222–238 Sansome Street

1. 1897

   Nathaniel Blaisdell took offices here.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
2. May 1, 1975

   The City Planning Commission unanimously extended for three years the interim parking lot then on the site, which the Robert Dollar Company had put off developing as part of the block.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
3. February 1, 1979

   A parking lot was then on the site, first authorized by the Commission as a short-term use under Resolutions 6764 and 7319.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
4. February 1, 1979

   The City Planning Commission voted 6-1 to let the parking lot then on the site continue for two more years, with its maximum daily rate capped at ten dollars to discourage all-day parking (Resolution 8165).

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
5. 1987

   Assessor’s “built” date.

6. Jan 1992

   Permit 9200182 $$$ $6,300

   Install one halon fire suppression system.

7. Feb 2000

   Permit 9926001 $$$ $440,000

   Cut out restaurant dining rms/reconfigurate etc.

8. Nov 2011

   Issued Permit 201111078433 $$$ $3,037,673

   Renovation of lobby, front desk & grand area-expand restaurant & bar, pantry of main lobby, remove existing bar, clubroom & gift shop-2nd. level-remove existing restaurant & convert to meeting space.

9. Nov 2011

   Permit 201111098562 $$$ $1,900,000

   Guestroom remodeling levels 38-48; mostly cosmetic. extent of construction work is limited to relocation of some minor non-bearing walls, upgrade 5% of total guestrooms to accessible units. deletion/relocation of electrical outlets.

10. Mar 2012

    Permit 201203287008 $$$ $1,000,000

    Relocate fitness & hotel offices from level 4 to level 3. add spa area on level 3 - elevator lobbies, women restroom & common hallway. note: building fully sprinklered. m.e.p. under separate permit.

11. Sep 2014

    Permit 201409237002 $$$ $1,200,000

    Tenant improvement on the 23rd fl to construct new partitions, doors, ceiling millwork, finishes and mep. life safety/sprinklers on separate permit. maher not required.

12. Sep 2014

    Permit 201409237004 $$$ $600,000

    Tenant improvement on the 24th fl to construct new partitions, doors, ceilings, millwork, finishes and mep. life safety/sprinklers on separate permit. maher not required.

13. Feb 2016

    Issued Permit 201602189863 $$$ $850,000

    Interior renovation at restaurant and bar on level1, includes mep -sprinklers fire alarm sep. permitm c new occupoant load-n/c maher ordinance no133.13.

14. Mar 2017

    Issued Permit 201703091093 $$$ $624,825

    Interior renovation @ hotel lobby, stair, elevator lobby. includes m.e.p. fire alarm separate permit. ** maher: n/a **.

15. Jan 2018

    Permit 201801310073 $$$ $1,100,000

    Ti at basement addition of bicycle storage room and 4th floor fitness center with shower and locker rooms for tenant use.

16. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807245441 $$$ $1,100,000

    Lobby refresh: scope to include new ceilings, new elevator lobbies ceiling and at elevator cabs, new floor at pel and plaza and arcade lighting. maher n/a.

17. Mar 2019

    Permit 201903256119 $$$ $549,739

    Commercial amentities space on the 1st fl. demolition of non-structural partitions, casework, lighting, doors & finishes, construction includes non-structural partitions glazing, millwork lighting finishes, work includes mechanincal electrical, and minor structural.

18. Jun 2019

    Permit 201906102935 $$$ $550,000

    18th floor commercial ti - demolition non struct paritions, ceiling, lighting, finishes & millwork. construct - non struct partitions, glazing, ceiling, lighting, millwork finishes and plumbing maher na.

19. Jul 2019

    Permit 201907186324 $$$ $2,900,000

    38th-48th floors. renovation of guestrooms and corridors including new finishes, plumbing fixtures and flooring.

20. May 2022

    Permit 202205033495 $$$ $1,300,000

    Suite 1600: t.i.: demolition of existing t.i. and demising floor into 2 small suites. renovation of suite including new partitions, suspended, ceiling lighting, electrical & plumbing. maher n/a.

21. Aug 2022

    Permit 202208039792 $$$ $578,370

    Suite 1650: tenant improvement to include selective demolition and construction of non load bearing partitoins. ceiling grid and tile, new light fixtures, new office doors, frams. salvage and r euse e selected materials if practicable. new millwork, new finishes, assoc mechanical, ele, plumb.

22. Jul 2023

    Permit 202307142258 $$$ $498,500

    12/f-suite 1260: selective demolition and construction of non load bearing partitions to ceiling grid. relocate and new light fixtures. new office doors. frames, millwork, finishes.

23. Dec 2023

    Issued Permit 202312132454 $$$ $3,000,000

    31/f: demolition of no structural partitions, ceilings, finhses & hardware. new interior non structural partitions & glazing, new doors, lighting & ceilings. new 36 vav boxes 1-new heat pump, 2-new fsds in lobby, new power lighting, new plumbing.

24. Mar 2024

    Permit 202403157957 $$$ $593,000

    28th fl, ste 2875 project involves modification of existing ti to include selective demolition & construction of non-load bearing partitions, existing modifications to ceiling grid & tile, new light fixtures, new office doors, frmaes, salvage & reuse of existing selectied materials if practiceable, millwork and new.

25. Feb 2025

    Permit 202502261111 $$$ $891,675

    24th floor/suite 2400: existing t.i.: demolition and construction of non-loading bearing partitions; new partitions new ceiling title and grid system; open ceiling condition, led light fixtures and switches, power and signal; new doors/frames/hardware, millwork and finishes. include mep. all other required.

26. Aug 2025

    Permit 202508273995 $$$ $961,000

    32nd floor. demolition non-structural partitions, ceilings, finishes & hardware. interior t.i. non structural partitions and glazing, new doors and hardware. mechanical, electrical and plumbing. restroom renovations.

27. Nov 2025

    Issued Permit 202511200102 $$$ $430,000

    Recommencement and completion of work approved under permit application: 202103086103, 202009234825, and 202305228281.

28. Nov 2025

    Issued Permit 202511250421 $$$ $1,298,024

    25th fl: interior ti- conference room, pantry & restrooms. demolition of non structural partitions, ceilings, finishes. new non structural partitions & glazing new doors & hardware, lighting and ceilings.new mep.

29. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606102955 $$$ $2,000,000

    10/fl- interior ti construction of non structrual partitions doors, light fixtuers, millwork and finishes. includes structural anchorage of phone booths, moveable pin and island countertop. mep and fire life safety to be deferred permit submittal.

30. Jul 2026

    Issued Permit 202607134941 $$$ $750,000

    20/f tenant improvement; demolition of non-structural partitions, doors, glazing, millwork, ceilings, light fixtures and electrical to warm shell condition. restroom upgrades and new lighting.

DBI holds 194 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 194. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. A citywide context statement took offices in a building at this address in 1897; the assessor's roll dates the structure on this parcel to 1987. Whether the building described still stands here is unsettled.