Metropolis Trust & Savings Bank

1. 1907

   Built as the Metropolis Trust & Savings Bank.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. 1907

   Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank, designed by Kenneth MacDonald Jr. and George Adrian Applegarth.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. December 23, 1911

   Known then as the Western Metropolis National Bank Building; the Toyo Kisen Kaisha (Oriental Steamship Company) kept its offices on the fourth floor.

   The San Francisco Call, 23 December 1911, p. 19
4. 1935

   The Filipino Laymen's Retreat Association was here in 1935.

   San Francisco Filipino Heritage: Addendum to the South of Market Historic Context Statement, 2013
5. Mar 1982

   Permit 8201832

   Otc alterations permit.

6. Feb 1984

   Permit 8401707 $$$ $1,250,000

   Interior tenant renovations to 2nd, 3rd, & 4th floors.

7. Aug 1986

   Permit 8610695 $$$ $200,000

   Demolition hvac and replace interior finishes.

8. Dec 1986

   Permit 8615991 $$$ $100,000

   Installing cooling tower on roof.

9. Aug 1988

   Withdrawn Permit 8811296 $$$ $100,000

   Interior non-structurl, interiorpartitions & restrooms.

10. Dec 1988

    Permit 8820194 $$$ $98,000

    New office remodel, drywall, carpet, plumb, millwork.

11. Jun 1990

    Permit 9012233 $$$ $3,000,000

    Demolition of tenant interiors on 7 floors.

12. Jul 1990

    Permit 9014155 $$$ $250,000

    Replace existing tenant-occupied roof penthouse.

13. May 1991

    Permit 9109360 $$$ $209,000

    Install partial sprinkler system.

14. Jan 1993

    Permit 9300875 $$$ $129,990

    Cti-1 fl 14 ( el me sd).

15. Jan 1993

    Permit 9300876 $$$ $122,045

    Cti-1 fl 15 (el me sp).

16. May 1998

    Permit 9809597 $$$ $94,560

    Oti-1 6th floor el mb l/s sp.

17. May 2000

    Permit 200005028771 $$$ $350,000

    Seismic bracing basement 1st & 2/f restrm & stair upgrade at basement 2/f restrms alreay in for perm.

18. Aug 2000

    Permit 200008319367 $$$ $190,000

    Oti-1 7/f el me ls sp.

19. Nov 2005

    Permit 200511218730 $$$ $800,000

    Seismic strengthening of basement, g/f, mezzanine, 1st floor and 2nd & 3rd floor.

20. Feb 2008

    Permit 200802205131 $$$ $250,000

    3rd floor-demolition of existing non-structural partitions provide new, non-structural partitions for office (hvac, electrical, plumbing, sprinklers and life safety to be design build & submitted under seperate permit), building is fully sprinklered.

21. Aug 2012

    Permit 201208177606 $$$ $210,000

    Involves modifications of existing tenant improvement space to include minor demoltion & construction of non-load bearing partitions, partial new suspended ceiling, grid& tile, rrelocate lights fixtures, new electrical outlets, new office doors, sidelites, frames, new millwork and new finishes.

22. Aug 2014

    Permit 201408224472 $$$ $1,100,000

    New elevator equip. & machine room. new raised mechanical. deck new ventilation opening at roof over (el) room. building (new) floor and non structural partitions. all new or revised hvac, electrical, plmg will be design-build and submitted for permit seperately if needed. building is fully sprinklered.

23. Jun 2015

    Issued Permit 201506249734 $$$ $1,200,000

    Remodel of existing bank space including new 24 hour vestible, new millwork, walls, lighting and finishes as well as new bank equipment. no change to use or occupancy. mep included- sprinklers and fire alarm separate.

24. Dec 2016

    Permit 201612013856 $$$ $350,000

    Full remodel of existing banking center. 1. remove existing teller ares. 2. new vault workroom & 2 new atas. 3. new 24 hour vestible. 4. new lighting per title 24. revisions to 201606249734.

25. May 2018

    Permit 201805229757 $$$ $156,162

    Replacement of existing atms with newer models. atms are located more than 10' from storefront withing interior vestibule. installation of equipment with minor electrical and structural. no change in occupancies.

26. Aug 2019

    Issued Permit 201908148751 $$$ $450,000

    15th floor t.i includes the demolition of non structural partitions and building new nono structural partitions. mep's, life safety and sprinklers design build submitted under separate permit. building fully sprinklered.

27. Jul 2020

    Permit 202007109949 $$$ $95,000

    8/f: t.i includes demolition of non structural partitions and building new non structural partitions. new accessible shower room and new mother's room are being added as a building amenity. all new or revised meps, life safety and sprinkler if neede will be design build and submitted under seperately.

28. Feb 2021

    Issued Permit 202102164754 $$$ $1,871,000

    Ext facade: stone cladding repair spalls, add pins to broken stones, expoxy inject cracks.window wall repairs: replace existing seals, weatherstripping, paint panels and mullions.fire escape repairs: scrape off loose and flaking paint, replace broken connections, replace missing bolts, coat with hi-performance.

29. Nov 2022

    Permit 202211307373 $$$ $97,000

    Reroofing.

DBI holds 134 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 134. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.