1601–1625 Post Street

1. 1968

   Built.

2. 1970s

   The Redevelopment Agency photographed the property, then the Miyako Hotel.

   Redevelopment Agency Records (SFH 371), San Francisco Public Library
3. Jul 1985

   Permit 8507272S $$$ $3,000,000

   Add restaurant & kitchen between hotel & building at post st.

4. May 1986

   Permit 8606022 $$$ $100,000

   Remodel kitchen, revision to p.a. #8507272.

5. Mar 1991

   Permit 9103229 $$$ $300,000

   New port cochere canopy entrance, new masonry planter.

6. Apr 1993

   Disapproved Permit 9306046 $$$ $100,000

   Renovat of 7 guest suits in annex portion of miyako hotel.

7. 2009

   Recorded in the city's 2009 survey of Japantown as the Kabuki Hotel, one of the redevelopment-era hotels built near Japan Center and Buchanan Mall in a Japanese-inspired modern style.

   Japantown Historic Context Statement, May 2009
8. Oct 2009

   Issued Permit 200910078509 $$$ $121,600

   Construct 1 l shaped pond sculpture. construct 1 fish pond sculpture. millwork at bathroom, fire retardant millwork entry feature, all are cosmetic details. 1 roof feature on seperate permit.

9. Dec 2011

   Permit 201112211146 $$$ $125,000

   Installation of a wireless telecommunication facility consisting of 12 antennas & 7 equipment cabinets.

10. May 2012

    Permit 201205291397 $$$ $77,500

    Reroofing.

11. May 2015

    Permit 201505216924 $$$ $345,000

    Reroofing.

12. Oct 2015

    Permit 201510079079 $$$ $180,000

    Expand fitness center to replace meeting rooms, increase square footage from 395 sq ft to 2850 sq ft.

13. Nov 2015

    Issued Permit 201511303755 $$$ $90,000

    Demolish mezzanine level above lobby, decrease sq. footage and occupant load. total is 1, 206 sq ft 121 occupant load is reduced. mep, life safety deferred.

14. Dec 2015

    Issued Permit 201512185528 $$$ $63,000

    Fire alarm system like for like system replacement per sffd approved plan of action, 1 facu upgrade, 7 transpondere upgrade, 1 led annuncciator, 1 voice panel, 55 pulls, 61 smokes, 2 heats, 21 duct smoke with replay.

15. Feb 2016

    Permit 201602190034 $$$ $200,000

    Renovation 156 existing guest rooms and common space such as corridors from level 4 to 16 in the tower only. no square footage is added. total proposed work is 70, 368 sq ft occupant load is unchanged. separte mep permit.

16. Mar 2016

    Permit 201603081496 $$$ $200,000

    The scope of work for the annex building involves renovation of existing guestrooms & common areas. there will be 7 new rooms added to the existing structure but no square footage will be added or alterated.

17. Mar 2016

    Permit 201603253085 $$$ $200,000

    The lobby & garden levels involves adding a pantry, a bar & two unisex restrooms. it will also demolish the existing stairs by the entry.

18. Nov 2016

    Issued Permit 201611082263 $$$ $150,000

    Fire alarm t.i. to tower guest rooms. 2 power supplies, 40 smoke detectors, 13 sounder base smokes, 26 strobes, 52 speaker/strobes, 156 speakers. ref app#201602190034.

19. Mar 2018

    Permit 201803204122 $$$ $75,000

    Replace like-for-like: speakers, speaker-strobes, smoke sensors with std base and with sounder base in hearing impaired rooms; strobes in hi rooms, remove& cover existing horns in corridor, work is confined to guest rooms & corridors, ref 201512185528.

20. Jun 2018

    Permit 201806252835 $$$ $2,500,000

    Interior remodel of an existing restaurant, new configuration of mezz & 1st floor with occupant loads, new type i hood and fan, new teak wood rated class b and new stairwell to mezz. sffd assembly permit req.ul300, sprinklers, fire alarm sep/permit.

21. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809180578 $$$ $750,000

    Ground floor mep t.i. for restaurant. ref permit application 201806252835.

22. Feb 2025

    Issued Permit 202502079897 $$$ $125,000

    Front of the building t-mobile: remove 3existing antennas + 1existing cabinet, install 6new antennas within 3new frp screens, instal 2new, install 12new batteries <70kwh + <50 gallons electrolytes, relocate existing electrical tric panel, install new meter.

DBI holds 121 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 121. 16 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.