permit 201906203988 $$$ $25,000
  26. Sep 2024

    T-mobile: remove 2 existing antennas and 3 existing rru's, install 4 new antennas + 12 new rru's, install new battery cabinets with 12 new batteries, remove existing 100a breaker and install new 200 a breaker.

    Issued Permit 202409060273 $$$ $70,000
  27. May 2026

    Exterior maintenance of all levels & elevation of building. work includes cleaning all masonary, maintenance, patching, caulking, sheet metal flashing repairs, painting, wood window prep & painting, painting masonary, work to be done with swing stage, scaffold canopy. arch. & eng. will observe.

    Filed Permit 202605070858 $$$ $75,000

DBI holds 83 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 83. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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