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553–555 Clay Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Built 1907
  • Office building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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3,594 sq ftBuilding area
1,785 sq ftLot area
6Rooms

Permit history

  1. Apr 1984

    Parapet safety program file #1090.

    Complete Permit 8403748 $$$ $7,000
  2. Sep 1987

    Interior partitions, new restrooms, kitchen, offices.

    Complete Permit 8713846 $$$ $83,500
  3. Feb 1988

    Add structural roof joists, re #8713846.

    Complete Permit 8801993 $$$ $12,500
  4. Mar 1988

    Full seismic upgrade, moment frames & foundation work.

    Complete Permit 8804037 $$$ $100,000
  5. Jun 1988

    Install fire escape stair, re #8713846.

    Complete Permit 8807530 $$$ $5,800
  6. May 1989

    Remodeling existing restaurant.

    Complete Permit 8909110 $$$ $145,000
  7. Dec 1989

    Commercial type i grease restaurant hood.

    Complete Permit 8923431 $$$ $15,000
  8. Dec 1989

    Ewo (s).

    Expired Permit 8924228 $$$ $10,000
  9. Jan 1990

    Install hood and duct fire suppression system.

    Complete Permit 9000190 $$$ $1,475
  10. May 1992

    1 canvas awning.

    Cancelled Permit 9207554 $$$ $3,000
  11. Mar 1998

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9803513 $$$ $4,850
  12. Sep 2000

    Non-structural demolition-interior only under this permit.

    Complete Permit 200009019583 $$$ $5,000
  13. Oct 2000

    Base bld imprvmnt new stairs, new toilet, new exter doors, windws new hvac, electrical throughout int imprvmnt.

    Complete Permit 200010052460 $$$ $500,000
  14. Nov 2000

    Street space use.

    Expired Permit M14899 $$$ $5,000
  15. Dec 2000

    Mechanical. & hvac work only ref. #200010052460 for arc.

    Complete Permit 200012017013 $$$ $25,000
  16. Jan 2001

    Install new fire sprinkler system.

    Complete Permit 200101059245 $$$ $28,000
  17. Feb 2001

    Permit revision to 200010052460 stairs and handrail.

    Complete Permit 200102262942 $$$ $15,000
  18. Mar 2001

    Title 24 calculation for lighting building ti done under permit application 2000100252460.

    Complete Permit 200103124006 $$$ $25,000
  19. Apr 2015

    Replace damage intermediate sheet metal cornice with new sheet metal to match exiting dimsasions profile and finish. replace 7 exterior light fixtures. n/a for maher ordinance.

    Withdrawn Permit 201504143568 $$$ $17,000
  20. Sep 2017

    Removal of interior, non load bearing partitions, remove stair, replace finishes and fixtures.n/a for maher.

    Issued Permit 201709056824 $$$ $30,000
  21. Nov 2017

    Revision to permit application 201709056824. relocate door at exit passageway. revise kitchen layout. revise ceiling assembly. maher na.

    Withdrawn Permit 201711204358 $$$ $1
  22. Apr 2025

    Demolition of select interior partitions(non-structural), relocation of idf equip. 4168 sq ft. interior renovation on basement, ground floor and 2nd floor(partial). one new rated partition, relocation of existing non-rated partitions + doors, in kind. new plumbing/electrical fixtures.

    Complete Permit 202504083930 $$$ $908,624
  23. Jun 2025

    Tenant improvement to existing fire sprinkler system 6 added sprinklers ref permit application 2025-0408-3930.

    Complete Permit 202506178812 $$$ $3,600
  24. Jul 2025

    Dedicated function sprinler supervision and hvac monitoring. ref sprinkler permit 202506178812.

    Filed Permit 202507140733 $$$ $8,000

DBI holds 26 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 26.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early tenants. Submit an update