154–180 Sutter Street

1. 1907

   Designed by architect Sylvain Schnaittacher.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
2. 1907

   The Central Realty Building was built to the design of Sylvain Schnaittacher — six storeys of masonry and steel faced in glazed brick and terra cotta, a two-part vertical composition with a two-storey plate glass commercial base and three-part windows above. Its Sutter Street facade was restored and its interior replaced when the tower behind it went up in the mid-1980s.

   222 Kearny Street DEIR, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1983
3. July 26, 1907

   Herrman & Co. contracted for office partitions, wall cases, show cases, counters and fixtures on the third floor for Bausch & Lomb Optical Company.

   The San Francisco Call, 26 July 1907, p. 15
4. December 24, 1910

   The Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, in the building then standing here, sublet part of its premises to a large Chicago corporation setting up headquarters in the city.

   The San Francisco Call, 24 December 1910, p. 9
5. 1930s

   The Central Realty Building was remodelled: it kept its large areas of glass but they were framed at the base in an Art Deco veneer of blue and green tiles.

   222 Kearny Street DEIR, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1983
6. early 1970s

   The building's Renaissance-Baroque cornice was taken off for safety.

   222 Kearny Street DEIR, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1983
7. 1979

   The Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage rated the Central Realty Building "B" in the 1979 downtown survey it published as Splendid Survivors — the second of its four grades, for buildings it judged individually important for their architecture, their history and their setting. The Department of City Planning's 1976 Architectural Inventory coded it 1-F1-2. Its Sutter Street facade was kept when the block was rebuilt in the mid-1980s.

   333 Bush Street draft initial study, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1981
8. May 29, 1980

   The building went onto the City's List of Architecturally and/or Historically Significant Buildings in the Downtown, adopted by the City Planning Commission on 29 May 1980 in Resolution No. 8600.

   333 Bush Street draft environmental impact report, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1982
9. October 6, 1982

   The Central Realty Building was named as one of six buildings in the Hallidie Building Block - Retail Historic District, which the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board recommended to the City Planning Commission for designation as a city historic district. The district was centred on the Hallidie Building at 130 Sutter Street and covered that side of the block; it also lay within the larger Retail-Shopping Historic District that Heritage had identified as eligible for the National Register. Its Sutter Street facade was kept when the block was rebuilt in the mid-1980s.

   222 Kearny Street DEIR, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1983
10. 1987

    Built.

11. Jul 1988

    Permit 8809594 $$$ $83,920

    Drywall, mechanical, electrical, plumb, sprklrs, finishes @ 3rd floor.

12. Nov 1989

    Permit 8922081 $$$ $125,000

    Interior build out for hair salon.

13. Mar 1993

    Permit 9304353 $$$ $50,000

    Cti-1 4th floor el, me, sp.

14. Sep 2000

    Permit 200009291981 $$$ $800,000

    Seismic upgrade-accessibility upgrade, life safety upgrade.

15. Feb 2001

    Permit 200102283159 $$$ $350,000

    Retail tenant improvement to retail space on 1st floor & basement, new stair rstrm, ceil, fix.

16. Oct 2002

    Permit 200210088504 $$$ $120,000

    Oti-1 2nd floor electrical, mechanical, lifesafty, sprinkler.

17. Nov 2002

    Permit 200211060883 $$$ $52,000

    Oti-2 2nd floor el me.

18. Jul 2005

    Permit 200507077009 $$$ $110,000

    Interior fit out of an existing space for a shoe store. all walls, storefront and restroom are existing.

19. May 2006

    Permit 200605191998 $$$ $65,000

    Oti-1 g/f el, me, ls, sp construct partial height walls for t.i.

20. Apr 2012

    Permit 201204248937 $$$ $317,000

    Demolish exist sidewalk, water proof membrane & partial structural frame, install new steel structure metal deck, concrete waterproof membrane topping, slab, curb & gutter, restore finishes, mep in basement.

21. Sep 2012

    Permit 201209260651 $$$ $99,035

    3rd floor-demolition existing floor finishes only and conwsturction of new soors/frames, partitions power and finishes light fixture relocataion only. mechanical, electrical, life safety, and sprinkler modifications are permited separate.

22. Sep 2012

    Permit 201209260649 $$$ $51,870

    5th floor-demolition floor finishes, consruction of new door and frames, partitions, power and finishes, light fixtures, relocation only.ele, mechanical, life safety and sprinkler. modifications permitted separate.

23. Nov 2012

    Permit 201211144254 $$$ $60,000

    Remove previous tenant walls and provide new walls for new tenant at ground floor.

24. Jan 2015

    Issued Permit 201501054888 $$$ $160,000

    Interior tenant improvement for new cafe located on gorund floor of existing building in existing restaurant space.

25. Aug 2016

    Permit 201608084447 $$$ $50,000

    Ground floor- project consists of demolition of existing interconnecting staircase between ground & basement, demolition of surrounding walls & infilling stair opening, minor demolition of select partitions on ground floor. space is correctly unoccupied. plumbing, life safety, sprinkler sys modification under separate p.

26. Aug 2016

    Permit 201608155010 $$$ $480,000

    Ground floor: ti- new tenant. work includes new partitions, fixtures, finishes, new bathrooms, pantry, mep. no exterior work, fire protection under sep permit.

27. Oct 2016

    Permit 201610240975 $$$ $18,400

    1st floor fire sprinkler permit - relocate 10, add 23 & delete 25 pendents. add 2 sidewall sprinklers. repipe approximately 45'of fdc pipe. ref permit application 201608155010.

28. May 2017

    Permit 201705227276 $$$ $50,000

    Basement - consists of a new basement level storage space demising wall (non-structural) to convert single storage area to two separate storage areas. upgrade existing single occupant basement restroom to ada compliant single occupant restroom. plumbing, life safety & sprinkler sys under sep permit.

29. Oct 2017

    Issued Permit 201710181570 $$$ $60,000

    Project consist of - and limited to millwork, finish, furniture & lighting upgrades to existing lobby. mechanical, electrical, life safety and sprinkler system modification are under seperate/deferred permits. ground fl lobby.

30. Mar 2018

    Permit 201803093335 $$$ $350,000

    4th fl - ti new non structural partitions, doors, glazing, millwork, power & tele/data receptacles finishes throughout. mep & life safety under separate permits. demolition of it room, lights in restrooms & ceiling & lights throughout suite.

31. May 2018

    Permit 201805239877 $$$ $1

    Suite 400 - mechanical - 1 new vav reheat unit, hws&r, new duct. electrical - new lighting & branch circuiting. ref pa 2018-0309-3335.

DBI holds 91 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 91. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. A design of 1907 is recorded at this address; the assessor dates the building on this parcel to 1987, so the building described may not be the one standing here.