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District 3 · Block 0309, Lot 001 · ZIP 94108

Head Building

201–209 Post Street · Financial District

  • 12 stories
  • 99,223 ft2
  • 7,779 ft2 lot area
  • 260 rooms
  • 35 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3R
  • Historic resource
  • Sold October 29, 1999
Land$30,739,864
Improvements$33,782,083
Total assessed$64,521,947
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  1. 1909

    Built.

  2. 1909

    Head Building, designed by William F. Curlett.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. June 10, 1909

    Knowles & Kaiser and J. J. O'Rooney Sons contracted for all work except carpentry on a twelve-storey and basement class A building, at $63,000.

    The San Francisco Call, 10 June 1909, p. 17
  4. April 23, 1910

    The Head Building, a new twelve-storey office building, was filling with tenants; the Barber Asphalt Paving Company took eleven rooms on the tenth floor.

    The San Francisco Call, 23 April 1910, p. 16
  5. December 17, 1910

    An $18,000 loan was made to complete the Head Building on this corner.

    The San Francisco Call, 17 December 1910, p. 9
  6. Feb 1982
    Permit 8201325 $$$ $10,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  7. May 1990
    Permit 9009840 $$$ $2,300,000

    Tenant improvement.

  8. Oct 1997
    Issued Permit 9721438 $$$ $700,000

    Remedial repairs at exterior of buiding-historical building.

  9. Nov 1999
    Permit 9924865 $$$ $3,000,000

    Siesmic upgrade on all floors.

  10. Apr 2002
    Issued Permit 200204053197 $$$ $1,200,000

    T/i of of existing basement g/f & 1/f the ground & 1/f will be used as a retail basement for service to.

  11. Jan 2003
    Permit 200301084813 $$$ $255,000

    Oti-2 8th floor, el, me, ls.

  12. May 2004
    Permit 200405264901 $$$ $370,000

    Oti-1 12/f el me ls sp.

  13. Nov 2004
    Issued Permit 200411240048 $$$ $1,500,000

    Renew permit application 2002/04/03/3046, permit application 2002/04/05/3197, permit application 2002/10/02/7978 to complete work.

  14. Jun 2007
    Permit 200706184254 $$$ $750,000

    To renew permit application 2002/04/03/3046, permit application 2002/04/05/3197 & permit application 2002/10/02/7978.

  15. Jun 2007
    Permit 200706265139 $$$ $250,000

    Office build out on an existing vacant floor. oti- at vacant fifth floor.

  16. Oct 2007
    Permit 200710094917 $$$ $1,888,000

    Interior tenant improvement at ground floor and at basement work includes newwlls, (n0flooring, new ceiling, new finishes, newcasework. mechanical, fire alarm and fire protection under separate permits. structural work approved under permit application 2007.08.14.9793.

  17. Feb 2011
    Permit 201102099863 $$$ $250,000

    4th floor interior remodel of non-structural prtitions & demolitoin of existing non-structural partitions.

  18. Feb 2013
    Permit 201302220826 $$$ $500,000

    Interior ti on ground floor of prada retail store. includes millwork, finishes, furniture, no exterior work mep and fire protection under separate permit.

  19. Oct 2013
    Permit 201310018179 $$$ $206,000

    11th floor-adding unisex restroom, demolition non structural partitions, building new non structural partitions. all new or revised hvac, electrical, plumbing, life safety work will be design build & submitted seperately. building fully sprinklered.

  20. Dec 2014
    Permit 201412294593 $$$ $375,000

    7th floor - demolitoin of non-structural partitions. new non-structural partitions doors. hardware ceiling, mechanical & electrical.

  21. Nov 2016
    Permit 201611152698 $$$ $1,700,000

    Interior ti of existing basement & ground floor retail store, scope to include new stair, elevator, restrooms, partitions, millwork, mep, no exterior work under this permit. fire protection under separate permit.

  22. Mar 2017
    Issued Permit 201703282582 $$$ $20,000

    Exterior store front with new door & windows. signage under seperate permit.

  23. May 2017
    Issued Permit 201705025489 $$$ $176,000

    Demolition/structural work only. minor demolition to basement & 1st floor to remove existing stairs and non bearing partition. structural to relocate some existing columns in basement. new stairs between basement & 1st floor, new catwall to level 1. new elevator from basement to 1st floor.

  24. May 2017
    Issued Permit 201705116376 $$$ $3,000,000

    Renovation of existing retail tenant on basement and grnd floor levels. new equipment & finshes, mep included. signage, fire alarm, sprinklers & barricade on seperate permit. demolition/structural under #2017-0502-5489. exterior storefront under #2017-0328-2582.

  25. Feb 2020
    Permit 202002063682 $$$ $210,000

    8th fl - interior renovation to existing tenant floor 8 in buildling. no change in occupancy use or egress, no renovation to exterior envelop.

  26. Jul 2021
    Permit 202107124144 $$$ $605,044

    Interior tenant improvement, interior demolition new interior wall partitins new interior stair and opening between 11th & 12 fl. mep upgrade.

  27. Aug 2026
    Filed Permit 202608267187 $$$ $150,000

    7/f: office tenant improvement. construction of new non-structural partitions, doors, and sidelite, new finish, millwork, accessibility upgrade and new ceiling work and lighting.

DBI holds 191 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 191. 17 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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