255–271 Sutter Street

1. 1908

   Built.

2. 1908

   The White House department store, designed by architect Albert Pissis.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. 1979

   The Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage rated The White House "A" in the 1979 downtown survey it published as Splendid Survivors — the top of its four grades, which it reserved for the buildings it judged individually most important downtown. The Department of City Planning's 1976 Architectural Inventory rated it "4" on a scale running from 0 to 5. Buildings rated A or B by the Foundation, or 3 or above by the city survey, went onto the 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.

   222 Kearny Street DEIR, SF Dept. of City Planning, 1983
4. Jun 1990

   Electric sign.

   Expired Permit 9012822 $$$ $2,200
5. Sep 1991

   Alteration of vance retail space.

   Complete Permit 9116663 $$$ $350,000
6. Sep 1993

   Add store room to basement area.

   Complete Permit 9316105 $$$ $70,000
7. Sep 1993

   Add new cooling tower.

   Complete Permit 9316913 $$$ $60,000
8. Jan 1997

   Expand store to entire 1st fl. exterior rehab & basement wrk.

   Complete Permit 9701061 $$$ $2,500,000
9. Mar 1997

   Interior demolition for hazardous materials, asbestos removal.

   Complete Permit 9705235 $$$ $75,000
10. Jul 1997

    Alteration of existing fire sprinklers.

    Complete Permit 9712573 $$$ $63,000
11. Aug 1997

    Changes to permit under construction numbers9701061/9711361.

    Complete Permit 9715083 $$$ $90,000
12. Dec 1998

    Add another set of stairs for display circulation purposes.

    Complete Permit 9826138 $$$ $90,000
13. Feb 1999

    Demolition & renovation of existingsales areas; build-out of newarea.

    Expired Permit 9903218 $$$ $123,000
14. Jun 1999

    Demolition in basement for future retail, mechanical removal.

    Complete Permit 9910905 $$$ $40,000
15. Aug 1999

    Tenant improvement basement 1st floor.

    Complete Permit 9917570 $$$ $72,000
16. Nov 1999

    Tenant build out at lower level & improvements on 1st floor.

    Complete Permit 9923288 $$$ $1,200,000
17. Apr 2000

    Fire sprinkler system.

    Complete Permit 200004046320 $$$ $500
18. Apr 2002

    Remodel existing sales area near store entry at grant & sutter st.

    Expired Permit 200204234792 $$$ $40,000
19. Mar 2007

    Change approx. 1700 existing fiore sprinklers with like kind new sprinkler heads. existing heads 5-6 k factor 1/2 orifice fused type. new heads 5-6- k factor 1/2 orifice fused type all floors. work is limited to garage sprinkler system.

    Complete Permit 200703156339 $$$ $60,000
20. Jun 2010

    Banana republic. infill existing sales area arched openings to close off portions of store. install curtains at existing small openings to close off portions of the store. install recessed standards and feature wall shelving at infill walls.

    Withdrawn Permit 201006184865 $$$ $65,000
21. Jul 2015

    Minor interior modifications and refresh. replacement of select water source heat pumps.

    Withdrawn Permit 201507212013 $$$ $563,079
22. Aug 2015

    Minor interior modifications on 1st and basement.

    Complete Permit 201508144275 $$$ $60,000
23. Sep 2015

    Interior remodel to include replacing of existing fixtures, new signage, removal of shelving, pictures frame/fixtures. remove and relocated closet space.

    Cancelled Permit 201509086364 $$$ $30,000
24. Oct 2015

    Basement & 1st floor: replace select water source heat pumps.

    Issued Permit 201510220534 $$$ $609,400
25. Jan 2016

    Ste a - interior remodeling, build-out of merchantile/interior space contained within existing shell of building.

    Complete Permit 201601116738 $$$ $300,000
26. Jun 2016

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 201606089365 $$$ $492,300
27. Jul 2016

    Revision to 201510220534. add 1 water sourced heat pump.

    Issued Permit 201607081851 $$$ $80,000
28. Mar 2024

    Facade rehabilitation. terra cotta repair, including patching and repointing. wood window and metal decoring painting. concrete parapet repair.

    Complete Permit 202403046976 $$$ $1,200,000

DBI holds 76 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 76. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.