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District 3 · Block 0288, Lot 017 · ZIP 94108

381–383 Bush Street

Office building

  • 8 stories
  • 15,682 ft2
  • 1,615.63 ft2 lot area
  • 47 rooms
  • 10 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3O
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1907

    Built.

  2. 1907

    The Alto Building, at the south-east corner of Kearny, was designed by M. J. Lyon and dates from 1907.

    San Francisco Planning Department, 116-124 Maiden Lane: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 98.833E, 1999.
  3. 1918

    The African American attorneys Oscar Hudson and McCants Stewart shared law offices in the Alto Building here in 1918.

    African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
  4. 1979

    The Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage rated the Alto Building "B" in the 1979 downtown survey it published as Splendid Survivors — the second of its four grades, for buildings it judged individually important for their architecture, their history and their setting. The Department of City Planning's 1976 Architectural Inventory coded it 1-F1-2.

    333 Bush Street draft initial study, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1981
  5. Oct 1994
    Permit 9417770 $$$ $9,000

    Light demolition of interior space remove existing restroom flrng.

  6. Nov 1994
    Permit 9418197 $$$ $100,000

    Interior tenant improvements.

  7. Jan 1995
    Permit 9500372 $$$ $5,000

    Reduction in tenant improvements, refer to appl #9418197.

  8. Jan 1995
    Permit 9501055 $$$ $2,000

    Erect 3 electric signs.

  9. Aug 1999
    Permit 9916007 $$$ $24,500

    Remodel coffee shop.

  10. Mar 2000
    Permit 200003305852 $$$ $1

    Renewal of application 9916007.

  11. Apr 2005
    Permit 200504018949 $$$ $40,000

    Demolition or remove some item shown in the plan, relocate case work, relocate plumbing, relocate.

  12. Jul 2010
    Permit 201007277497 $$$ $20,000

    Interior ti to starbucks. demolition vinyl walls, patch and finish with smooth paint. demolition casework and countertops. new countertops with new casework and relocated casework. demolition door and replace. demolition interior door and replace. demolition existing floor and refloor. no lighting, mechanical, fire.

  13. Apr 2016
    Permit 201604013734 $$$ $66,727

    Starbucks: exterior install newreserve graphics @ window. interior: remove existing&install newdoors.removeexistingfurniture & fixtures & providenew.removeexisting&installnewlights.removeexistingwall & floor finishes provde new.providenewhandsink @workroom, replaceexistingmop, sink &existingwater heater, update existingrestrm finishes.

  14. Oct 2020
    Permit 202010076072 $$$ $80,000

    Alteration of subsidewalk basement roof slab to install new accessible curb ramp.

  15. Feb 2022
    Permit 202202027206 $$$ $10,000

    Like for like fire alarm installation with sprinkler monitoring system. install facu. smoke detectors, pull stations, new aes, monitor module.

  16. Nov 2024
    Filed Permit 202411155120 $$$ $4,000

    Install raceway with electrical with 17 channel letters for "haraz coffee house" facing street for "sign b". share plans with 2024-1115-5119. for "haraz coffee house" business.

  17. Nov 2024
    Filed Permit 202411155119 $$$ $4,000

    Install raceway with electrical with 17 channel letters for "haraz coffee house " facing street for "sign a". ref to 2024-1115-5120. for "haraz coffee house".

  18. Mar 2026
    Filed Permit 202603278406 $$$ $8,000

    Install (2) identical raceway with illuminated 17 channel letters signs: "haraz coffee house" facing street.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 8 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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