Carmel Fallon Building

1. 1894

   The Carmel Fallon Building went up in 1894 on the triangular corner of Market, Octavia and Waller: three storeys, the upper floors clad in drop siding, with two-storey bay windows on each street front, plaster garlands and swags in the friezes above the second- and third-floor windows, and a dentilled cornice. Its two nineteenth-century storefronts survive, and it is the oldest intact building on Market Street east of Castro.

   Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, 1800-1814 Market Street DEIR, SF Planning Dept., 1998
2. 1894

   Designed by Edward D. Goodrich, probably the son of Levi Goodrich, the San Jose architect likely responsible for the Fallons' mansion there, for Carmel Fallon, who had bought the site in 1884; three differently shaped bays disguise the odd angles of the truncated gore. Its commercial tenants included a cigar factory, a bicycle business and a plumber.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
3. 1900

   Built.

4. 1901

   The Sunset Automobile Company, one of the city's first nine automobile dealers. From 1903 to 1906 it shared the space with the Holle Automobile Company, the first dealer of Ford cars in San Francisco and apparently anywhere.

   Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
5. 1906

   The building escaped the fire, which burned the far side of Market Street out to Guerrero and came within a block, at Gough Street, on this side. Its number until then had been 2102 Market.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
6. 1933

   The building was sold as a result of a lawsuit between Carmel Fallon's estate and the War Memorial Trustees, after years of litigation among her heirs.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
7. between 1978 and 1979

   Photographed.

   Shades of San Francisco: Shades of LGBTQIA (SFP 78), San Francisco Public Library
8. Oct 1995

   Permit 9517375 $$$ $1,000

   Comply with notice of violation dated 04/21/95.

9. 1998

   Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 223, Carmel Fallon Building.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
10. July 16, 1998

    The Planning Commission recommended the building for City landmark designation on 16 July 1998. The State Office of Historic Preservation had found it eligible for the National Register the year before, and the 1976 citywide architectural survey rated it "3".

    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, 1800-1814 Market Street DEIR, SF Planning Dept., 1998
11. Apr 1999

    Permit 9906558S $$$ $7,000,000

    Horizontal/vertical addition.

12. Jan 2000

    Permit 20000114161 $$$ $1

    Revise permit application 9906558s-shoring & underpinning.

13. Mar 2000

    Permit 200003275386 $$$ $15,000

    Plaster demolition &remove non-bearing partitions.

14. Feb 2001

    Permit 200102273066 $$$ $85,000

    New fire sprinkler system over head & under ground nfpa 13 entire building new combo system.

15. 2002

    Office address of the Bay Area Bisexual Network in a 2002 letter.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
16. Jan 2002

    Permit 200201036218 $$$ $27,000

    Revision to 9906558-s/2: add fire retardant plywd, gyp. board & new lighting as per plans.

17. Aug 2002

    Permit 200208012907 $$$ $4,500

    Erect a sign.

18. Aug 2002

    Permit 200208224714 $$$ $5,500

    Erect a non electric double faced new sign.

19. Sep 2002

    Withdrawn Permit 200209307832 $$$ $85,000

    Install new cafe in exist space no mechanical work.

20. Jan 2004

    Permit 200401204413 $$$ $35,000

    Minor new partition work, conc slab, epoxy flooring, custom cabinetry, minor demolition.

21. Nov 2006

    Permit 200611178051 $$$ $80,000

    Install racking & solar modules on roof (pv), inverter, ac/dc disconnects in main utility room near main switch.

22. Apr 2008

    Permit 200804210236 $$$ $47,000

    Shoring and underpinning as required by adjacent new construction at 1844 market st per app #200607146588s.

23. Feb 2011

    Permit 201102240853 $$$ $20,500

    To renew application #200804210236 to complete work 75% work done, 25% to complete.

24. May 2015

    Permit 201505146353 $$$ $8,200

    Voluntary addition of automatic door operator/opener at main entry new electrical.

25. Nov 2015

    Permit 201511062066 $$$ $1,500,000

    Ground, 2nd, & 3rd floor: interior demolition of existing partitions, finishes, and mep, accessible kitchennette, structural infill new smoke curtains at elevator openings.n/a for maher.

26. Nov 2015

    Permit 201511062061 $$$ $550,000

    4th floor t.i. new partitions, doors, interior glazing, mep, casework and structural infill. no exterior work. n/a for maher.

27. Mar 2016

    Permit 201603081475 $$$ $695,000

    3rd floor: new interior door, partitions, windows, mep, reception area to be included in scope. no exterior work. all other work under sep pa.

28. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607202847 $$$ $19,556

    Fire sprinkler ti - relocate 27, add 11. total =38. ref 4/f- pa 2015-1106-2061, g/f to 3/f- 2015-1106-2066.

29. Aug 2016

    Permit 201608175265 $$$ $26,245

    3/f- fire sprinkler t.i. under t.i. permit application 201511062066 to relocate 51, add 5 total: 56. n/a for maher.

30. Sep 2016

    Permit 201609238604 $$$ $20,000

    1, 2, 3, 4th floors: fire alarm - remodels. 4 modules, 24 horn/strobes and 13 strobes. ref 201511062061 & 201611062066 n/a for maher.

31. Oct 2016

    Permit 201610130219 $$$ $15,000

    3/f: revision to 201603081475 to add security gate and fence at existing stair.

32. Nov 2016

    Permit 201611213252 $$$ $5,284

    Levels 1 thru 4 - 13 evacuation signs only.

33. Dec 2016

    Permit 201612155095 $$$ $11,000

    Demolition of casework and limited finishes, new interior non rated partition. restroom changes include new toilet and moving sink, new elective auto door opener at ada entrance.

34. Nov 2019

    Issued Permit 201911187485 $$$ $6,000

    1st floor. fire alarm control panel "voluntary" replacement, the lobby display anninciator is also being replaced; there is no record plan or u.l. certificate for the existing system.

DBI holds 49 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 49. 13 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. The 2025 assessor's roll gives this parcel a build year of 1900 against the record's 1894.