643–665 Market Street
East Cut · San Francisco, CA 94105
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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.
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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.
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Dec 1981
Sign - erect.
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Nov 1988
Restoration and remodel work thru hotel incl. garden ct.
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Jan 1990
E.w.o. (s).
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Mar 1990
Fire protection, sprinklers.
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May 1990
Repair or replace seismic damage, new shear wall, add boiler.
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Aug 1990
New partitions, restaurant, kitchen toilet rms mechical/electrical.
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Sep 1999
Installation of a tractel/swingstage exterior building.
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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.
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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.
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May 2012
Non structural interior renovation of existing retail space. new lighting, plumbing, mechanical, ductwork, partitons, flooring, ceiling, millwork, soda foundation equipment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dec 2013
Barrier removal, new compliant lift and ramp at entrance. maher n/a.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oct 2015
Basement/ground fl. mep associated with interior ti 2015-0430-4994. life safety deferred.
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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.
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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.
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Oct 2023
Upgrade illumination from neon to rgb led for 2 existing roof top signs "the palace". single faced, roof signs.
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Nov 2024
Facade rehabilitation program comprising brick work repair/repointing, terracotta repair, facade cleaning, window replacement.
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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.
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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.
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.
Not yet documented: the developer, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update