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District 3 · Block 0270, Lot 037 · ZIP 94108

Pacific Telephone Company building

430–444 Bush Street · Financial District

  • 25,270 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned C3R
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1920s

    Photographed, showing the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company building.

    San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
  2. 1924

    Pacific Telephone Company building, designed by Bliss & Faville.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. July 2, 1964

    Photographed, showing the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company building.

    San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
  4. Jan 1982
    Permit 8200247 $$$ $283,427

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  5. 1984

    Known as the Pacific Telephone; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
  6. Feb 1986
    Permit 8602176S $$$ $5,000,001

    Conversion of existing building housing tel. equipment.

  7. Mar 1990
    Permit 9004054 $$$ $1,500,000

    Single floor b-2 occcupany tenant improvement.

  8. Jul 1996
    Permit 9612569 $$$ $150,000

    Seismic strenghtening.

  9. Apr 2002
    Issued Permit 200204164046 $$$ $304,735

    Furnish and test fire detection.

  10. Mar 2006
    Permit 200603025830 $$$ $564,000

    Modernize passenger gearless elevators 1-3w/new controls, selectors, hoistway wiring and recondition/modify after equipment such as signals & fixtures, door operating equipment: machines, provide new circuits, disconnects & control power supply for elevator gear, install gfi receptacles, misc control.

  11. Nov 2006
    Permit 200611087239 $$$ $150,000

    Hvac upgrades: replace package ac unit.

  12. Dec 2009
    Permit 200912032495 $$$ $440,000

    Coolong tower replacement on roof. relocation to new area on roof.

  13. Jun 2010
    Withdrawn Permit 201006023689 $$$ $225,569

    A new unnamed roof top telecomunications facility consisting of adding 3-new 2106 rbs cabinets, 3-new 3106 rbs cabinets on a 17'-0"x32'-0". lease area located on the roof, new 18" cable tray. also adding 12-new antenna paint to match existing building. & a new gps antenna.

  14. Jul 2011
    Permit 201107089748 $$$ $158,108

    A new unmanned roof top telecom facility adding (1) new rba72 lte cabinet, (2) new purcell lte cabinets, (5)new 3106 rbs cabinets on a 16'11" x33'4 1/2" lease area located on the roof, new 18" cable tray, also adding (11) new antennnas paint to match existing building. less than 50 gallons of electrolite.

  15. May 2013
    Issued Permit 201305207366 $$$ $1,023,112

    Demolition of existing partition non load bearing, ceiling and finishes. install new non-load bearing partitions, ceiling, finishes. modification of existing mechanical, electrical and plumbing distribution system.one hour windows on grant side of building and not rated on bush.

  16. May 2014
    Filed Permit 201405155901 $$$ $3,000,000

    Demolition of existing non load bearing partition, ceiling & finishes. install new non-load bearing partition, ceiling & finishes. modification of existing mechanical, electrical & plumbing distribution system. replace existing windows glazing. 1 hr on building sides & non rated on bush street side. replace.

  17. Jul 2015
    Permit 201507211990 $$$ $3,500,000

    Demoexistingnon-load bearing partitions, ceilings, ductwork, electrical conduit& plumbing fixtures.install new ceiling, interior partitions, lighting, doors, finishes&plumbing fixtures.alter both mechanical&electrical sys.refinish interior sideexistingexterior window frames.n/a maher ord.

  18. May 2019
    Permit 201905069761 $$$ $1,500,000

    4th floor - ti - select demolition and limited construction of partition walls, upgrade to interior finishes and restroom accessibility, no change to structure, no exterior or bld envelope changes. maher n/a.

  19. May 2019
    Permit 201905069758 $$$ $1,500,000

    2nd floor - ti - select demolition and limited construction of partition walls, upgrade to interior finishes and restroom accessibility, no change to structure, no exterior or bld envelope changes.

  20. May 2019
    Permit 201905080074 $$$ $1,500,000

    Tenant improvement of interior office spaces at floor 1 to include slelect demolition and limited construction of partition walls, upgrades to interior finishes and restrooms. no exterior work.

  21. May 2019
    Permit 201905130407 $$$ $1,000,000

    6th fl - ti of interior office spaces. demolition and limited construction of partition walls, upgrades to interior finishes and restroom accessibility. no change to structure, no exterior of building envelope changes.

  22. Dec 2021
    Permit 202112134326 $$$ $300,000

    Renovation of a portion of the existing lobby. work to include the installation of new decorative columns, decorative sculptures, electrical work, new wall finished and new ceiling finishes.

  23. May 2024
    Issued Permit 202405021307 $$$ $400,000

    Install (1) standby packaged 2mw 4160 volt diesel generator #3 (gen-3) & its associated after treatment system on the roof of 430 bush. provide & install fuel piping which transfer between the two buildings. provide & install piping for the equip. mentioned above. all misc. arch, mechanical, electrical, &.

DBI holds 110 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 110. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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