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1400 Geary Boulevard

Japantown · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1969
  • 300-unit apartment building
  • 27 stories
  • Zoned RM-4
  • District 2
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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406,047 sq ftBuilding area
94,981.06 sq ftLot area
681Rooms · 416 baths
  1. Jun 1982

    Building use: office/apts.

    Complete Permit 8204520 $$$ $200,000
  2. May 1994

    Renovate public area of residence facility addit'n restrooms.

    Complete Permit 9406865 $$$ $2,000,000
  3. Jun 1994

    To install an emergency generator & tank (9406865).

    Complete Permit 9408946 $$$ $300,000
  4. Jun 1995

    Addition of new elevator to existing 7 storey building.

    Expired Permit 9508273 $$$ $320,000
  5. Aug 1997

    Install fire alarm per plans.

    Expired Permit 9714414 $$$ $1
  6. Jan 2004

    Renovate of existing dining rm partial remodel of existing kitchen support area small building addition of 1 story.

    Expired Permit 200401234693 $$$ $1,900,000
  7. Apr 2004

    Removal of waterproofing concrete planters, paving and landscaping material.

    Expired Permit 200404161455 $$$ $350,000
  8. May 2004

    Phase ii plaza redevelopment waterproofing paving new planters new electrical new plumbing demolition.

    Issued Permit 200405042907 $$$ $1,500,000
  9. Mar 2005

    Plaza redevelopment phase 3 & 4 parking area. waterproofing, re-paving & grading, new landscaping.

    Complete Permit 200503097067 $$$ $2,000,000
  10. Jul 2006

    Level b hvac system new 1-20 ton split a/c system 2-5 ton split a/c systems for server room.

    Complete Permit 200607136421 $$$ $589,420
  11. Jul 2007

    Floors 3rd thru 25th floors-replace existing pane window frames and glazing with new commerical heavy duty aluminium windows with thermal breaks.

    Issued Permit 200707126638 $$$ $1,200,000
  12. Aug 2007

    Renovation of existing residents one unit/f, 14/f, 20/f, 21/f, 24/f, 25/f.

    Complete Permit 200708159891 $$$ $350,000
  13. 2009

    Recorded in the city's 2009 survey of Japantown as a large-scale Brutalist apartment block and tower, of the kind redevelopment put along the Geary Boulevard corridor in the 1960s and 1970s.

    Japantown Historic Context Statement, May 2009
  14. Feb 2011

    (level "a" - atrium): atrium level being redone. remodel existing restrooms (men & womens). remodel library area, redo fireplace, new mep. sprinklers under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201102109978 $$$ $1,700,000
  15. Sep 2011

    Renovation and refurbishing of bedrooms, toilets, shared program spaces, staff areas and corridors on the mezzanine and third floors of existing 26 story steel and concrete building. project also includes the renovation of existing construction in and around a large mechanical shaft on the mezz. & 3rd fl.

    Complete Permit 201109144589 $$$ $3,800,000
  16. Dec 2013

    Utility upgrade: existingelec. service + equip demolition'd & replaceexistingmain switches & main switch board; newelectrical room @ basement level; newcircuit breaker class switch boards; newplug in bus riser 3rd thru 25th floors; decommisioning ofexistinglaundry room/basement converting to sotrage use.

    Complete Permit 201312234818 $$$ $3,200,000
  17. Mar 2016

    Equipment & finishes upgrades to existing dining room in multifamily residence building.

    Issued Permit 201603222703 $$$ $1,000,000
  18. Aug 2016

    Level b - laundry reconstruction project: renovate existing storage room & office area into new commercial laundry facility with assoc clean soiled linen room. an addition of epo switches & trench drains to an existing ele room. fire alarm and sprinkler system revisions under separate application.

    Complete Permit 201608255951 $$$ $200,000
  19. Jan 2018

    Remove and replace h ot water storage tanks and associated flat plate heat exchangers in e level b mechanical room b1.6.

    Issued Permit 201801229182 $$$ $450,000
  20. Dec 2018

    Refurbishment and mino renovation of existing meeting rooms and addociated accessory space.

    Cancelled Permit 201812148382 $$$ $600,000
  21. Oct 2019

    Renovation of 2 exhaust hoods in the level a kitchen as well as the replacement of an air handling unit. exhaust fan and pollution control unit in the level g mechanical room that serve the level a kitchen and associated dining area.

    Issued Permit 201910164671 $$$ $1,300,000
  22. Oct 2019

    Renovation of an existing level a resident store room into a fitness center. the relocation of an existing level a staff workroom. and the relocation of resident storage to an area within the level b parking garage.

    Complete Permit 201910164665 $$$ $1,100,000
  23. Jan 2023

    Replace 196 speakers with new. add 257 speakers, add 2 smoke detectors, 3 speaker strobes.

    Complete Permit 202301260810 $$$ $148,000
  24. Mar 2024

    Reroofing; coating the roof with liquatec roof coating. approx 5500 sq ft.

    Issued Permit 202403137669 $$$ $230,000
  25. Feb 2026

    Installation of new fuel cell equipment with associated structural platform support, plumbing and electrical engineering. all exterior work and no modificationsto existing building or use impacted. loading dock will remain in use.

    Filed Permit 202509125249 $$$ $1,000,000
  26. Aug 2026

    Replacement of exterior glazing systems throughout the entire facility, including windows, storefronts, entrances & curtain walls.replacement of elevators, traction machines & counterweights withnew cabs, controls & equipment for anewdestination dispatch elevator system.

    Filed Permit 202606173379 $$$ $19,500,000

DBI holds 317 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 317. 14 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early residents and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update