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1600 California Street

Nob Hill · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1914
  • 33-unit apartment building
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned POLK
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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23,890 sq ftBuilding area
6,952 sq ftLot area
70Rooms · 33 baths

Permit history

  1. Feb 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8201125 $$$ $3,000
  2. Feb 1985

    Remove existing structural sidewalk & reconstruct.

    Complete Permit 8501529 $$$ $50,000
  3. Dec 1985

    Stationary canvas awning.

    Expired Permit 8514632 $$$ $1,400
  4. Aug 1988

    Remove damaged wood cabinet, replace with new cabinet.

    Complete Permit 8810836 $$$ $7,000
  5. Jun 1989

    Parapet.

    Complete Permit 8911351 $$$ $15,000
  6. Aug 1989

    Remove existing sidewalk and install new base slab.

    Complete Permit 8914122 $$$ $15,500
  7. Nov 1990

    Misc. clean up as indicated on drawings.

    Complete Permit 9023072 $$$ $2,000
  8. Jun 1992

    Interior t/i finishes & fixtures new lites casewk.

    Complete Permit 9208814 $$$ $48,000
  9. Nov 1992

    Install shelfs l& displays, counters. minor basemt remodel.

    Complete Permit 9219262 $$$ $5,000
  10. Dec 1992

    Sign.

    Complete Permit 9221204 $$$ $1,800
  11. Dec 1992

    Sign.

    Expired Permit 9221203 $$$ $1,700
  12. Dec 1992

    Install awning, fabrics over frame.

    Complete Permit 9221933 $$$ $2,050
  13. May 1995

    Earthquake hazard mitigation as per umb ordinance #225-92.

    Complete Permit 9508098 $$$ $120,000
  14. Dec 1998

    Construction of new restrooms & demolition of existing restrooms.

    Expired Permit 9826010 $$$ $20,000
  15. Feb 1999

    Remove existing wrought iron security screen.

    Expired Permit 9902247 $$$ $6,000
  16. Oct 2000

    Replace wall panels and baseboards.

    Expired Permit 200010112668 $$$ $5,000
  17. Oct 2000

    Replace wall panels and baseboards.

    Expired Permit 200010112662 $$$ $5,000
  18. Jan 2003

    Underpinning of existing structure.

    Issued Permit 200301145134 $$$ $10,000
  19. Feb 2010

    Put the new awning for metro pcs @ front, 13'-8" long.

    Cancelled Permit 201002045945 $$$ $1,781
  20. Oct 2016

    Basement level - add one sum pump and sink and one elctrical outlet. n/a maher ord. 155-13.

    Complete Permit 201610261230 $$$ $5,000
  21. Jan 2018

    Flood replace: tile and paint.

    Complete Permit 201801027673 $$$ $20,000
  22. Jun 2018

    Build out of new wine and cheese bar.

    Complete Permit 201806061121 $$$ $95,000
  23. Jun 2018

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201806111547 $$$ $35,000
  24. Oct 2025

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system. replace with new fa system per current code (1) addressable fire alarm one unit wireless communicator next to facu 23 addressable smoke detector 1 addressable heat detector 9 addressable manual pull station 2 addressable monitor module 1 outside bell 24vac.

    Complete Permit 202510076874 $$$ $58,000

DBI holds 41 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 41. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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