259 Post Street

1. 1909

   Built.

2. April 15, 1909

   Pacific fire extinguisher company and Otis elevator company contracted for automatic sprinklers and elevators on an eight-storey and basement class A building for the Hobart Estate company.

   The San Francisco Call, 15 April 1909, p. 11
3. Jun 1982

   Permit 8205376 $$$ $66,000

   Building use: office/retail.

4. Jan 1990

   Permit 9000229 $$$ $189,600

   E.w.o.

5. Mar 1990

   Permit 9004481 $$$ $600,000

   Floor slab removal for new elevator, t/i for 1/f.

6. Apr 1990

   Permit 9007008 $$$ $280,000

   Replace exterior veneer with new material along post street.

7. Dec 1994

   Permit 9420496 $$$ $300,000

   Install elevator(access appeals agremnt)94-37.

8. Feb 1998

   Permit 9802293 $$$ $250,000

   Oti-1/7th floor, el, me, ls, sp.

9. Jun 1999

   Permit 9912595 $$$ $180,000

   Oti 1, 5th floor, me, s, lt & ls.

10. Aug 2001

    Permit 200108226615 $$$ $200,000

    M.b.p - first floor & basement.

11. Dec 2001

    Permit 200112145232 $$$ $150,000

    Upgrade fire alarm system to new system with voice capability for entire building.

12. Jan 2007

    Permit 200701222234 $$$ $200,000

    Replace finishes on walls, floor, and ceiling. furnish and install new t-24 hc compliant guard's desk. minor non structural demolition, exterior finishes, minor drywall furning. elctrical on separate permit. sprinkler and fire alarm under sep. permit.

13. Jun 2012

    Permit 201206213184 $$$ $420,000

    5th floor-t.i. to consist of demolition non bearing partitions, new partitions, electrical, hvac, plumbing, acoustical ceilings, sprinkler & finishes. m.e.p under seperate permits. all work on 5th floor.

14. Sep 2012

    Permit 201209210340 $$$ $141,313

    Reroofing.

15. Sep 2013

    Issued Permit 201309166943 $$$ $800,000

    T.i. of interior retail space. work includes new convenient stair, non-structural partitions, ceiling, finishes, mechanical and plumbing. no change in use. interior work only.

16. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808207774 $$$ $500,000

    Barrier removal at existing service elevator, including access compliant smoke doors, raised elevator entry sill, doors, frames & adjacent rated shaft elevator call buttons. rebuild access to penthouse and penthouse floor. streeet entrance under separate permit.

17. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902062272 $$$ $188,000

    Selective interior t.i. limited to construction of 2 new offices and modification of a conference room to make 2 smaller conference rooms and casework addition at existing break area. work on 5th floor. total work area 573 sq ft.

18. May 2020

    Permit 202005127416 $$$ $152,000

    Fire alarm system replacement for elevator upgrade. add a new panel, amplifier panels, radio cellular, smoke detectors, duct detectors, pull stations, modules, relays, remote power supplies and notfication appliances. ref permit application 202001292983.

19. Jun 2021

    Permit 202106162510 $$$ $250,000

    Minor permit to alter application submitted for planning review for window washing davits & safety railing installation on roof level of existing building.

20. Mar 2023

    Issued Permit 202303163770 $$$ $375,000

    Facade repairs concrete & cement plaster repair. painting of facade & fire escape.

21. Jun 2023

    Permit 202306140038 $$$ $1,500,000

    1/f & mezz: t.i., demolition nonstructural partitions, removal of existing259 tenant stair, new retail back of house nonstructural partitions, finishes, new restrooms/staff kitchenette-structural mezz deck extension 800sq. ft, n43 259 tenant stair from 1/f to mezz, new mep.

22. Jun 2023

    Permit 202306140036 $$$ $150,000

    Demolition and replacement of e 1st fl post street retail storefront. removal of structural and non structural partitons and finishes. opening in masonry stucco building facade, new retail storefront, non structural partitons, structural n hss structural for storefront systems.

DBI holds 163 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 163. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired permits are not shown.