603–615 Battery Street

1. July 27, 1906

   Cotton Bros. & Co. contracted for grading and pumping on a building, at $13,443.

   The San Francisco Call, 27 July 1906, p. 13
2. 1907

   Built.

3. March 26, 1907

   William S. Snook & Son and J. Hammond & Co. contracted for plumbing, sewering, fixtures and gas piping on a six-storey building, at $13,324.

   The San Francisco Call, 26 March 1907, p. 13
4. January 9, 1969

   A six-storey office building, originally designed for eight storeys, in the Jackson Square 65-foot height district; it was fully occupied, with tenants including the law book publisher Matthew Bender and Paul Masson Vineyards. The City Planning Commission approved, with four conditions, adding a seventh and eighth floor to the existing six-storey building, raising it to about 105 feet in the Jackson Square 65-foot height district.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
5. Jul 1984

   Permit 8407590 $$$ $5,000

   Install automatic teller machine in window wall at bank ent.

6. Apr 1994

   Permit 9406530 $$$ $60,000

   Renewal of application 9309595.

7. Jul 1994

   Permit 9410552 $$$ $148,000

   Restroom remodel 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors-title 24 & ada guidelines.

8. Dec 1995

   Permit 9521685 $$$ $320,000

   Cti 1 5th fl el me.

9. Jun 2004

   Permit 200406146308 $$$ $60,000

   T.i of an existing restaurant. no exterior work.

10. Nov 2004

    Permit 200411179462 $$$ $45,000

    Restroom accessibility upgrades & stair landing @ door leveledto 6ht floor. electrical, plumbing, **.

11. Dec 2004

    Permit 200412010427 $$$ $225,000

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

12. Apr 2012

    Permit 201204259054 $$$ $50,000

    Demolition only, per ab 017: remove existing paritiion walls, office, gyp, metal framing, carpet, hvac, ducting, tile elecrical circiuts.

13. Jul 2012

    Permit 201207134807 $$$ $750,000

    4th floor-commercial tenant improvement interior demolition done under separate approved permit application 201204248939. this project incl. additional minor deno, construction of non struct. interior partitions, doors, millwk finishes, ceilings, electrical n lighting. design build m.e.p. under separate pa.

14. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303081769 $$$ $750,000

    5th floor commercial t.i. - scope includes demolition of electricla & non-structural partitions, construction of new non-structural partitions, doors, millwork, electrical, lighting & finishes. design/build mep under separate permit. project does not alter occupancy or s.f.

15. Apr 2013

    Permit 201304154545 $$$ $45,000

    5th floor: provide/install an intercommunicating stair between the fourth and fifth floor of 615 battery st.

16. Apr 2013

    Permit 201304265606 $$$ $160,000

    5th floor-commercial tenant improvement-mechanical & electrical (ductwork, 2 reheat coils, diffusers).

17. Jun 2021

    Issued Permit 202106212851 $$$ $500,000

    Tenant improvement on the 2nd floor to include demolition of partitions and finishes. construction of non-load bearing partition and ceiling, finishes lighting and millwork.

18. Dec 2022

    Permit 202212228937 $$$ $50,000

    3/floor: safe off electrical, demolition interior non-bearing partitions, acoustical ceilings and finishes. 7000sf.

19. Jun 2023

    Permit 202306079476 $$$ $247,500

    Reroofing.

20. Jul 2023

    Permit 202307031378 $$$ $1,184,500

    3rd fl - interior ti including new partitions, millwork, finishes, lighting and concrete ramp; demolition includes removal of portion of existing wall to create a new commicating opening between the adjacent building.

21. Aug 2023

    Permit 202308305615 $$$ $1,042,067

    3/f: deferred mep: demolition existing and install new duct hvac equipment, connecting power to new or relocated light fixtures, power outlets and tenant equipment, plumbing connections and fixtures to breakroom and mens/women restrooms. ref permit application 202307031378.

22. Dec 2024

    Permit 202412166861 $$$ $38,500

    New interior communicatiing opening between 6th fl of 615 battery st and 633 battery st. work includewsw demolition of portion of perimeter wallk, construction of new concrete lintel, and new roll down fire doors on both sides of the opening, new drinking fountain.

23. Mar 2025

    Permit 202503212723 $$$ $484,753

    6th fl: interior alteration of existing office suite. new non structural partitions, millwork, ceilings, finishes. remodel of existing restrooms, new accessible platform lift & alterations to portions of the 5th & 6th fl stairwell.

24. May 2025

    Permit 202505055833 $$$ $384,260

    6/f: deferred mep submittal for building permit 202503212723 includes mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.

DBI holds 71 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 71. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired permits are not shown. The 1990 unreinforced-masonry survey dates the building to 1906; the assessor's roll gives 1907.