901–905 California Street

1. 1954

   The Stanford Court Hotel, a men-only residential hotel with community showers, recorded in a 1954 journal at fifty dollars a month; the building is partially extant.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
2. Nov 1982

   Building use: hotel.

   Expired Permit 8209155 $$$ $1
3. Sep 1989

   Reroofing.

   Complete Permit 8916276 $$$ $138,027
4. Jan 1990

   Add fire sprinkelr system.

   Complete Permit 9000871 $$$ $393,511
5. Mar 1990

   Remodel restaurant and main level into meeting rooms.

   Complete Permit 9005188 $$$ $350,000
6. Apr 1990

   Fire alarm system and voice ecavuation upgrade.

   Complete Permit 9007516 $$$ $625,000
7. Jul 1990

   Lobby renoliation-relocation desk.

   Complete Permit 9014552 $$$ $165,000
8. Oct 1990

   Administration office renovation enlarge/restructure office.

   Complete Permit 9021247 $$$ $170,000
9. May 1991

   Add architectural woodwork, paint to existing corridor fl.

   Complete Permit 9108314 $$$ $175,000
10. Jun 1991

    Install new entry doors, glass & planter boxes.

    Complete Permit 9110829 $$$ $80,000
11. Sep 1994

    Convewrt 2 guestrms to health club, add exiting dis to mtgs.

    Complete Permit 9415616 $$$ $125,940
12. Oct 1997

    Revise existingguest rms to provide code reqd, remodel 12 rms.

    Expired Permit 9720439 $$$ $260,000
13. Apr 2002

    Rrevise exist. guestroom (ada).

    Complete Permit 200204184346 $$$ $260,000
14. Apr 2004

    Install propane lpg system as backup source for existing natural gas fired emergencey power generato.

    Complete Permit 200404191632 $$$ $75,000
15. Nov 2007

    Interior remodel to provde new interior finishes and furnishings for all guest rooms, replace hvac in guest rooms-under sep. application, construct new elevator lobbies on floors 2-8, new ceilings, lighting and wall finishes in public corridors. fire alarm, sprinkler, mep under sep. application.

    Complete Permit 200711208651 $$$ $730,000
16. Dec 2007

    Renovation of main level food service and dining areas upgrade bathrooms to full compliance. fire alarm & sprinkler under seperate permit. reduction in scope of work from orginal application.

    Complete Permit 200712059709 $$$ $3,000,000
17. Feb 2008

    Reference 200711208651 refurbishment of interior finishes and furnishing of all guest rooms. mep only. fire sprinlkers and life safety separage permit.

    Complete Permit 200802084349 $$$ $200,000
18. Apr 2008

    Lower level-construct new business center and locker room/bathroom. refinish ballrooms and replace ceiling in pre-function area. mep, sprinkler and fire alarm under seperate permit.

    Expired Permit 200804180094 $$$ $100,000
19. Apr 2008

    Mechanical, electrical and plumbing work on lower level for architectural application # 200804180094. fire alarm under separate permit.

    Expired Permit 200804300945 $$$ $57,000
20. May 2008

    Fire alarm replacement of existing fa control panel, replacment of speaker/strobes on all floors. replace fire dept phone jacks (telephone) provide new intelligent control points (icp) all ada rooms.

    Expired Permit 200805091738 $$$ $200,000
21. Sep 2008

    Demolition existing retail shop, a/v office & storage room. 1)construct new retail at existing a/v office. 2)construct new meeting room at existing retail shop.

    Cancelled Permit 200809292928 $$$ $100,000
22. Dec 2012

    Remove and replace one 300 ton water cooled chiller. replacement is like for like. new refrigenant leak detector and detector controller. provide new exhaust fan to be run continously and controlled by new detector controller.

    Issued Permit 201212176373 $$$ $425,000
23. Oct 2015

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201510270932 $$$ $910,000
24. Dec 2016

    Renovation of public areas of existing hotel. interior work @ existing lobby, dining & bar includes demolition, new partitions, casework, wall, ceiling & floor finishes. electrical, plumb work per plans. existing hvac system to reamin. existing diffusers may be relocated as required by work. exterior work include new glazed entry.

    Complete Permit 201612155120 $$$ $2,003,538
25. Dec 2016

    Conversion of existing fitness on 1st floor level to 4 new guestrooms, conversion of existing business center & guest lounge on 6th floor level to 3 new guest rooms, 1 of which is proposed to be fully accessible modification to other accessible room as levels 1-8 to meet current accessible code req'd. interior.

    Complete Permit 201612286055 $$$ $439,810
26. Apr 2024

    Basement lvl: demolition e) centrifugal fan & install new supply fan.

    Issued Permit 202404290962 $$$ $150,000

DBI holds 87 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 87. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.