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643–665 Market Street

East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 1909
  • Hotel
  • 9 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • City landmark (Article 10)
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591,732 sq ftBuilding area
94,599 sq ftLot area
591Rooms · 560 baths
  1. October 5, 1875

    The Palace Hotel opened here to designs by the New York architect John P. Gaynor, the largest and best-appointed hotel in the country at the time.

    Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
  2. 1909

    The shell of the 1875 hotel was pulled down after the earthquake and a new hotel built in its place to designs by the New York firm Trowbridge & Livingston.

    Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
  3. Dec 1981

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8110404 $$$ $1,000
  4. Nov 1988

    Restoration and remodel work thru hotel incl. garden ct.

    Complete Permit 8817176S $$$ $50,000,000
  5. Jan 1990

    E.w.o. (s).

    Complete Permit 9001571 $$$ $1,000,000
  6. Mar 1990

    Fire protection, sprinklers.

    Complete Permit 9004294 $$$ $1,300,000
  7. May 1990

    Repair or replace seismic damage, new shear wall, add boiler.

    Complete Permit 9008740 $$$ $1,750,000
  8. Aug 1990

    New partitions, restaurant, kitchen toilet rms mechical/electrical.

    Complete Permit 9017427 $$$ $500,000
  9. Sep 1999

    Installation of a tractel/swingstage exterior building.

    Complete Permit 9920442 $$$ $481,000
  10. 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
  11. Nov 2010

    A newunmanned telecommunication facility consisting of (8)new rds cabinets, (6)new rrun's, (12)new rruw's (6)new rrh's, and (12)new at&t antennas painted to match existing penthouse.

    Complete Permit 201011225443 $$$ $195,000
  12. May 2012

    Non structural interior renovation of existing retail space. new lighting, plumbing, mechanical, ductwork, partitons, flooring, ceiling, millwork, soda foundation equipment.

    Complete Permit 201205100263 $$$ $432,000
  13. Jun 2012

    A new unmanned telecom facility consisting of adding new rba-72 cabinet, bbu, new main panel, transformer, sub panel (2) new purcells, (5) new pbc-02, (14) new rrus. (2) new surge protector (2) 3578 cabinets, (8) new antennas, painte to match. revision to permit application 201011225443.

    Issued Permit 201206061997 $$$ $195,000
  14. Jul 2013

    Voluntary head end upgrade. see approv pre appl ltr on pg fa0.01. upgrade existing85/40 fms/fas sys to metasys bms&ifc 3030 facp.voluntary replace fire alarm control panel with bms per sffd ab# 3.04.special insp req as per plans.

    Complete Permit 201307242653 $$$ $140,000
  15. Dec 2013

    No exterior work. renovation of 555 guestrms on floors 2-8 of the palace hotel. typical guestrm to receive new finishes, faucets and sinks. accessible upgrades to include path of travel, accessible and hearing impared dispension. new carpet and paint in corridors (compliance with maher ordinance.

    Complete Permit 201312234897 $$$ $10,000,000
  16. Dec 2013

    Barrier removal, new compliant lift and ramp at entrance. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201312315351 $$$ $50,000
  17. Jan 2014

    T.i. for new restaurant, new kitchen, adding 2 new restrooms, partitions stair case, electrical, plumbing & mechanical. sprinkler & fire alarm under separate permits. no change to exterior. compliance with ord #155-13 not required.

    Complete Permit 201401287270 $$$ $500,000
  18. Oct 2014

    Interior non structural renovatations of hotel fitness center on 4th fl only. scope also includes voluntary accessibility upgrade to existing menes and womens restrooms maher not req.

    Complete Permit 201410027971 $$$ $225,000
  19. Nov 2014

    New tiles on pool deck and inside pool and spa; demolition tile file and approved under permit application 201410279985. compliance with maher ordinance no. 155-13 not required.

    Complete Permit 201411242374 $$$ $20,000
  20. Dec 2014

    Fire alarm ada room retrofit add 46 addressable smokes with low frequency bases, 17 speakers, 91 strobes, 44 sync mods, 7 power supplies, 25 monitor modules, 25 relays, 15 eol spervision relays. maher ord-ext #155-13 not req'd.

    Complete Permit 201412264511 $$$ $188,450
  21. Apr 2015

    Ti and change of use for new wine store on gr floor and basement. work includes new partitions, fixtures, millwork. no change to exterior. mep and fire protection under separate permit maher not req.

    Complete Permit 201504304994 $$$ $512,000
  22. Oct 2015

    Basement/ground fl. mep associated with interior ti 2015-0430-4994. life safety deferred.

    Complete Permit 201510149660 $$$ $75,000
  23. Sep 2017

    Remove 3 existing chillers, replace with 2 new chillers, remove 3 exiting chw pumps, replace with 2 new chw pumps, remove e existing cw pumps and replace with 2 new cw pumps, remove 1 existing cooling tower and replace with 1 new cooling tower, add 1 heat exchanger.

    Complete Permit 201709269601 $$$ $900,000
  24. Sep 2017

    Verizon wireless to install new unmanned telecommunication facility at the palace hotel. the base station equipment will be in the basement. install 12 antennas, 28 rrus and 16 raycap surge supressors behind 3 frp screens.

    Issued Permit 201709269609 $$$ $160,000
  25. Oct 2023

    Upgrade illumination from neon to rgb led for 2 existing roof top signs "the palace". single faced, roof signs.

    Issued Permit 202310128549 $$$ $153,377
  26. Nov 2024

    Facade rehabilitation program comprising brick work repair/repointing, terracotta repair, facade cleaning, window replacement.

    Issued Permit 202411205356 $$$ $6,500,000
  27. Mar 2026

    Rooftop 9th/f: replace 5 rooftop air handlers with new air handlers with similar capacities for heating, cooling & electrical, ahus are of similar weights.

    Issued Permit 202603036843 $$$ $727,619
  28. Jul 2026

    Roof top replace 6 air handlers located on mezzanine fl with new air handler of similar weights, electrical scope will be disconnection & reconnection of wrting for each air handler.

    Issued Permit 202607175196 $$$ $1,200,000

DBI holds 146 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 146. 11 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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