536 Mission Street

1. September 2, 1976

   Golden Gate University held the property, whose institutional master plan was the first the City Planning Commission heard under the new rule requiring colleges and hospitals to file them.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
2. January 26, 1978

   The City Planning Commission found in conformity with the Master Plan the re-establishment of a 2.5-foot official sidewalk on Jessie Street south of Ecker Street, made in conjunction with an addition to Golden Gate University's building.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
3. Jul 1988

   Permit 8808958 $$$ $150,000

   Replace roofing, new stair, stiles over ducts.

4. Nov 1991

   Permit 9121833 $$$ $262,326

   Asbestos abatement in east wing remodel of steampipe insulat.

5. Apr 2005

   Permit 200504210556 $$$ $974,000

   Remodel of basement level at law school library includes adding new compact shelving & upgrading.

6. Apr 2006

   Permit 200604249749 $$$ $1,749,000

   Partial floor renovation of existing office and adult education (bocc) space to become office (bocc) space for same tenant. work in plaza level below ground floor.

7. Dec 2007

   Permit 200712059740 $$$ $1,500,000

   Partial renovation of portion of building, replace office space with adult education library space and office space. creating of a3 in library. sprinkler on seperate permit.

8. Apr 2010

   Permit 201004059658 $$$ $644,000

   Golden gate university-6th floor-renovation of existing classsrooms and office space to update finishes, ceilings, light fixtures, opearble partitions, mechanical and electrical upgrades. fire sprinklers to be installed over entire 6th floor.

9. May 2011

   Permit 201105246668 $$$ $524,340

   Reroofing.

10. Aug 2012

    Permit 201208248196 $$$ $300,000

    Installation of 24 at & t outdoor panel antennas & ancillary equipment to be mounted on existing penthouse & parapet. 300 sq ft. at & t equipment racks to be mounted in new equipment shelter on existing roof. 230 sq ft. antenna coaxial transmission lines from rru to antennas. power & telephone service to be.

11. Apr 2013

    Permit 201304235197 $$$ $1,142,000

    Renovation to 4th fl of existing building including new interior partitions, new finishes, new exterior windows and associated accessibility upgrades. no change to use or occupancy. mechanical under seperate permit.

12. May 2013

    Permit 201305146893 $$$ $185,000

    Install vav boxes, install new ductwork, install new air handler in mechanical room. demolition existing ductwork. add 5 fsds, vavs, 1 ahu. fan shut down per ls plans.

13. Dec 2013

    Permit 201312053377 $$$ $1,000,000

    3rd floor: renovation of classrooms in 3rd floor of existing building, new interior partitions and finishes, required accessibility upgrade. mechanical and electrical under separate permit.

14. Apr 2014

    Withdrawn Permit 201404244048 $$$ $984,000

    Classroom and lecture hall renovations to the mezzanine & 2/f including new interior partitions, new finishes, new tiered concrete floor & associated accessibility upgrades. no change in use or occupancy, new exterior windows.

15. Apr 2014

    Permit 201404304585 $$$ $984,000

    Classroom & lecture hall renovtions to the mezzanine & 2nd floor of existing building including new interior partitions, new finishes, new tiered concrete floor, new exterior windows & associated accessibility upgrades. no change in use or occupany.

16. Nov 2014

    Permit 201411131352 $$$ $1,500,000

    5th floor: renovations to the 5th floor classrooms of existing building including new interior partitions, new finishes, new exterior windows, new lighting and electrical, new mechanical distribution and associated accessibility upgrades, no change in use or occupancy.

17. Jan 2015

    Issued Permit 201501155843 $$$ $2,200,000

    Partial renovation of the plaza, 1/f & 6/f of existing building including demolition of existing non-structural partitions & existing finishes. new non-structural partitions, new finishes & associated acessibility upgrades. no change in use or occupancy. electrical mechanical, fire alarm & fire sprinkler.

18. Feb 2015

    Issued Permit 201502107885 $$$ $180,000

    Remove all distribution ductwork on the floor.install a ddc variable air volume distribution sys & new hot water reheat distribution to all zones, relocate one supply diffuser in 1st floor lounge. provide new supply & return air @ 6th floor lounge 6200, replace vav box modify ductwork, provide air/water.

19. Feb 2015

    Issued Permit 201502239029 $$$ $150,000

    1st & 6th floors: title 24 approval, reference 201501155843.

20. Mar 2015

    Permit 201503029644 $$$ $2,750,000

    Partial renovation of the 1st floor & mezz of existing bld. include demolition of non-structural partitions and finishes, and new toilet rooms, new non-structural partitions and new finishes.

21. Mar 2015

    Permit 201503160912 $$$ $1,600,000

    Partial renovation of 2/f, 3/f & 5/f of existing building including demolition of existing non structural partitions & existing finishes. new non structural partitions, new ceilings, new lighting and new finishes.

22. Apr 2015

    Permit 201504093228 $$$ $250,000

    Mechanical work 1st fl and mezzanine ref 201503029644 install (6) new vav boxes with reheat coil, install ductless split systems, install air handler on mez floor. install new ductwork and registers.

23. May 2015

    Permit 201505196663 $$$ $250,000

    2nd floor demolition: install 6 vav boxes with new distribution duct work. install new fan coil.3rd floor: demolition & install 4 new vav boxes with new duct work plus 6 new vav boxes. 5th floor: demolition and replace roof caps, demolition & install 7 new vav boxes with duct work. replace controls. ref app#201503160912.

24. February 24, 2026

    Brutalist Building at 536 Mission Street Deemed Eligible For Historic Designation, San Francisco — San Francisco YIMBY

25. April 27, 2026

    New Renderings For 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco — San Francisco YIMBY

26. September 9, 2026

    Lincoln Property Pays $31.6MM for Golden Gate University’s San Francisco Campus, Plans 46-Story Tower — The Registry

27. September 14, 2026

    SF Planning Commission OKs Tower on Former Golden Gate University Campus, Caps Office Allocation Below Developer’s Ask — The Registry

DBI holds 141 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 141. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

A historic resource review by Page & Turnbull in 2026 found the building eligible for the California Register as an example of Late Modernist and Brutalist architecture, describing an inverted ziggurat of board-form concrete alternating with red brick veneer over waffled concrete soffits, and treating the sunken plaza, the entrance bridge and the seating as one composition with the building. The site is under an option agreement; the proposal is for two towers of 47 storeys in its place.