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2–8 California Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Office building
  • 8 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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37,586 sq ftBuilding area
4,316.2 sq ftLot area
79Rooms · 11 baths
  1. 1908

    Built.

  2. 1908

    St. Clair Building, designed by Nathaniel Blaisdell.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. Dec 1981

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8110375 $$$ $9,276
  4. Dec 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8210514 $$$ $30,000
  5. Mar 1990

    Structural seismic rehabiltation including adding.

    Expired Permit 9003927 $$$ $620,000
  6. Mar 1992

    Storefront partitioning.

    Complete Permit 9204074 $$$ $160,000
  7. Aug 1992

    Tenant improvement. no change in occupancy or occup. load.

    Expired Permit 9214029 $$$ $90,000
  8. Nov 1994

    Tenant improvement-partions, electrical ceiling & paint.

    Complete Permit 9419531 $$$ $101,185
  9. Oct 1999

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Expired Permit 9923123 $$$ $52,000
  10. Mar 2002

    Install fully fire sprinkler system per nfpa 13 total approx. 500 sprinkler heads.

    Cancelled Permit 200203040564 $$$ $70,000
  11. Jan 2005

    Install new pipes & sprinklers system - entire building-except 1st/fl per high-rise retrofit ordinance.

    Issued Permit 200501123130 $$$ $142,800
  12. Nov 2005

    Tenant improvement- remove one non structural wall reframe & add new one hour walls as required- mechanical-new hood and make up air - new handicap counter- type one hood, fire protection separate permit.

    Expired Permit 200511037312 $$$ $70,000
  13. Dec 2006

    Repair concerete spalls where concrete is expanding out from wall 2 on california streete 1 on embarcadero and 4 on the elevations opposite alifornia and embarcaero we will need 10' pedestrian canopy scaffold 8 feet high on embarcasdero street and a 20 post long canopy on california street.

    Complete Permit 200612089523 $$$ $12,000
  14. Aug 2007

    1st floor-interior tenant improvement of existing space-new finishes, ceiling & fixtures.

    Complete Permit 200708149682 $$$ $135,000
  15. Sep 2007

    Renew expired appl#200609142266.

    Issued Permit 200709051863 $$$ $35,000
  16. Oct 2007

    8th floor- build out floor to provide 3 offices on existing space 1 conference room, break/storage area telephone closet for 8th floor, hvac under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200710125274 $$$ $80,000
  17. Oct 2007

    2nd floor - build out floor to provide 2 offices on existing space 1 conference room 1 storage telephone closet work station areas for 2nd floor.

    Complete Permit 200710125279 $$$ $75,000
  18. Mar 2013

    Tenant improvement for cafe - bar the 1st floor tenant space. new accessible restroom, new mezzanine, new counters, new lighting, new storefront.

    Complete Permit 201303222783 $$$ $141,000
  19. Oct 2013

    Interior office space demolition and improvement to 3rd floor for potential lease. demolition includes removal of partition walls and carpet. improvement includes new tile and carpeted floors, painting, light fixtures, electrical work, doors, cabinets and counters.

    Complete Permit 201310290530 $$$ $75,000
  20. Oct 2014

    6th floor - t.i. demolition of existing partitions, build out three offices with sheet-rock, metal studs, glass partitions, lighting, carpet/tile flooring, cabinets. fire life safety and mechanical/electrical under separate. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201410088435 $$$ $75,000
  21. May 2016

    Renovation of existing lobby (main building lobby) to 1st fl. remove/replace existing wall and floor finishes, ceiling and ceiling fixtures, new lighting maher not req.

    Complete Permit 201605036414 $$$ $90,000
  22. Jul 2016

    5th floor: demolition of existing partitions. build-out 3 offices with sheet rock, metal studs, glass partitions, lighting, carpet/tile flooring, cabinets. fire life safety (sprinkler/devices) and electrical under separate permit. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201607212994 $$$ $85,000
  23. Feb 2017

    Demolition of existing partitions, build-out three offices with sheet rock, metal studs, glass partitions, lighting, carpet/tile flooring, cabinets. fire life safety (sprinkler/devices) and electrical under separate permit. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201702159504 $$$ $85,000
  24. Dec 2020

    Tenant improvement for a take out only coffee shop in existing shell. new non-structural partitions, storefront, equipment, fixtures, finishes, and mep upgrades.

    Complete Permit 202012221572 $$$ $96,500
  25. Aug 2022

    Ste# 800: demolition existing interior partition offices. build-out 5 offices with sheetrock, metal studs, glass partitions, lighting, carpet tile/ lvt/ tile flooring, and kitchen cabinets. fire life safety (sprinklers and devices). hvac and electrical under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 202208231103 $$$ $180,000
  26. Apr 2023

    Provide and install 2 4.5 ton fan coiles with 2 5 ton unit condensers.

    Complete Permit 202304034943 $$$ $30,000
  27. Jun 2026

    6/fl- relocate existing phone booths to open office area. addition of fire strobes tied to existing systems deferred.- no mep work.

    Issued Permit 202606082731 $$$ $100,000

DBI holds 91 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 91. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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