540–550 Montgomery Street

1. 1921

   A Bank of Italy branch here was one of several carrying a Russian-language department from 1921.

   Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
2. May 1987

   Install partitions, ceilings, cabinets, doors, lighting.

   Complete Permit 8705844 $$$ $30,000
3. Jul 1987

   Provide partitions, acoustical ceilings, floor coverings.

   Complete Permit 8709486 $$$ $250,000
4. Jun 1988

   Replace interior partitions, acous clg, electrical, duct work.

   Complete Permit 8808158 $$$ $185,000
5. Mar 1989

   Cti.

   Complete Permit 8904467 $$$ $122,000
6. Apr 1990

   Commercial tenant improvements.

   Expired Permit 9006392 $$$ $225,000
7. Mar 2001

   Oti-1, 3rd floor, lt, me, ls, sp.

   Expired Permit 200103204681 $$$ $250,000
8. Nov 2001

   Oti 1 4th fl tenant imp minor demolition e partitions/build new offices & support facilities.

   Complete Permit 200111304264 $$$ $140,000
9. Mar 2011

   Commercial office tenant improvements to existing office space at 7th floor. no changes to existing structure building envelope, proposed scope of work for demolition of existing int. partitions and ceiling grid.proposed full accessible suite 750 - upgrade to ext restrooms.

   Issued Permit 201103152072 $$$ $45,000
10. Jun 2011

    1st & 2nd floors-proposed improvements to existing building lobby @1st fl & mezz. no changes to existing building envelope, exterior facade, exiting of accessible path of travel. scope of work includes interior demolition of finishes, proposed new guardrails, existing interior wall partition modifications & ceiling modificatio.

    Issued Permit 201106067440 $$$ $117,670
11. Jun 2011

    Office ti on the 5th floor, suite 550. propsed interior partitions and ceiling grid. no change to existing structure, building envelope and path of travel. mep on separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201106178388 $$$ $300,000
12. Jan 2012

    #800: commercial office tenant improvements to existing office space at 8th floor, proposed new interior partitions, millwork, finishes proposed new accessible restrooms. no change to existing structure or building envelope.

    Complete Permit 201201091875 $$$ $300,000
13. Oct 2012

    Change of use from vacant office & lounge to private lounge, office, bar & wine storage spikes. existing kitchen to be updated for code compliance existing 10th & 11th floors bathrms will be upgraded to ada compliance. 11th fl existing bathrm will be upgraded & a new accessible bathrm will be added. mep, life safety.

    Complete Permit 201210172221 $$$ $130,000
14. Oct 2014

    Construction new tenant improvement, new interior partitions, doors, finishes on 9th fl. upgrade restroms to make accessible. mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life safety on sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201410148782 $$$ $160,000
15. Oct 2014

    Revision to appl #2014.1014.8782 - add radiators and outside air to commercial space.

    Issued Permit 201410290155 $$$ $105,000
16. Apr 2015

    T.i. includes demolition of non structural partitions and build new non structural partitions. all new or revised hvac, electrical, plumbing and life safety work will be submitted seperately. building is not fully sprinklered, historic. n/a orindance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201504224314 $$$ $518,987
17. Apr 2015

    T.i. includes demolition of non structural partitions and build new non structural partitions. all new or revised hvac, electrical, plumbing and life safety work under deperate permits. building is not fully sprinklered, historic. n/a orindance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201504224313 $$$ $351,000
18. Jun 2015

    4th floor: perform mechanical heating improvements per plans and specs dated 5/28/15 by mhc engineers job #15-122.

    Complete Permit 201506098506 $$$ $130,000
19. Jun 2015

    2nd floor: perform mechanical heating improvements per plans and specs dated 6/2/15 by mhc engineers job #15-122. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201506098507 $$$ $90,000
20. Sep 2015

    Revision to 2015-04-22-4314. changing out scope of elevator lobby walls & doors. new paritions etc in spec suite b. reconfigure break area millwork in suite a.egress change wich shall comply with cbc2013 1014.2.

    Complete Permit 201509025938 $$$ $275,000
21. Jul 2016

    Gr and 2nd fl. ti demolition of interior structural. partitions and guardrail and building new structural. steel support, new guardrail, new non structural partitons. all new or revised mep, life safety, and sprinklers if need, under sep permit.

    Issued Permit 201607152484 $$$ $210,000
22. Dec 2016

    3rd: interior non structural demolition, new partitions, doors, glazing & lighting. maher na mep/fire/life safety under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201612306324 $$$ $120,000
23. Jan 2017

    4th fl suite 450 ti new non structural partitions, doors/framing and interior glazing. all mep and l/s work design build submitted separately. building fully sprinlkered.

    Complete Permit 201701237670 $$$ $120,000
24. May 2018

    3rd fl, ste 300: ti includes demolition of non structural partitions and build n non str partitions. all new or revised meps. life safety and sprinklers design build and submitted separately.

    Complete Permit 201805229732 $$$ $400,000
25. Sep 2022

    Washing davits and tiebacks at the roof levels of 550 montgomery.

    Complete Permit 202209021816 $$$ $50,000
26. Sep 2023

    Ground floor: convert from retail store to new bar, new ada restrooms, interior finishes & millwork. retain existing historic finishes, mep under separate permit. no cooking in this facility, no exterior work. no structural work.

    Complete Permit 202309136478 $$$ $420,020

DBI holds 167 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 167. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.