Monadnock Building

1. 1906

   Built as the Monadnock Building.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. 1906

   The Monadnock Building, designed by architect Frederick H. Meyer.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. April 18, 1906

   Its shell was among the handful in the district left standing after the April 1906 earthquake and fire.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
4. March 20, 1909

   W. W. Montague contracted for ceramic flooring and tile base for the cafe in the Monadnock building, for the Realty Bond and Improvement corporation.

   The San Francisco Call, 20 March 1909, p. 17
5. February 8, 1910

   The Robert Dalziel Jr. Company contracted for additions and changes to the ventilating apparatus of a restaurant in the Monadnock Building, at $2,143.

   The San Francisco Call, 8 February 1910, p. 13
6. 1917

   The 1917 Crocker-Langley city directory lists the offices of Oscar Hudson, an African American attorney, in the Monadnock Building here.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
7. 1920s

   The offices of the Manila Monthly, one of two Filipino-oriented publications in the city directories of the 1910s and 1920s.

   San Francisco Filipino Heritage: Addendum to the South of Market Historic Context Statement, 2013
8. May 1984

   Permit 8405653 $$$ $300,000

   Demolition & installing new stairway.

9. May 1984

   Permit 8405699 $$$ $1,000,000

   Exterior facade renovation on the 1st & 2nd floors.

10. 1988

    Restoration of the Monadnock Building by architect Piero Patri, whose best-known work was in restoration.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
11. 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
12. Sep 2010

    Permit 201009271711 $$$ $1,246,680

    7th fl, interior tenant improvement including installation of partitions, ceiling, flooring, mechanical, electrical & plumbing.

13. Dec 2010

    Permit 201012166870 $$$ $750,000

    6th floor - installations of interior partition, doors, suspended ceiling, flooring, furniture, add addition toilet rooms.

14. Apr 2014

    Permit 201404102980 $$$ $4,739,000

    Consist exterior facade maintenance & repair incl removal existing paint, brick masonry repair & restoration, structural steel repair, terra cotta repair & restoration, sheet metal repair & restoration, flashing & water proofing, gfrc repair, new paint. ** maher ordinance# 155-13 not applicable **.

15. Nov 2014

    Issued Permit 201411050767 $$$ $808,000

    3rd floor: tenant improvement consisting of new partitions, finishes & mep; sprinklers, fire alarm, separate permits. maher n/a.

16. Dec 2014

    Permit 201412264542 $$$ $1,000,000

    Project consists of removal of canopies & storefronts & replacement with new storefronts. n/a for maher ordinance.

17. Jul 2015

    Permit 201507222148 $$$ $1,500,000

    4th floor - tenant improvement to build new partitions, doors, break room, ceiling, millwork & finishes & mep. life safety & sprinklers on separate permit. n/a maher ordinance. a.k.a. 861 market street.

18. Sep 2016

    Issued Permit 201609228498 $$$ $1,075,000

    Ti suite 220 existing finishes to remain. suite 290: demolition finishes & partitions. new partitions, door/frames, sidelights, finishes, ceiling system/devices light fixtures and electrical.

19. Jan 2020

    Permit 202001282872 $$$ $1,906,715

    Interior ti to existing 5th fl office space, kitchen area, & collaboration and conference spaces. no change of use; replace restroom finishes and accessories. mep deferred.

20. Jul 2020

    Permit 202007200488 $$$ $990,000

    Mep scope for interior improvement to existing 5th floor office space, kitchen areas and collaboration and conferences spaces (building permit #2020-0128-2872). no change of use, replace restroom finishes and accessories.

21. Sep 2021

    Permit 202109168579 $$$ $2,300,000

    T.i. of the existing space on the ground floor of 685 market. this consists of nw mep systems and finishes for 2 nw bars & a liquor store. nw wood flooring, wall paneling, ceilings, metal hand rails, millwork concrete infill & new restauarant.

22. Aug 2022

    Permit 202208110366 $$$ $890,000

    Lobby - modification of existing ground fl lobby, elevator lobby, corridor, and includes new millwork, new light fixtures, new guard desk, stone floor, and remedial accessibility work in restrooms.

23. Jan 2025

    Permit 202501138215 $$$ $2,288,400

    10th floor: ref demolition permit application 202412237315. t.i. const. of non-load bearing partitions. new doors glazing. & hardwhere, new ceilings and lights fixtures. new power data receptacles, new millwork & finishes. modification of existing restrooms. additional of an accessible gender neutral restroom.

24. Jan 2025

    Permit 202501138214 $$$ $2,288,400

    9th floor: ref demolition permit application 202412237315. t.i. const. of non-load bearing partitions. new doors glazing. & hardwhere, new ceilings and lights fixtures. new power data receptacles, new millwork & finishes. modification of existing restrooms. additional of an accessible gender neutral restroom.

25. Jan 2025

    Permit 202501138213 $$$ $2,288,400

    8th floor: ref demolition permit application 202412237315. t.i. const. of non-load bearing partitions. new doors glazing. & hardwhere, new ceilings and lights fixtures. new power data receptacles, new millwork & finishes. modification of existing restrooms. additional of an accessible gender neutral restroom.

26. Feb 2025

    Permit 202502190618 $$$ $90,000

    10/f: mechanical & electrical for pa-202501138215.

27. Mar 2025

    Permit 202503132156 $$$ $1

    8th /f: mechanical & electrical ref to t.i. 202501138213.

28. Apr 2025

    Permit 202504104123 $$$ $2,500,000

    2/fl- ti to floor including addition of restroom, shower rooms, conference, library, alternate work areas and raised platform in all hands area.

29. Jun 2025

    Permit 202506168762 $$$ $999,000

    1st/f: t.i. non structural partitions, finishes, & raised platform. work includes new 21" platform to courtyard & modifications to existing railing for new finishes at annie st. enttrance.

30. Jun 2025

    Permit 202506178843 $$$ $1,635,840

    2nd fl deferred mep for permit application 2025-0410-4123.

31. Jul 2025

    Permit 202507281741 $$$ $2,500,000

    7th floor: full t.i. in a 10 story hi-rise building. new non structural partitions, ceilings, and finishes. includues a breakroom/pantry. mep deferred.

32. Aug 2025

    Permit 202508072566 $$$ $1,200,000

    7/f: deffered mep to permit application 202507281741.

33. Feb 2026

    Issued Permit 202602266584 $$$ $2,500,000

    4/f: full office t.i, new non-structural partitions, ceilings and finishes, employee break room/pantry.

DBI holds 507 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 507. 25 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 1 expired permit is not shown. The inventory table in the same report dates this building to 1906, the year of the earthquake it describes the building as having survived.