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520–550 Washington Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Built 1940
  • Office building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned C2
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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30,318 sq ftBuilding area
10,261.6 sq ftLot area
22Rooms · 8 baths

Permit history

  1. Sep 1984

    Complete interior demolition only.

    Complete Permit 8409606 $$$ $2,500
  2. Sep 1984

    Construct partition, install stairs.

    Complete Permit 8410195 $$$ $40,000
  3. Mar 1989

    Tenant improvement.

    Complete Permit 8903631 $$$ $51,400
  4. Mar 1991

    Install seismic bracing in accordance with plans.

    Issued Permit 9103461 $$$ $350,000
  5. Jun 1993

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9310856 $$$ $30,000
  6. May 1994

    Renew expired permit appn. #9103461.

    Complete Permit 9408280 $$$ $200,000
  7. Jul 1994

    Cti i floor 2nd el.

    Complete Permit 9410660 $$$ $40,000
  8. Sep 1997

    Comply with umb ordinances, all foundation work, #9103461.

    Complete Permit 9717606 $$$ $350,000
  9. Nov 1997

    Cti-1 2nd floor el me.

    Expired Permit 9722383 $$$ $54,556
  10. Dec 1997

    New entry canopies at 524&550 wash./new existing stair, rstrm.

    Complete Permit 9725652 $$$ $382,650
  11. Sep 1998

    Separation of existing shared electrical system.

    Expired Permit 9817650 $$$ $25,000
  12. Apr 1999

    Electrical mechanical & plumbing under separate.

    Expired Permit 9907121 $$$ $150,000
  13. Jun 1999

    New flooring, wall finishes, ceiling, electrical & mechanical.

    Complete Permit 9913318 $$$ $60,000
  14. Sep 1999

    Remodel existing retail space to use as new restaurant.

    Expired Permit 9920527 $$$ $50,000
  15. Jul 2007

    G/f- demolition of non-structural partitions & construct new ada accessible restroom, new coffee area, new conference room, new open office, partial demolition of stair enclosure. basement- cosntruct new partitions around existing storage & new telephone room. mep.under seperate permit.

    Issued Permit 200707278021 $$$ $50,000
  16. Feb 2015

    Improvement to 2/f offices: remove & replace partitions, new doors, hardware & finishes, paint & carpet. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201502067672 $$$ $120,250
  17. Jun 2017

    Interior tenant improvement to existing restaurant and adjacent retail space. existing commercial kitchen to remain. scope includes new partitions, ceilings, finishes, build out bar, new dumbwaiter, minor structural work, mep under separate permit. no change build height or area, no exterior work. *maher: n/a*.

    Withdrawn Permit 201706149383 $$$ $515,000
  18. Oct 2017

    Ti - no exterior work. new hair salon including new walls, flooring, ceiling furring, cabinets, styling stations, shampoo stations, lighting & plumbing to new sinks. hvac to remain. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201710030175 $$$ $45,000
  19. Dec 2017

    Ti to existing restaurant and adjacent retail space. existing commercial kitchen to remain. scope includes new ceiling, and finishes, build out of bar and minor structural work. mep work submitted under sep permit. no change to use/building height/area. no exterior work. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201712055512 $$$ $250,000
  20. Aug 2018

    Interior improvement: interior walls, doors, finishes, lighting, mechanical, minor plumbing & ceiling. no exterior work. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201808107060 $$$ $262,352
  21. Feb 2019

    Interior t.i. of 2nd fl. construction of new interior non structural partitions.

    Complete Permit 201902153029 $$$ $119,000
  22. Mar 2019

    Moving cabinets include dishwaster and sink from one side to the other side, change plumbing, drain &vent, build a new soffit, install new electrical pendent lights build new parttion wall, install new cabinets &electrical plugs & new low voltage light under cabinets n/a maher; 21, 700 sq ft.

    Issued Permit 201903195636 $$$ $25,000
  23. Jun 2019

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201906284678 $$$ $150,554
  24. Jun 2024

    Interior tenant improvement for the art gallery. new partitions, new lighting, new finishes.

    Complete Permit 202406134385 $$$ $25,000
  25. Aug 2026

    To comply with nov 202656835- new equpiment at restaurant basement space. walk in cooler hand sink, ice maker and reach in fridge equipment. any mep, life safety will be permit separtely.

    Filed Permit 202608035933 $$$ $5,000

DBI holds 68 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 68. 8 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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