1400 16th Street

1. 1938

   Built as an industrial building, recorded as occupied by Braun-Heinmann Co. Designed by W. P. Day, with H. M. Michelson as associate.

   Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
2. 1953

   An addition was built to the east, engineered by Felix H. Spitzer.

   Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
3. Aug 1982

   Permit 8207164 $$$ $7,500

   Building use: gar.shop/off.

4. Dec 1985

   Permit 8514458 $$$ $15,000

   Enlarge exist offices, add sprinklers where reauired.

5. May 2002

   Permit 200205106265 $$$ $110,000

   Installation of garment racks. addition of handicap lift & stairway at entrance.

6. Nov 2014

   Permit 201411131453 $$$ $205,000

   Interior non structural demolition on 1st, 2nd, and roof levles. exterior demolition of awning, loading dock doors. building is vacant and demolition to comply with ab017. compliance with maher ordinance no 155-13 not required.

7. Dec 2014

   Permit 201412244457 $$$ $1,100,000

   Seismic strengthening of building and addition of new skylight.

8. Feb 2015

   Permit 201502097804 $$$ $3,900,000

   Architectural and mep upgrades to building (maher ordinance - extended ordinance $155-13 not required) related planning case: 2014-003102env. sprinklers and fire alarm under separate permit.

9. Feb 2015

   Permit 201502138278 $$$ $285,000

   Install new fire sprinkler system in existing building. arch itectural permit #201502097804. n/a for maher ordinance.

10. Jun 2015

    Permit 201506179188 $$$ $604,307

    Reroofing.

11. Dec 2015

    Permit 201512084451 $$$ $50,000

    Design built stairs per permit 201502097804; maher n/a.

12. Jan 2016

    Permit 201601197365 $$$ $500,000

    2nd floor - interior finishes, carpet, paint, millwork, new lighting, electrical, power outlets, and av. (new office area = 21, 889 ft2).

13. Feb 2016

    Withdrawn Permit 201602240425 $$$ $3,600,000

    Interior finsihes, millwork, lighting, electrical, mechanical, plumbing. structural for new roof top mechanical units maher not req.

14. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607152520 $$$ $4,800,000

    New non structural partitions new mechanical, plumbing and electrical. new finishes and fixtures. change of use from garment factory to laboratory. ** maher: n/a **.

15. Dec 2016

    Permit 201612296256 $$$ $10,000

    Fire alarm. ref # 201607152520.

16. Dec 2016

    Permit 201612296137 $$$ $18,000

    1 & 2nd floor: fire sprinkler ref 1st floor-201607152520, 2nd floor - 201601197368 maher na.

17. Aug 2017

    Permit 201708215447 $$$ $20,000

    Installation of emergency generators on exposed 1st fl roof to be used in the event of power outage. not visible from public right of way.

18. Oct 2017

    Permit 201710252229 $$$ $115,000

    Relocation of support accessory offices for lab space and new interior non-bearing partitions on 1st floor. all lighting, mechanical, and electrical is existing to remain unchanged. n/a for maher. alarm/sprinkler deferred if required.

19. Jan 2018

    Issued Permit 201801108292 $$$ $150,000

    Deffered mep submittal for #2021710252229. addition of new mechanical units to support relocated offices. new sink installed in lab space. new electrical receptacles throughout area of work. maher na.

20. Jul 2018

    Issued Permit 201807305915 $$$ $10,000

    New opening at existing structural bearing wall for new door between existing lab spaces. new grade beam to reinforce foundation at opening. maher n/a.

21. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808278419 $$$ $2,600,000

    Change of use. tenant improvement. expand previously approved lab, support spaces & accessory office on 1st fl into expansion space not covered under original permit. improvement work will be limited to interior only partitions, restrooms, mechanical, electrical & plum. mep will be under separate permit.

22. Jul 2019

    Permit 201907267012 $$$ $16,800

    Add or relocate upright and pendent sprinklers to accommodate the new wall and ceiling layout.

23. Sep 2019

    Permit 201909262798 $$$ $1,100,000

    Mep submittal for permit application 201808278419. buildout of existing garment factory space to b-occupancy lab space with supporting offices. install new interior and rooftop mechanical units. connect fixtures: & equipment via base building panels. provide plumb connections to new fixtures and drain lines to hvac units.

24. Nov 2019

    Permit 201911126938 $$$ $21,000

    1st floor: fire alarm 28 ceiling horn strobes, 1 wall strobe, 13 duct detectors, 2 weatherproof duct detectors to be added to existing facu. permit application reference #2018-0827-8419.

25. Dec 2025

    Issued Permit 202512030854 $$$ $40,000

    Install new 6-ton fan coil to serve existing computer room. no exterior work.

DBI holds 42 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 42. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 cancelled permits are not shown.