The Sharon Bldg

1. 1912

   Built for the Sharon Estate Company, which also rebuilt the Palace Hotel and much of the rest of the street.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
2. 1912

   The Sharon Building, designed by architect George Kelham; San Francisco Landmark #163.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. 1983

   Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 163, Sharon Building.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
4. Mar 1994

   Permit 9403116 $$$ $800,000

   Demolish exist. partitions, install new stairs, lockerooms.

5. Jul 2007

   Permit 200707237438 $$$ $125,000

   Mezz & 2nd floor-demolition of existing non-structural walls, install new walls for 3 new exercise rooms and new chropractic offices on mezzanine level.

6. 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
7. Oct 2010

   Permit 201010153119 $$$ $50,000

   Relocate wall between kitchen & customer area. install new cabinetry in customer area. door swing @ entry to remain as is. add new finishes in customer area only.

8. Sep 2019

   Permit 201909192136 $$$ $161,600

   Floors 4-8: selective demolition of non load bearing partitions, ceiling finishes, light fixtures, millwork, and plumbing fixtures. no ceiling demolition. vacant under ab-017. n/a for maher.

9. Feb 2020

   Permit 202002134480 $$$ $325,000

   Demolition of sidewalk & basement area, new construction of new underground pg & e vault installation.

10. Aug 2020

    Permit 202008252610 $$$ $6,500,000

    New fire rated shaftwall construction for new electrical & mechanical systems on level 2 to 8. new fire protected stair enclosures. new electrical room in basement & 1 hour fire rated corridor on roof new mechanical units. steel equipment platforms & new tpo single - ply roofing system.

11. Oct 2021

    Permit 202110120239 $$$ $684,820

    Install 1 backflow preventer, 1 750 gpm at 95 psi fire pump, class 1 automatic wet standpipe system at stair 1 & 2, tie-in existing 2 fdcs to standpipe system, install automatic wet sprinkler systems on floor 2-8 and penthouse. total added sprinklers 560. ref. permit application 202107124177 & 202109295406.

12. Dec 2021

    Permit 202112224941 $$$ $87,700

    Replace existing obsolete firelite facu with new addressable est facu & led annunciator. notification & initiating devices will be replaced on like-for-like basis. new monitor modules. errcs system monitored by fire alarm system. new two-way communication system infrastructure backbone provided.

13. Feb 2022

    Approved Permit 202202228465 $$$ $900,000

    Addition of a new roof deck on the 9th lvl or 8th floor roof converting this level to an occupied roof deck as amentity to the commercial office. new 735 sq ft roof deck, roof deck planters, egress paths, perimeter guard rails, new 2-stop elevator for accessibility & extending two mstairs to roof.

14. Mar 2023

    Permit 202303214038 $$$ $100,000

    To provide an emergency response radio coverage system (errcs) including backbone that meets state and local codes and requirements.

15. Dec 2025

    Issued Permit 202512232562 $$$ $210,000

    3, 5, 6, 7, 8th/f: identical t.i. new men's/women's restrooms, kitchenette/snack for office use only. interior work only.

16. Mar 2026

    Issued Permit 202603026767 $$$ $210,500

    Remove non-compliant convenience stair 3 add non-bearing office partition @ floors 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8. no change of use on office floors.

17. May 2026

    Issued Permit 202605221808 $$$ $85,000

    Ground floor/mezzanine improvements, add restrooms/kitchenette, non-bearing partions, to ground floor, add kitchenette/snack counters and non-bearing partitions to mezzanine (no catering service).

18. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606263999 $$$ $48,500

    Floors 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8: m.e.p permit for bpa 202601214251 and 202603026767.

DBI holds 73 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 73. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 11 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The report gives this building's address as 39 New Montgomery Street in its inventory table and 57-61 New Montgomery Street in its narrative.