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District 3 · Block 0645, Lot 037 · ZIP 94109

1507–1515 California Street

Office building

  • Zoned POLK
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  1. October 1971

    The Dorel, a 33-unit residential hotel in standard condition with one vacancy recorded, operated at this address.

    URS Research Company / Arthur D. Little, Inc., Yerba Buena Center Public Facilities and Private Development: Environmental Impact Report (draft), prepared for the City and County of San Francisco, 1973.
  2. Mar 1986
    Permit 8603629

    Demolish service station.

  3. Aug 1986
    Permit 8610508 $$$ $30,000

    Provide new asphalt paving for open parking lot and fence.

  4. Dec 1987
    Permit 8717245 $$$ $30,000

    Store - remove plaster install 5/8 plaster board.

  5. Aug 1992
    Permit 9213854S $$$ $4,200,000

    Vertical addition.

  6. 1993

    Current structure built.

  7. Jun 1994
    Permit 9409210 $$$ $40,000

    Fire alarm system.

  8. Jan 2010
    Permit 201001064278 $$$ $30,000

    Dry cleaning machine replacement.

  9. Jun 2013
    Issued Permit 201306038496 $$$ $48,000

    To comply with nov # 201389992 -remodel 25 rooms -replace sheetrock & rewire, replace sinks in remodeled units only, new lights, and smoke co. detectors.

  10. Aug 2013
    Permit 201308164598 $$$ $120,000

    Add bathrooms in rooms (32 rooms, all floors), fixtures to be non-combustible sprinklers not reqd-nfpa 138.15.8.1.3.

  11. Jul 2014
    Permit 201407070554 $$$ $85,000

    Soft story reinforcement, correct out of level condition, interior work @ lower level. comply with sfbc chapter 34b, 2012 iebc appendix a-4.

  12. Jul 2014
    Permit 201407100977 $$$ $400,000

    Construction phase changes under app#201308164598. convert part of ground floor commercial space b to lounge for exclusive use of sro residents. upgrade disabled access to all ground floor. commercial space. modify sro egress by adding fire escape & exit passage & deleting non-complying stair.

  13. Apr 2015
    Issued Permit 201504234504 $$$ $15,000

    Revision to pa 2014 0710 0977: install remedial measures per vrap program (public health).

  14. Nov 2015
    Permit 201511062030 $$$ $25,000

    Install 179 sprinkler heads throughout entire building per nfpa 13. ref pa 2014-0710-0977.

  15. Jan 2016
    Permit 201601046315 $$$ $20,000

    Construction phase changes to work approved under 201308164598 and 201407100977. replace all existing windows with wood double hung windows, install new platform and new roof hatch at roof 4. remove portion of wall at commercial space b/c and add stairs.

  16. May 2016
    Issued Permit 201605096871 $$$ $29,000

    New fire alarm system with fire sprinkler monitoring and notification through out. ref app#201407100977. also ref permit application 201601046315.

  17. May 2017
    Permit 201705035626 $$$ $30,000

    1/f: tenant improvement for new commercial shop fitout optometery office.

  18. Jun 2019
    Issued Permit 201906183794 $$$ $15,000

    Like for like fire alarm replacement. replacing facp, smoke, heat, manual pull, relay modules. installing monitoring modules. all devices are existing and willbe used as originally installed. ref app#9409210.

  19. Jan 2024
    Permit 202401315027 $$$ $187,500

    Reroofing.

  20. Jul 2024
    Filed Permit 202407307603 $$$ $150,000

    Mohcd funding: remove existing exterior insulation finishing system (eifs) cladding and replace in kind with new eifs cladding.

  21. Mar 2025
    Issued Permit 202503101910 $$$ $9,640,711

    Mayoral ed13-01: add 5 units in existing common spaces. reconfigure existing units to provide 25% mobility units. provide casework, finishes, & fixtures as shown.provide windows in existing opening and door hardware throughout. provide usps and accessible compliant mailboxes.

  22. Feb 2026
    Issued Permit 202602095514 $$$ $60,000

    To modify existing sprinkler piping due to new walls on 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th floors. ref permit application 2025-0310-1910.

DBI holds 52 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 52. 8 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired permits are not shown.

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