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400–410 California Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94104

  • Built 1907
  • Bank building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • City landmark (Article 10)
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33,028 sq ftBuilding area
10,846 sq ftLot area
8Rooms · 7 baths

Permit history

  1. Oct 1981

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Cancelled Permit 8109414 $$$ $80,000
  2. Sep 1984

    Replacement of concrete ribs on the exterior of the building.

    Complete Permit 8410268 $$$ $500,000
  3. Jul 1990

    Removal, replace &/or repair existing facade damage.

    Expired Permit 9014618 $$$ $700,000
  4. Sep 1990

    Tenant alteration of 6/f drywall partitions, acoustical ceng.

    Complete Permit 9019259 $$$ $500,000
  5. Jan 1998

    Cti-1 11thfl, el, me, l/s, sp.

    Expired Permit 9800083 $$$ $390,000
  6. Jan 1998

    Oti-1 17th floor el me l/s sp.

    Complete Permit 9801008 $$$ $450,000
  7. May 1998

    Provide t/i including mechanical electrical & plumbing.

    Expired Permit 9809693 $$$ $80,000
  8. Sep 1998

    Oti-1 el, me, ls, sp, 13th floor.

    Complete Permit 9819817 $$$ $37,500
  9. Jul 2000

    One stop-, tenant improvement to 12th fl. install new offices in same area upgrade toilet f/acc.

    Complete Permit 200007245961 $$$ $500,000
  10. Dec 2001

    Provide t/i for 18th & 19/f per plans includd mechanical electrical & plumbing.

    Complete Permit 200112125044 $$$ $2,100,000
  11. May 2003

    New interior shell space @9th fl. partition, ceiling, ele, mechanical.plum, newcompliant restrms/finishes.

    Complete Permit 200305205100 $$$ $500,000
  12. Aug 2005

    Oti-1, 7th floor, el, me, ls, sp.

    Complete Permit 200508220830 $$$ $650,000
  13. Sep 2006

    Oti-1 2nd floor el me ls sp.

    Expired Permit 200609152424 $$$ $800,000
  14. Nov 2007

    Replace existing structural supports for window washing davits at parapet of 18 & 19 floors roof top. not visible from street.

    Cancelled Permit 200711067426 $$$ $500,000
  15. Aug 2008

    Replacement of existing chiller and associate mechanical and electrical equipment.

    Complete Permit 200808189401 $$$ $2,750,000
  16. May 2010

    Fire alarm retrofit for entire building.

    Complete Permit 201005142478 $$$ $250,000
  17. Apr 2011

    Basement 1 & ground level - leed ci tenant improvement. demolish all non-structural partitions, suspended ceiling, finishes, electrical, mechanical, & plumbing, replace with new on b1 level. install new mechanical sys on ground fl lobby.

    Complete Permit 201104184276 $$$ $610,875
  18. Nov 2011

    Tenant improvement to existing office space. remodel existing restrooms to accomodate disabled access in the 14th and 16th floors. alteration to existing elevator lobby on the 14th floor to accomodate disabled access.

    Complete Permit 201111108727 $$$ $400,000
  19. Aug 2012

    20th & 21st fl-demolition ofexistingcooling towers&concrete supports. demolition concrete roof.relocate exhaust fans.install new cooling towers&piping.electrical wk associated with c.t &fan installation. new building maintenance unit.install new steel equip platform.no ada wk.alarm&sprinkler defered permit.

    Complete Permit 201208076753 $$$ $4,000,000
  20. Sep 2012

    Tenant improvement on the 15th fl including demolition, drywall, millwork, finishes, electric and mechanical. all doors and office fronts by dirh systems under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201209240508 $$$ $1,220,800
  21. Feb 2013

    Office t.i. of empty shell space on b.1 level. minor electrical for new furniture and lighting. minor hvac connecting to existing system inside space.

    Complete Permit 201302200491 $$$ $363,500
  22. Jun 2014

    Installation of new 20th floor mechanical platform and screen and 1st floor fluid oil pump room in preparation for installation of new emergency standy generator under separate permit; install new transformer on 8th floor.ups room; compliance with ord 155-13 not required.

    Complete Permit 201406138340 $$$ $1,800,000
  23. Apr 2018

    Voluntary seismic strengthening: selective removal and replacement of structural walls, framing, etc. **n/a for maher**.

    Complete Permit 201804237048 $$$ $2,500,000
  24. Apr 2018

    Architectural/landscape of removal and replacement of non-structural partitions, ceilings, architectural finishes, landscape(as required) to accomodate voluntary seismic strengthening. mep seperate permit.**maher n/a** n.b. see 2018-0423-7048 for structural aspects. roof occ load 307.

    Complete Permit 201804247160 $$$ $670,800
  25. Oct 2018

    Mechanical, electrical and plumbing removal and replacement of mechanical and electrical distribution and lighting as required to accommodate voluntary seismic stregthening under sep permit 201804242160.

    Issued Permit 201810112890 $$$ $300,000

DBI holds 322 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 322. 20 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the developer and the early tenants. The assessor's roll gives 1907; the city's statement on Progressive Era and early revival styles gives 1906-1908. Submit an update