1534–1548 California Street

1. 1906

   Built.

2. October 1971

   The Stanley hotel, at this parcel's 1544 California Street address, was operating as a residential hotel in standard condition; an October 1971 Redevelopment Agency survey of potential relocation housing counted 50 units, two of them vacant.

   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.
3. March 4, 1976

   The three-storey building had hotel rooms on its two upper floors and, at street level, a hotel lobby, a driveway portal and three shops, one of them the former Funky Flea Market.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
4. March 4, 1976

   The City Planning Commission unanimously authorized a veterinary clinic for cats only in the 1,200-square-foot shop that had been the Funky Flea Market (Resolution 7455).

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
5. Jun 1984

   Permit 8405957 $$$ $2,000

   Front door alteration.

6. Feb 2005

   Permit 200502236030 $$$ $1

   Renew expired permit app no. 200304112046- fire sprinkler.

7. Apr 2009

   Permit 200904146213 $$$ $5,000

   Replace existing fire alarm system in top floor.

8. Sep 2009

   Permit 200909297845 $$$ $8,000

   Relocate 4' wall for access to restroom, build handicap bathroom to be framed in doug fie 5/8 fire rock insulation r-13, 3' 1-hour door with self closer & appropriate handrails. all other work will be done in accordance with handicap specs per sq ft counter codes.

9. Sep 2012

   Permit 201209250546 $$$ $5,000

   To comply with complaint #201289674 dated 2/8/12/. move non load bearing wall at kitchen area. new power door operators.

10. Jan 2013

    Permit 201301258829 $$$ $1,500

    Upgrade fire system for hood and duct in the kitchen area to meet ul 300 standards. ref app#201209250546.

11. Jan 2014

    Permit 201401247078 $$$ $10,000

    Revision to 201209250546. reconfigure floor plan. ansul fire supression system under separate permit.

12. Mar 2014

    Permit 201403271836 $$$ $1,000

    Compliance with nov #201459793, install grab bars in common showers & restrooms, grab bar load min. 250 lbs.

13. Apr 2014

    Permit 201404304625 $$$ $1

    Revision to appl 201209250546 & 201401247078. reconfigure floor plan. ansul fire suppression system under seperate permit.

14. Jul 2014

    Issued Permit 201407090845 $$$ $2,000

    Upgrade fire system for hood and duct in the kitchen area to meet ul300 standards. maher n/a.

15. Jun 2015

    Issued Permit 201506169110 $$$ $1

    Change of occupancy from b to a-2. install new stair handrail, panic hardware, exit signs. n/a for maher ordinance. for planning code purpose no chamge of use, no change in sq ft. no exterior changes beyond door replacement in kind.

16. Sep 2016

    Permit 201609076999 $$$ $120,000

    Residential- soft story retrofit, comply with sfbc chapter 34b, calculations based on iebc appendix a-4. n/a ordinance #155-13.

17. Sep 2016

    Permit 201609077005 $$$ $18,000

    Commercial- ada upgrades within commercial spaces related to soft story retrofit under permit application 201609076999. n/a ordinance #155-13.

18. October 13, 2026

    A Victorian-inspired cocktail bar opens in a longtime Nob Hill watering hole — The San Francisco Standard

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