655–671 Mission Street

1. 1907

   Built as the McLaughlin Building.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. 1907

   Designed by the German-born architect William Koenig, who settled in San Francisco in 1891.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. 1909

   Built as the Grant Building.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
4. May 18, 1910

   Otis elevator company contracted for one electric passenger elevator on a building.

   The San Francisco Call, 18 May 1910, p. 15
5. 1937

   The McLaughlin Co. Building, remodelled in the Streamline Moderne style in 1937-38 under a Federal Housing Administration façade improvement programme.

   San Francisco New Deal Historic Context Statement, adopted 2023
6. Feb 1982

   Permit 8201434 $$$ $115,000

   Building use: offices.

7. Apr 1982

   Permit 8202535 $$$ $300,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

8. Jul 1984

   Permit 8407665 $$$ $250,000

   Tenant improvement to a vacant 2/f of an exist. office building.

9. Apr 1993

   Permit 9306668 $$$ $500,000

   Seismic reinforce entire building/new stairs/elevator/toilet rm.

10. Sep 2001

    Permit 200109148361 $$$ $200,000

    Oti-1 3/f el me ls sp.

11. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712227263 $$$ $2,100,000

    Voluntary seismic upgrade to existing building on all floors per 403, ab-017. maher ordinance comply.

12. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712227269 $$$ $1,800,000

    Voluntary seismic upgrade to existing building on all floors per 403, ab-017. maher ordinance comply. maher ordinance comply.

13. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712277496 $$$ $100,000

    Soft demolition of interior partitions, doors, frames, hardware, floor, wall finishes. existing elevator shafts/lobbies, stairs, fire enclosures to remain. no exterior work ab017; n/a maher.

14. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712277497 $$$ $75,000

    Remove e interior partitions, doors, frames, hardware floor, wall finishes. e elevator shft lobbies, stairs, fire enclosures to remain. no exterior work. ab017. n/a maher.

15. Feb 2018

    Permit 201802272374 $$$ $30,000,000

    Merge lots and merge 2 adjacent buildings into a single parcel. 657 mission is type 1b & 667 mission is type 3b. improvements will include new cores with egress stairs & restrooms, newstorefronts, roof deck, 3 hours horizontal exits between buildings & mep systems. ** maher: n/a **.

16. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808318935 $$$ $10,000

    Deferred micro pile submittal for seismic upgrade. ref permit application 201712227263 and 201804206969.

17. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809190756 $$$ $20,000

    Installation of pg & e transformer vault on mission street.

18. Jan 2019

    Issued Permit 201901150373 $$$ $365,454

    Install new u6 6" fire service, new fire pump & backflow, new fdc & standpipe system. sprinkler protection througout. add 1422 hds. ref permit application #2018/0227/2374. **maher n/a**.

19. Jan 2019

    Permit 201901150384 $$$ $365,454

    Instal new 6" fire service, new fire pump & backflow, new fdc & standpipe sytem. sprinkler protection throghout. ref permit application #2018/0227/2374.**maher n/a**.

20. Mar 2019

    Issued Permit 201903185466 $$$ $85,000

    Installation of new fire alarm system in renovated core & shell building. ref permit application 2018-0227-2374.

21. Mar 2019

    Permit 201903286514 $$$ $6,000

    Revision to 201802272374, revise toilets rooms on level 1-6 to a gender.

22. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606223612 $$$ $2,929,920

    Tenant improvement on the 5th fl to include interior demolition and construction of new partitions, millwork, ceiling. drywall coverage at windows overlooking 667 mission. mep, life safety, and fire sprinkler under sep permit.

23. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606223622 $$$ $2,139,556

    Tenant improvemen on the 6th fl to include interior demolition of drinig fountain guards and storm drain riser. construction of new partition millwork and ceiong. mep under sep.

24. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606223621 $$$ $1,197,277

    New interconnecting stair between level 4-6.

25. Jun 2026

    Filed Permit 202606233694 $$$ $1,671,340

    4/f: tenant improvement to include interior demolition and construction of new partitions millwork and ceiling. mep, life safety and fire sprinkler under seperate permit.

26. Jun 2026

    Filed Permit 202606233692 $$$ $1,671,340

    4/f: tenant improvement to include interior demolition and construction of new partitions millwork and ceiling. mep, life safety and fire sprinkler under seperate permit.

27. Jun 2026

    Filed Permit 202606253939 $$$ $1,504,200

    Basement level: interior demolition and construction to create new mailroom and mpoe at basement. new lobby and relocation of trash room at 1st floor. mep under separate permit.

28. Jul 2026

    Issued Permit 202607074614 $$$ $700,000

    Mechanical & electrical work for tenant improvement on the 6th fl. ref arch 202606223622.

29. Aug 2026

    Filed Permit 202608066171 $$$ $175,000

    Mechanical and electrical work for tenant improvement on the 5th floor. ref#: 202606223612.

DBI holds 183 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 183. 18 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 1 expired permit is not shown.