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District 3 · Block 0237, Lot 010 · ZIP 94111

244–256 California Street

Office building

  • 7 stories
  • 39,384 ft2
  • 5,309 ft2 lot area
  • 2 residential units
  • 20 rooms
  • 17 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3O
  • Historic resource
  • Sold August 25, 2016
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  1. 1908

    Built.

  2. Mar 1983
    Permit 8301881 $$$ $1

    Retro high rise electrical work.

  3. 1984

    Known as the Welch Building; 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.
  4. Sep 1985
    Permit 8510834 $$$ $20,000

    2nd floor and corridor upgrade.

  5. May 1986
    Permit 8605325 $$$ $59,000

    Interior alterations.

  6. Mar 1987
    Permit 8703733 $$$ $68,000

    Interior alteration to upgrade corridors, handdicap restroom.

  7. Nov 1989
    Permit 8921053 $$$ $75,000

    E.w.0.- non-structural.

  8. May 1990
    Permit 9008549 $$$ $85,000

    Install new cornicle to replace original damaged 10/89.

  9. Oct 1999
    Permit 9920756 $$$ $9,000

    Accessiility upgrade for 2nd floor restroom.

  10. Apr 2002
    Permit 200204164073 $$$ $9,000

    Adding horn/strobes to the existing system for the basement, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.

  11. Jun 2007
    Permit 200706224866 $$$ $68,000

    Repair and replace existing structural sidewalk. no additional work.

  12. Feb 2008
    Permit 200802013819 $$$ $9,000

    Revision to appl #200706224866: repair & replace existing structural sidewalk.

  13. Oct 2008
    Issued Permit 200810164338 $$$ $12,000

    Addition of 3 smoke detectors, 2 heat detectors & 2 repays in restaurant space in basement & 1st fl.

  14. Jun 2010
    Permit 201006285471 $$$ $43,000

    Replace existing air conditioner with new in kind, replac eexisitng make up air unit with new in kind.

  15. Feb 2011
    Issued Permit 201102099877 $$$ $9,500

    Scope of work includes 1 new conference room in suite 204. room is approx 150 sq ft. also includes new light fixture and repainting exiting ceiling.

  16. May 2011
    Issued Permit 201105166136 $$$ $9,800

    6th floor suite 600 - one new interior wall to subdivide existing room into 2 private offices. replace existing interior office doors. lighting under seperate permit.

  17. May 2014
    Permit 201405307127 $$$ $63,000

    Office tenant improvement: demolition non-structural partitions, construct new non-structural partitons. relocate door and frame. replace sink and counter top. install new ceiling grid and tile. new lighting. mechanical & electrical, fire/life safety: under separate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

  18. Sep 2014
    Permit 201409267380 $$$ $40,000

    Minor renovation to include the enclosure of a small private dining area towards the rear of the existing restaurants, including new partitions & new doors. n/a maher ordinance.

DBI holds 63 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 63. 9 expired permits are not shown.

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