2–98 Henry Adams Street

1. 1905

   Before the 1906 earthquake the block held three parcels of industrial buildings: the J. Rapp & Sons Bottling Works with its barn and stable, and a Standard Electric Company of California substation.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
2. 1907–1915

   After its Beale Street building burned in the earthquake fire, Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co. used a one-story industrial building on the south end of this block as a warehouse, before the present building replaced it.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
3. 1910

   The Rapp bottling works on the block was torn down when John G. Rapp's company moved to a new plant at Bryant and Alameda streets, billed as the largest bottling works on the West Coast; Rapp began buying up the block's parcels about 1912.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
4. 1915

   Built by James S. Fennell (brickwork); R.A. Chisholm (carpentry).

5. 1915

   Built as the Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co. warehouse, designed by Leo J. Devlin, with brick used for the exterior work.

   Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
6. May 1915

   John G. Rapp's lease of the new building to the Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co., a hardware and steel importer founded in the Gold Rush, was made official; the company used it as its offices, warehouse and distribution centre.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
7. December 1915

   The four-story brick and heavy-timber warehouse, with offices and display rooms, was built for owner John G. Rapp to a design by his brother-in-law Leo J. Devlin, its budget rising from $75,000 in February to $150,000 by March; it was finished by December 1915.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
8. 1967

   The Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co. closed and left the building, which then stood empty for several years.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
9. 1970

   Bought by Henry Adams and converted into the San Francisco Design Center, the first of the conversions that gave Showplace Square its name.

   Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
10. 1971

    In the conversion to showrooms, the freight elevator was converted to a passenger elevator and a lean-to shed at the northwest corner was removed for a parking lot.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
11. 1981

    The two blocks of Kansas Street between Division and 15th streets were renamed Henry Adams Street after the designer who began the area's conversion to showrooms; the building, historically 2 Kansas Street, became the Showplace Building of the San Francisco Design Center.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
12. Mar 1982

    Permit 8201643 $$$ $132,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

13. 1989

    The north wall, damaged by the earthquake, was shored.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
14. 1996

    The building was seismically strengthened.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
15. May 2002

    Permit 200205096196 $$$ $400,000

    Expansion /remodel existing furniture showrm. some sprinkler modifications required. all interior work.

16. Mar 2017

    Permit 201703151504 $$$ $500,000

    Demolition only including existing non load bearing partitions, doors, lighting, finish flooring. no structural work involved. disabled access work related to this construction is being done under app#201610079829. n/a for maher.

17. Jun 2018

    Permit 201806152036 $$$ $2,000,000

    Construction of electrical risers from ground fl to central building core electrical & telecomrooms on 4th & 5th fls; new mechanical rooftop units and duct shafts connecting to 4th & 5th fl. mep included. this permit is submitted under ab-017 unoccupied space. conduit through 1, 2, 3rd floor.

18. Jun 2018

    Permit 201806293361 $$$ $150,000

    Demolition of interior finishes, casework, ceiling assembly and light fixtures and non load bearing partitions only. submitted under ab-107 for unoccupied spaces. tenant improvement and life safety/sprinklers under sep permit maher na.

19. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809139936 $$$ $1,200,000

    Elevator retrofit demolition of existing elevator system & shaft, new elevator. new elevator lobby. new roof, new walkway pad. curbs, new roof deck. new penthouse interior stairs.

20. January 15, 2019

    Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 283, Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Building.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
21. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902062284 $$$ $650,000

    Renovation of tenant space (floors 1 & 2m) and lobby. includes the expansion of the existing level 1 toilet core, adding two designated ada, unisex toilet rooms. relocate stairs. no exteriors work. no refacing frams, mulions or glazing at window.

22. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902112616 $$$ $200,000

    Construction of new south restroom core on floors 4 and 5. remodel north restroom core on floors 4 and 5. permit submitted under ab-017, unoccupied space. fire/life safety under sep permit.

23. May 2019

    Permit 201905241679 $$$ $675,000

    Partial tear-off. install 1/4" dens deck and attach 60 mil sarnafil s327 reflective gray roofing system.

24. May 2019

    Issued Permit 201905281770 $$$ $500,000

    Gr fl showroom renovation including new partitons, electrical, plumbing, interior storefront.

25. Sep 2019

    Issued Permit 201909111373 $$$ $150,244

    4th fl - interior construction of new non-load bearing partitions, glazing, doors, millwork. fire life safety and mep will be deferred submittal.maher n/a.

26. Sep 2019

    Issued Permit 201909111376 $$$ $150,244

    5th fl - interior construction of new non-load bearing partitions, glazing, doors, millwork. fire life safety and mep will be deferred submittal.

27. Oct 2019

    Issued Permit 201910073779 $$$ $1,610,000

    L5 - 5th fl "a bay" interior construction, new non load bearing partitions, glazing, doors, millwork, lighting, mep.

28. Oct 2019

    Issued Permit 201910185001 $$$ $5,000

    Level 5 - deferred mep submittal for pa 2019-0911-1376.

29. Oct 2019

    Issued Permit 201910185002 $$$ $5,000

    Level 4 - deferred mep submittal for pa 2019-0911-1373.

30. Sep 2020

    Issued Permit 202009234832 $$$ $875,000

    T.i.: new example toilet room, new display showroom, display fixtures, updated lighting, relocate mechanical with new underfloor distribution, ex. residential kitchen, boh & new interior storefront falling coorider. all floors, ceilings & walls to be remodeled & exterior storefront shall remain.

31. Oct 2020

    Permit 202010287613 $$$ $750,000

    Revision to permit application 2018-0913-9936: new roof deck and exit path walkway, extensin of stair #2 to roof. fire/life safety, mep, sprinkler under separate permit.

32. Dec 2022

    Issued Permit 202212309492 $$$ $393,922

    1-3/floors: modification of existing e3 (gaemwell/fci) fire alarm system, new speaker strobes in all existing tenant spaces only per sffd requirement.

33. Oct 2023

    Filed Permit 202310118372 $$$ $500,000

    3/f: construction of new restroom cores-in addition to mep, architectural and structural base building infrastructure upgrades throughout the building- new shaft construction and goes thru room from 1st floor-shafts will house outside airducts relief air duct and refrigerant piping services floor 1&2.

34. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606294074 $$$ $454,400

    4th & 5th fl - includes demolition of non-struc'l partitions on 4th 5th fl in select area new lights, new carpet, paint and acoustic wall panels and refreshing existing millwork. all new or revised meps and life safety work will be deisng build and submitted separately. (building is fully sprinklered) pdr.

35. Aug 2026

    Issued Permit 202608046054 $$$ $1,600,000

    4/5/fl- ref ti 202606294074 deferred meps.

DBI holds 328 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 328. 8 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.