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239 Grant Avenue

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94108

  • Built 1908
  • Office building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned C3R
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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10,650 sq ftBuilding area
1,746 sq ftLot area
21Rooms · 7 baths

Permit history

  1. Aug 1985

    Non-structural sign.

    Complete Permit 8508392 $$$ $200
  2. Nov 2001

    Seismic strenghteing of umb with access uprades to the toilet rms. elevator & path of travel. mechan.

    Complete Permit 200111052446 $$$ $997,500
  3. Aug 2003

    Seismic upgrade, floor & roof replacement to achieve type 11-fr construction.

    Cancelled Permit 200308081580 $$$ $750,000
  4. May 2004

    Seismic upgrade "special procedure".

    Complete Permit 200405073370 $$$ $99,000
  5. Dec 2004

    Replace existing storeront new ada accessible entry.

    Expired Permit 200412201815 $$$ $90,000
  6. Mar 2005

    Install new mechanical, electrical, plumbing. interior work only.

    Expired Permit 200503117304 $$$ $35,000
  7. May 2005

    Install auto, fire sprinkler sytem.

    Expired Permit 200505243254 $$$ $30,800
  8. Jul 2005

    @ basment to 6th fl fire alarm system.

    Expired Permit 200507066956 $$$ $19,875
  9. Jul 2005

    Replace existing 4"conc.topping @sidewalk & install w.p.membrane with new 4"concrete topping.

    Expired Permit 200507268665 $$$ $20,000
  10. Aug 2005

    Interior t.i.for retail store @1/f & basement storge area.no exterior work.ref.umb appl#200111052446.

    Expired Permit 200508089735 $$$ $100,000
  11. Aug 2005

    To erect electric wall projecting single faced sign.

    Expired Permit 200508150266 $$$ $14,500
  12. Nov 2005

    Revision (as built) required by building inspector jerry sullivan rated lobby partitions, repairs to steel header @ 6th floor, remove existing plaster @ ceilings & walls.revision to app#200405073370.

    Complete Permit 200511097776 $$$ $15,000
  13. Oct 2006

    Barrier removal @ tillman alley lobby remove existing wd platform install new ada stair lift patch and paint.

    Expired Permit 200610195506 $$$ $25,000
  14. Nov 2006

    Interior tenant/imporvements, partitions, doors, lighting & carpet, work on 2nd floor only, mechanical, electt, plumbing, under separate permit & lighting.

    Issued Permit 200611097350 $$$ $25,000
  15. Jun 2007

    Interior tenant improvements for hair salon. non-structn partitions. new flooring, lighting, patching and painting. m.e.p under seperate permit. change of use office to hair salon.

    Issued Permit 200706184276 $$$ $80,000
  16. Sep 2007

    6/f- interior tenant improvements for existing office space, approx 900 s.f. new partitions, carpeting & lighting.

    Issued Permit 200709061935 $$$ $60,000
  17. Dec 2007

    5th floor interior tenant improvements, partitions, lights, outlets, mechanical. carpeting, patching/painting.

    Complete Permit 200712180709 $$$ $35,000
  18. Feb 2008

    Interior tenant improvements @ 4th floor only. partitions, carpeting, countertops. mep & lighting under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200802285852 $$$ $35,000
  19. Aug 2008

    Interior remodel to basement retail space, new corridor.

    Cancelled Permit 200808219695 $$$ $200,000
  20. Sep 2008

    Interior remodel of ground floor existing retail space, new cash wrap and dressing rooms, remodel interior space @ basement.

    Complete Permit 200809050902 $$$ $500,000
  21. Sep 2008

    Work on 3rd fl.to comply with n.o.v. 200851116500 - change of use from office to personal service/hair salon & sink to comply with handicap.

    Complete Permit 200809171813 $$$ $2,000
  22. Oct 2008

    Erect a electric, wall, single faced signs.

    Complete Permit 200810103948 $$$ $15,000
  23. Oct 2008

    Erect a electric, projecting, double faced sign.

    Complete Permit 200810234941 $$$ $15,000
  24. Jul 2009

    Interior tenant improvements, partitions, electrical outlets and new lights, carpeting, painting. extend exist. mechanical system into tenant space. interior work only.

    Complete Permit 200907021888 $$$ $60,000
  25. Mar 2026

    Tenant improvement 1st fl remodel existing retail space to jewelry sale. existing heating and ventilation to remain. no change of occupancy.

    Issued Permit 202603278444 $$$ $150,000

DBI holds 57 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 57. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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