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559–561 Clay Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Built 1906
  • Store building
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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17,030 sq ftBuilding area
3,402 sq ftLot area
2Residential units

Permit history

  1. Jan 1985

    Earthquake bracing for parapets.

    Complete Permit 8500726 $$$ $10,000
  2. Jun 1999

    Seismic strengthening to comply with sfbc.

    Complete Permit 9912912 $$$ $1,500,000
  3. Aug 2000

    One stop: demolition to prepare building for new seismic sheathing, removel int. finishes.

    Complete Permit 200008218469 $$$ $50,000
  4. Oct 2002

    Repari and replacement of front sidewalk structural slab outside 559 clay st over basement.

    Issued Permit 200210158951 $$$ $30,000
  5. Feb 2003

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 200302056777 $$$ $25,000
  6. Sep 2003

    Addition structural headers, enlarged commercial st. lobby, additional work to x.

    Issued Permit 200309164876 $$$ $39,000
  7. Oct 2003

    Install new sprinkler system on all floors 4th floor & basement.

    Expired Permit 200310207946 $$$ $55,000
  8. Jun 2005

    To serve furniture showroom on g/f, install display platform, shelf, bar counter, kitchen countet, s.

    Issued Permit 200506104808 $$$ $55,100
  9. Sep 2007

    T/i on floors 3&4 to provide new walls, interior windows and doors, carpet and flooring.new intervening stair from 3 to 4. new concrete floating floor on 3rd floor. structural, mechanical, electrical, sprinklers under sep. application.

    Complete Permit 200709284002 $$$ $510,000
  10. Sep 2007

    3rd & 4th floor structural work for new intervening stair and strengthening of screening room floor. ada on t.i. plan #2007/09/28/4002.

    Complete Permit 200709284005 $$$ $90,000
  11. May 2009

    Demolish existing partition walls to accommodate new work, new partition walls, new suspended ceiling, new lighting, new finishes, new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life safety work on separate permit, all work to be performed at ground entry vestibule & 2nd floor only.

    Complete Permit 200905057696 $$$ $224,000
  12. May 2009

    1st floor: install new non bearing partition walls to create a conference room and 2 offices. new suspended ceilings at conference room and offices. new carpet and tiles. (electrical, mechanical, and life safety under sepearate permit).

    Complete Permit 200905188568 $$$ $75,000
  13. Jun 2018

    Voluntary remedial foundation leveling.

    Complete Permit 201806283284 $$$ $150,000
  14. Jul 2018

    3rd & 4th floor - demolition of existing non structural partitions ductwork & ele distribution in an existing office space. mep & fire deferred submittal. per ab-017.

    Complete Permit 201807245377 $$$ $600,000
  15. Aug 2018

    Remodel of existing office on 3rd & 4th fl mep and sprinkler on separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201808248246 $$$ $850,000
  16. Oct 2018

    3rd & 4th floors - revise existing fire sprinkler system for ti. no underground work.

    Complete Permit 201810092605 $$$ $29,000
  17. Oct 2018

    Structural corrections to levels 3, 4, roof which were not installed per previous approved and finaled permits 200206149133 and 200709284005. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201810163306 $$$ $25,000
  18. Nov 2018

    Permeation grouting in basement. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201811156035 $$$ $75,000
  19. Jan 2019

    Mechanical: install (1) new wshp (1) new exhaust fan. relocate (1) wshp, relocate (1) existing wall mounted fcu, demolish 3rd fl cws/r piping and install new piping, install new supply duct. ref 201808248246 original pa.

    Complete Permit 201901049670 $$$ $75,000
  20. Jan 2019

    Fire alarm - install: 4 wall mount strobes, 1 ceiling mount strobe, 2 wall mount horn strobes, 8 ceiling mount horn strobes, 6 duct det, 6 control modules ref 201808248246.

    Complete Permit 201901089792 $$$ $16,200
  21. Jul 2019

    Ti on 1st and 2nd floor of 4 story bld including demolition of existing space, non structural partition, ceiling, casework, finishes and mep work, signage deferred.

    Complete Permit 201907166032 $$$ $750,000
  22. Nov 2019

    Fire sprinkler permit install 75 pendents and 3 upright sprinklers on the 1st & 2nd fl. ref pa 2019-0716-6032.

    Complete Permit 201911016198 $$$ $30,000
  23. Nov 2019

    Fire alarm ti - install 10 ceiling mount strobes, install 4 wall mount strobes, install 12 ceiling mount horn-strobes, install 5 duct detectors, install 5 control relay module & install 1 booster panel. ref permit application 201907166032.

    Issued Permit 201911268157 $$$ $24,420
  24. Aug 2021

    Tenant improvement in existing basement. all mep permit to follow.

    Complete Permit 202108065979 $$$ $200,000
  25. Dec 2021

    Basement: relocate 15 pendents, add 6 new pendents, plugs, 4 branch lines for t.i. permit application 202108065979.

    Complete Permit 202112174613 $$$ $20,000

DBI holds 78 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 78. 20 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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