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District 6 · Block 3513, Lot 207 · ZIP 94103

170 Otis Street

Assessor class: vacant lot

  • 13,489 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned P
  • Historic resource
  • City landmark
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  1. September 25, 1970

    On September 25, 1970 the City Planning Commission found acquisition of the site for the Department of Social Services in conformity with the Master Plan.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  2. December 21, 1972

    The site was occupied by an automobile repair garage when an office building for the Department of Social Services was proposed for it. The City Planning Commission concurred with the Director's negative environmental declaration for a building of about 105 feet and 125,000 square feet to house administrative offices of the Department of Social Services, with employee parking.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  3. June 7, 1973

    The irregular 50,500-square-foot site at 170 Otis Street, in a C-M district, included an existing nine-storey office building and part of Jesse Street. The City Planning Commission unanimously approved, with conditions, an eight-storey office building for the Department of Social Services at 170 Otis Street exceeding the bulk limits, with a plaza between it and the existing office building and underground parking.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  4. Jun 1992
    Permit 9210579 $$$ $59,000

    Cti 1 fl 01.

  5. Jun 1996
    Permit 9610067 $$$ $195,095

    Provide disabled accessibily, partition walls, millwork, fixtur.

  6. Nov 1996
    Permit 9622178 $$$ $150,000

    Remove fire alarm system/reinstall new simplex fa systetm.

  7. May 1999
    Permit 9910211 $$$ $56,000

    Reroofing.

  8. Jun 2008
    Permit 200806164503 $$$ $395,991

    6th fl: remove existing cubicles and create 2 new offices and conference room, new millwork, accessibility upgrades, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, life safety under separate permit.

  9. Sep 2008
    Issued Permit 200809161712 $$$ $13,000

    Upgrade of existing fire sprinkler system on the 6th floor. relocate 59 heads, add 7 heads and delete 8 heads.

  10. Nov 2008
    Permit 200811045831 $$$ $10,000

    6th floor - fire alarm system - install (1) new nav panel, (1) smoke detector, (10) ceiling mounted strobes, (1) ceiling mounted speaker/strobe, (6) out door weather proof speaker/strobes.

  11. Nov 2008
    Issued Permit 200811126324 $$$ $150,000

    Install new fencing around play area at 1st fl, const of new opening in exterior wall & building glass storefront drs, upgrade access to existing men's & women's restrms in remodel area, replace existing drinking fountains, modify existing child's restrms.

  12. Apr 2010
    Issued Permit 201004130143 $$$ $10,000

    City job: to complete work and obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200811126324.

  13. Feb 2011
    Permit 201102039626 $$$ $5,000

    Garage level-install 1 booster panel, install 7 speaker/strobe combo units, install 3 strobes. add notification appliances only, existing sequence of opeartion to remain unchanged (permit application 2008-11-04-5831).

  14. Apr 2011
    Issued Permit 201104184245 $$$ $15,000

    Demolition existing concrete ramp and provide new ramp in new location. provide new striped pathway, truncated domes and acc. parking space.

  15. Oct 2012
    Issued Permit 201210111808 $$$ $3,500

    Basement level-fire alarm t.i. 3 new monitor modules to supervise existing facp conditions from the interconnected building (150 otis).

  16. Jun 2013
    Issued Permit 201306119125 $$$ $30,000

    Demolition work 1st fl consisting of demolition of ecisting office partitions, doors, removal of flooring to comply with nov 201384301.

  17. Aug 2013
    Issued Permit 201308013361 $$$ $200,000

    Tenant improvement in first floor.

  18. Aug 2013
    Permit 201308214844 $$$ $11,000

    1st floor fire alarm sytem changes: adding 1 booster panel 17 speaker/strobes, 7 strobes, 2 speakers, remove and demolition. 15 existing notification appliances. t. i. 201308011361.

  19. Oct 2013
    Issued Permit 201310028306 $$$ $398,000

    Replace 2 existing water cooled chillers in mechancial room of roof.

  20. Oct 2013
    Issued Permit 201310098904 $$$ $315,000

    Replace 1 cooling tower, install 1 refrigerant ventilation system and energy management system.

DBI holds 32 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 32. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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