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999 California Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94108

  • Built 1926
  • Hotel
  • 19 stories
  • Zoned RM-4
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • City landmark (Article 10)
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310,000 sq ftBuilding area
56,715 sq ftLot area
516Rooms · 426 baths
  1. 1940s

    The Top of the Mark at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, especially busy during the Second World War.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  2. Jun 1982

    Building use: hotel.

    Complete Permit 8205297 $$$ $60,000
  3. Aug 1983

    Demolition work non-structural-remove miscellaneous.

    Complete Permit 8307981 $$$ $250,000
  4. May 1986

    Remodel guest rooms.

    Complete Permit 8606224 $$$ $3,500,000
  5. Feb 1988

    Remodel guestrooms suites on the 18th floor.

    Complete Permit 8801849 $$$ $400,000
  6. Mar 1990

    Exterior earthquake damage repair.

    Expired Permit 9004171 $$$ $196,000
  7. Oct 1994

    Handicap access upgrade-2 lobby bathrms, 12 guestrooms.

    Expired Permit 9417840 $$$ $300,000
  8. Oct 1995

    19th floor-renovate & tlt facs at mezz.

    Expired Permit 9516554 $$$ $600,000
  9. Sep 1998

    Replacement of windows/new windows to match existing elevator.

    Expired Permit 9818146 $$$ $575,717
  10. Jun 1999

    One-stop, remodel guestrm, corridors, incl non-bearing walls.

    Complete Permit 9912495 $$$ $7,000,000
  11. Jul 1999

    Complete life safety system.

    Complete Permit 9915483 $$$ $540,700
  12. Jul 1999

    One-stop remodel rooms mezzanine level, mechanical and sprinklers.

    Complete Permit 9915525 $$$ $250,000
  13. Aug 1999

    Fire sprinkler t.i. floors.#2 thru #18 and floor#20.

    Complete Permit 9915910 $$$ $403,700
  14. Feb 2000

    One-stop, revision guestroom layouts, arch, mep system chagnes, #9912495.

    Cancelled Permit 200002101532 $$$ $7,000,000
  15. Jun 2000

    Street space use.

    Expired Permit M12996 $$$ $500,000
  16. Aug 2000

    New emergency generator.

    Complete Permit 200008238667 $$$ $500,000
  17. Nov 2000

    Street space.

    Issued Permit M14961 $$$ $2,748,932
  18. Jun 2001

    Renovate arcade level, restaurant, kitchen alteration 16th floor roof.

    Complete Permit 200106262391 $$$ $2,225,000
  19. May 2002

    Stair enclosure on stairs, voluntary upgrade, enclose stairs, 1, 2, 3 & 4.

    Issued Permit 200205035704 $$$ $435,000
  20. Jun 2002

    Exterior facade upgrade.

    Complete Permit 200206219629 $$$ $1,750,000
  21. Aug 2002

    6 lvl-fire sprinkler improvements: b3 parking/annex level, b2parking/office, b1 food service, grnd lob.

    Complete Permit 200208083484 $$$ $208,000
  22. Aug 2002

    Renew 9915910 for automatic sprinkler for final inspection only.

    Complete Permit 200208264923 $$$ $403,700
  23. May 2004

    Relocation of fan coils and exhaust fans from stairs 1 and 4 to comply within bid nov #200118542.

    Complete Permit 200405285129 $$$ $5,000
  24. Feb 2015

    Replace guestroom entry doors & service doors on 2 to 18th floors. modify one bathroom on room 1434. n/a maher ordinance.

    Issued Permit 201502027270 $$$ $375,400
  25. May 2018

    8th thru 12th floors - existing guestroom upgrades to refreshing wall coverings, etc. 4 new room per fllor. hallway lighting all new rooms. meps included.

    Cancelled Permit 201805048302 $$$ $1,483,200
  26. Mar 2022

    Reroofing: less than 50% tear off existing, system down to deck. install 1.5 iso secured with low rise foam adhesive. 1/2" board with low rise foam 60 mil tpo adhere to prepared surface. color white, sq ft 6559.

    Complete Permit 202203049207 $$$ $217,130

DBI holds 127 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 127. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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