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868–878 Washington Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94108

  • Built 1907
  • Hotel
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned CRNC
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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26,905 sq ftBuilding area
7,553 sq ftLot area
123Rooms · 12 baths

Permit history

  1. Mar 1984

    Install vinyl tiles floor.

    Complete Permit 8403185 $$$ $5,000
  2. Apr 1984

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8403617 $$$ $1,790
  3. Apr 1984

    Sign.

    Complete Permit 8403614 $$$ $1,400
  4. Mar 1990

    Install under layment, floor tiles, ceramic tiles.

    Expired Permit 9004923 $$$ $9,000
  5. May 1996

    Seismic work for unreinforced masonry building.

    Expired Permit 9608331 $$$ $190,000
  6. Apr 2000

    Voluntary upgrade of existing bathroom to handicapped accessible bathrm at 1/f retail space ground floor.

    Expired Permit 200004086760 $$$ $2,000
  7. Jul 2000

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M13822 $$$ $190,000
  8. Nov 2000

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 200011165916 $$$ $31,300
  9. Nov 2000

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M15053 $$$ $190,000
  10. Mar 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M15771 $$$ $190,000
  11. Jun 2001

    Full handicap bathrooms at shops #% & #7-relocate toilet (unisex) at restaurant.

    Expired Permit 200106060830 $$$ $14,000
  12. Oct 2002

    Replace new floor tile, add shampoo sink, relocate some light fixture for hair saloon.

    Complete Permit 200210078440 $$$ $3,000
  13. Apr 2003

    Upgrade existing fire sprinkler system to conform with city ordinance sro 170-02.

    Expired Permit 200304081719 $$$ $55,000
  14. Aug 2006

    Install fire panel to monitor new water flow devices panel will back trip existing facp for existing audibles.

    Expired Permit 200608220106 $$$ $4,000
  15. May 2007

    Legalized 18ft curb cut.

    Expired Permit 200705070559 $$$ $1
  16. Jul 2007

    Ref permit application 2003/04/08/1719. renew existing sprinkler system in basement & connect it to the new existing system.

    Expired Permit 200707116465 $$$ $4,500
  17. Mar 2009

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under app #200608220106. all work complete.

    Complete Permit 200903184391 $$$ $1
  18. Mar 2009

    Renew permit application 2003/04/08/1719 to obtain final inspection. all work has been completed.

    Complete Permit 200903274989 $$$ $1
  19. Apr 2014

    To comply with ordinance 029-13 pnly floors # 2-5, grab bars for toilets, shower 15 toilets, 8 showers 3 tubs, to comply with nov# 201460532.

    Issued Permit 201404183639 $$$ $1,000
  20. Dec 2015

    Barrier removal only -voluntary upgrade existing bathroom to handicap accessible.

    Issued Permit 201512155183 $$$ $3,000
  21. Mar 2016

    Revision to pa 2015-1215-5183. add interior opening under existing beam.

    Issued Permit 201603041273 $$$ $800
  22. Mar 2019

    Change of use from existing retail space to a limited restaurant (tea cafe) add non bearing partition walls, floor tiles, new lights and electrical, plumbing for new equipments. fire sprinklers and life safety under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201903195591 $$$ $30,000
  23. Nov 2021

    Re-cover/re-skin existing awning frame, install new channel logo, led internal illuminated. painted letter set on new awning fabric.

    Complete Permit 202111021604 $$$ $2,900
  24. Sep 2024

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 202409040078 $$$ $80,000

DBI holds 32 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 32. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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