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District 6 · Block 0835, Lot 002 · ZIP 94102

McGovern Building

1438–1444 Market Street

  • Store building
  • 4 stories
  • 23,260 ft2
  • 3,844 ft2 lot area
  • 7 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned C3G
  • Historic resource
  • Sold January 31, 2006
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  1. 1913

    Built as the McGovern Building; J.H. Hjul is credited as the builder. San Francisco Heritage's downtown survey rated it C, its integrity good.

    U.S. General Services Administration and San Francisco Department of City Planning, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report — San Francisco Federal Building, 1996.
  2. 1984

    Known as the McGovern Building; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
  3. Jan 2006
    Permit 200601132196 $$$ $15,000

    Demolish non structural interior imporvements to prepare for future remodel. bulding to remain vacant until such improvements are comleted under future permit application. per ab-017 no struct. demolition. all fire & & life safety to remain in plce.

  4. Feb 2006
    Permit 200602235309 $$$ $750,000

    Convert retail sales to office building. new elevator, new exit stairs, partitions, hvac, plumbing, power, lighting.

  5. Oct 2006
    Permit 200610044152 $$$ $75,100

    Install automatic manual fire alarm system.

  6. Nov 2006
    Permit 200611208097 $$$ $10,000

    Remove/replace structural slab over sub-sidewalk basement. construction phase scope modification to work approved under permit application 200602235309 on full street side.

  7. Nov 2006
    Issued Permit M49395

    Streetspace.

  8. Jan 2007
    Issued Permit M52767

    Verification and additional address.

  9. Feb 2007
    Permit 200702275030 $$$ $1

    Revision to plans for work presently underway per permit application 200602235309. add structural details for steel stairway. architecture structural work only under this permit @ stairway.

  10. Mar 2007
    Permit 200703277378 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 200602235309. add details for elevator & its support only under this permit.

  11. Apr 2007
    Permit 200704209344 $$$ $1

    This is revisionto correct permit application 200612280710 and 200704058085. clarify on plans of per-application leeter dated 2-21/06: "retain existing non compliant staris at north end ofbuilding., but adds a fully compliant exit enclosure from stair to fell stl at ground floor." means that the.

  12. Apr 2007
    Permit 200704249556 $$$ $5,000

    Erect: electirc, wall, single faced, professional occupation.

  13. May 2007
    Permit 200705312582 $$$ $1

    Revision to structural plan under 200611208097.

  14. Aug 2007
    Permit 200708159922 $$$ $3,000

    As builts. refer to 200610044152. connect 8 duct smoke detector/fire smoke dampers installed by others during construction to the buildings fire alrm systm. upgrade building annunciator to 32 zones modify notification appliance circuits as needed all floors. replace 1 heat detector 5th fl private.

  15. Feb 2010
    Issued Permit 201002166547 $$$ $250,000

    3rd floor tenant infill work. addition of (5) professional offices, 1 kitchen space, 1 small conference space. mep under separate permit. alter 1st & 3rd floor easterly restrooms to comply with accessibility.

  16. Mar 2012
    Permit 201203206459 $$$ $250,000

    To complete work & obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 2010.02.16.6547.

  17. May 2012
    Permit 201205251299 $$$ $7,314

    3rd floor tenant improvement to existing system - add 4 new smoke detectors, replace one smoke detector with a new heat detector, relcoate 4 existing smoke detector & 1 exisitng horn/strobe.

  18. Jul 2012
    Permit 201207114613 $$$ $4,000

    3rd floor-install new supply return air ductwork to existing mechanical system. t.i permit application 2010-0216-6547 & 2012-0320-6459.

  19. Jul 2012
    Permit 201207205403 $$$ $7,314

    Tenant improvement to exist. system on the 3rd floor. will add 4 new smoke detectors. replace one smoke detector with a new heat detector and relocate four exist. smoke detector and one exist horn/stroke.

  20. Dec 2016
    Issued Permit 201612144996 $$$ $2,000

    Exploratory demolition, neet to open up some walls and expose area to see what in the walls before start of project not to exceed 4x2 in any area.

3 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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