Metropolis Trust & Savings Bank-

1. 1913

   The small building at 619 Market, on the same parcel as the tower at 33 New Montgomery and then the smallest left on lower Market Street, was built for Hoffman's Grill to designs by the engineer Woodworth Wethered. M. J. "Pop" Sullivan had founded the restaurant around the corner on Second Street after New York's Hoffman House, and its staff had saved its paintings and the silver urn for heating clam juice from the 1906 fire.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
2. May 26, 1950

   Photographed.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
3. 1981

   Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 144, Hoffman's Grill.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
4. 1986

   A high-rise built under San Francisco's 1985 Downtown Plan, reflecting the Postmodern movement's return to historic precedent.

   South of Market Area Historic Context Statement, adopted 2011
5. Nov 2001

   Permit 200111304228 $$$ $450,000

   Oti-1, 6th floor, el, me, ls, sp.

6. Apr 2014

   Permit 201404213750 $$$ $554,125

   7/f: non-structural interior demolition and construction in an existing vacant space for a new tenant. t-24 calls and electrical work under seperate permit. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

7. Jun 2015

   Issued Permit 201506249741 $$$ $750,000

   Remodel of existing bank space including new private offices, new accessible toilet room, walls, lighting millwork finishes and furniture. no change to use or occupancy. work to include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. fire sprinkler and alarm work to be under separate permit. n/a for maher.

8. Aug 2015

   Permit 201508214970 $$$ $571,395

   2, 4, 11 & 12th floors: remodel existing elevator lobbies - including lights, t-bar & finishes. no structural or exterior work. maher na.

9. Mar 2016

   Permit 201603253066 $$$ $778,080

   17th floor - demolition of existing interior construction & construction of interior partition, doors, millwork, electrical, ceilings & lighting. no structural work occurs. n/a maher ordinance.

10. Nov 2016

    Permit 201611162844 $$$ $550,000

    2nd generation ti includes demolition of non bearing walls, millwork, finishes and portion of corridor. new interior partitions, glazing, doors/frames, lighting, power, millwork and portion of corridor, no structural maher na.

11. Dec 2016

    Issued Permit 201612013851 $$$ $500,000

    Full remodel of existing banking center 1. remove existing interior partitions. 2. construct new offices. 3. new accessible unisex restroom. 4. new lighting per title 24. 5. upgrade interior finishes. revision to 201506249741 maher na.

12. Mar 2018

    Permit 201803012596 $$$ $350,000

    5/f: suite 500 - ti dmeo of non-load bearing walls, millwork, finishes and ceiling, new interior partitions, glazing, doors/frames, lighting, power, and millwork. there is no structural work associated. mep deferred. maher na.

13. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807255463 $$$ $715,200

    9th fl; suite 950- remodel of an existing vacant suite. demolition includes wall, doors, frmaes, ceiling & lighting of the common corridor for reconfiguration. new non-structure interior walls, door, frames glaze, millwork, plumbing, electrical, ceiling, light fixtures & finishes.

14. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807265575 $$$ $500,000

    10/f suite 1000: project is a second generation t.i. including demolition of non-bearning walls, millwork, finishes & portion of cooridor, also new interior partitions, glazing, door/frames, lighting, power.

15. Feb 2019

    Issued Permit 201902193217 $$$ $400,000

    Expansion of existing tenant suite to an adjacent suite, the scope of work includes demolition of interior non-structural partitions, doors, frames, glazing, ceiling at existing suite entry, finishes & electrical, the new consists of new interior non strucural partiton, electrical, doors, frames, mechanical & finishes.

16. May 2019

    Permit 201905201090 $$$ $488,920

    2nd fl: expansion of existing suite #220: includes demolition of existing wall, door, millwork, ceiling, glazing, power, ltg, plmg, & finishes. standard t.i. non structural including nw walls, doors, glazing, power, plmg, ceiling, ltg, finishes, & millwork. update 2nd fl. men's/women's restroom. to comply 2016 cbc.

17. Nov 2020

    Permit 202011199339 $$$ $260,000

    10/f: suite #1900 - selective demolition of non-load bearing partitions, electrical, ceiling, lighting, and finishes. standard improvements to include new partitions, doors and hardware, glazing, ceiling, lighting, finishes, and mill work.

18. May 2021

    Permit 202105170474 $$$ $640,000

    Floors 15 & 17 t.i.: minor demolition, new wall, door, finishes, millwork, lighting, unconcentrated furniture with mnor electric work.

19. Dec 2021

    Permit 202112094084 $$$ $500,000

    Basement: demolition non load partitions, restrooms, concrete ramp, stair and small elevator, suspended ceiling and light fixtures, gypsum ceiling, and electrical. new construction: fill in ceiling, restrooms, doors, frames and hardware, ada lift, call button, card readers, fire existing, cabinet, finishes.

20. Mar 2023

    Permit 202303093307 $$$ $93,000

    14th fl- ti to include new interior partitions, glazing door/frames, new lighting and millwork. mep, sprinkler and fire alarm to be deferred permits.

21. Mar 2023

    Permit 202303173862 $$$ $600,000

    20/f: t.i to include new interior partitions, glazaing doors/frames, new lighting and millwork existing ada compliant restrooms to remain. mep and fire life safety under sep permit.

22. Mar 2023

    Permit 202303224138 $$$ $320,000

    18/f: t.i. include new interior partitions, glazing, doors/frames, new lighting and millwork. existing ada compliant restrooms to remain. no structural. mep deferred.

23. Apr 2023

    Permit 202304044986 $$$ $900,000

    19/f- ste# 1900: selective demolition of non-load bearing partitions, doors, millwork, ceilings. new partitions, doors & hardware, power, ceiling, lighting & fixtures.

24. Apr 2023

    Permit 202304216183 $$$ $500,000

    14th fl - ti work to inlcude new lighting & mechanical work @ 14th fl. ref pa 2023-0309-3307.

25. Dec 2025

    Issued Permit 202512040978 $$$ $750,000

    9th/f t.i. new partitions, offices, conference rooms, and 14 new phone booths. mep deferred.

26. May 2026

    Filed Permit 202602266621 $$$ $1,693,726

    1. modify the central cooling plant. 2. existing chillers will be demolished, and new chillers will be installed. 3. cooling tower vibration isolation springs on the roof will be replaced.

27. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606042530 $$$ $650,000

    18th floor, suites 1810 and 1840: market ready improvement for office suite(4, 500 sq ft)combing suites and constructing new walls, lighting, flooring, drinking fountain & stall accessibility.

DBI holds 627 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 627. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 1 expired permit is not shown. The assessor dates the building to 1986, after this photograph was taken. The building is dated 1913 in its landmark designation; the assessor's roll gives 1986.