512–520 Grant Avenue

1. 1908

   Built.

2. September 11, 1908

   Bennett Bros. contracted to put up a three-storey brick and concrete building, at $12,538.

   The San Francisco Call, 11 September 1908, p. 15
3. January 29, 1910

   A 24-room hotel here was leased for three years at a total rent of $3,600.

   The San Francisco Call, 29 January 1910, p. 17
4. Dec 1981

   Permit 8110731 $$$ $10,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

5. 1984

   Known as the McKowen Building; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
6. Apr 1991

   Permit 9106242 $$$ $5,000

   Replace alum. store floor - window.

7. Nov 1995

   Permit 9519185 $$$ $45,000

   Seismic upgrade entire existingbldg with special procedure.

8. Oct 2004

   Permit 200410267761 $$$ $20,000

   Existing jewelry shop renovation - for ada comply for entering.

9. Nov 2005

   Permit 200511188532 $$$ $4,500

   Storefront remodeling of retail on 1/f.

10. May 2008

    Permit 200805212583 $$$ $10,000

    Renewing permit application #200605222148 (permit # 1087337).

11. Jun 2020

    Issued Permit 202006118456 $$$ $38,000

    Remodeling existing kitchen and bathroom in-kind.

12. Jul 2020

    Issued Permit 202007210549 $$$ $35,000

    One unit: kitchen and bathroom rehabilitation. add washer and dryer.

13. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009013193 $$$ $40,000

    One unit: convert existing kitchen to bedroom. rehabilitate existing bathroom. relocate kitchen. install washer/dryer. capture 18 sq ft of lightwell space/horizontal addition.

14. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009013186 $$$ $40,000

    One unit: convert existing kitchen to bedroom. relocate kitchen. rehabilitate existing bathroom. install washer and dryer.

15. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009013197 $$$ $40,000

    One unit: convert existing kitchen to bedroom. relocate kitchen. rehabilitate existing bathroom. install washer/dryer.

16. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009013187 $$$ $28,000

    #4: revision to permit application 202007210549. install new bedroom. rehabilitate existing kitchen. rehabilite existing bath.

17. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009083663 $$$ $40,000

    #1: kitchen and bathroom rehabilitation.

18. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009234819 $$$ $100,000

    Tenant improvement at ground level commercial, alteration to existing mezzanine, install new storefront and new stairs, all work within existing envelope, no change to egress at existing units.

19. Feb 2021

    Permit 202102044096 $$$ $25,000

    Upgrade the existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1 & nfpa 72.

20. Aug 2021

    Permit 202108045770 $$$ $50,000

    One unit - convert existing kitchen to bedroom; relocate kitchen, install washer & dryer; rehab existing bathroom. capture 18 sq ft of light space.

21. Apr 2022

    Permit 202204202637 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 202009234819. relocate ada bathroom, reconfigure non-ada bathroom. reconfigure kitchenette. revise mezzanine framing. enlarge trash enclosure.

22. Apr 2023

    Permit 202304246341 $$$ $30,000

    Addition of hvac and toilet exhaust to the 1st fl, basement & mezzanine and install conderser on roof. ref permit application 2022-0420-2637.

23. May 2023

    Permit 202305057222 $$$ $5,000

    Installing receptacles and installing lighthing at commercial space.

DBI holds 34 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 34. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.