111–133 Powell Street

1. February 11, 1909

   M. V. Brady contracted to put up a building, at $63,900.

   The San Francisco Call, 11 February 1909, p. 11
2. 1910

   Built.

3. January 13, 1910

   Western Iron works contracted to put up a two-storey brick building for the J. G. Walker company.

   The San Francisco Call, 13 January 1910, p. 15
4. January 15, 1910

   The J. G. Walker Company let the contract for a two-storey steel-frame building covering a 93 ft 6 in square lot. Cunningham & Politeo, architects.

   The San Francisco Call, 15 January 1910, p. 17
5. Jan 1984

   Permit 8400997 $$$ $2,500

   Complete awning steel tubing frame fabric cover work.

6. Apr 1984

   Permit 8403542 $$$ $47,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

7. Jul 1986

   Permit 8608743 $$$ $20,000

   Storefront alterations; relocate entry.

8. Jun 1995

   Permit 9508367 $$$ $150,000

   Seismic retro fitting umb.

9. Apr 2012

   Issued Permit 201204108034 $$$ $300,000

   Exterior facade alterations for new retail store. signage submitted under separate permit. core + shell, and t.i permits to be submitted under separate permit.

10. Apr 2012

    Issued Permit 201204178515 $$$ $5,300,000

    T.i. for new retail store. work includes new partitions, fixtures, finishes, millwork. mep under separate permit. core & shell under separate permit application 2012/04/17/8512. exterior facade work under separate permit application 2012/04/10/8034. no exterior work under this permit. fire protection under separate permit.

11. Apr 2012

    Withdrawn Permit 201204178512 $$$ $2,500,000

    Structural demolition & new constuction for core & shell in advance of t.i. work includes new mezzanine, bathrooms, stairs, skylight. new structural columns & beams.

12. May 2012

    Issued Permit 201205039759 $$$ $1,400,000

    M.e.p. work only for t.i. of new retail store under 2012-04-17-8515. fire protection under separate permit.

13. May 2012

    Issued Permit 201205301485 $$$ $150,000

    Remove existing mezzanine and construct a new mazzanine. install new restrooms at basement level.

14. Jun 2012

    Issued Permit 201206051902 $$$ $95,000

    Ground floor to 2nd floor-demolition floor openings & install new stairs at ground & 2nd floors in advance of tenant improvement. new mezzanine was approved under permit application 2012-0530-1485.

15. Jun 2012

    Issued Permit 201206203048 $$$ $65,000

    Phase iii of structural work, including new columns & beams new roof membrane new chase in building. corner new insulated walls inside brick walls new floor infill where escalators are removed. previsouly approved permit permit application 201206051902 & 201205301485.

16. Jul 2012

    Permit 201207255681 $$$ $64,300

    Addition of a fire alarm system for the building.

17. Aug 2012

    Permit 201208107106 $$$ $101,500

    Tenant improvements: existing fire sprinkler system up grading of system- bsmt 99 sprinklers 1st 22 sprinklers mezzantine 36 sprinklers 2nd 46 sprinklers.

18. Jun 2017

    Issued Permit 201706149320 $$$ $150,000

    Remove, relocate cashwrap fixtures o n 2nd floor; remove glass display case (basement) (add floor fixtures; new wall on the 2nd floor for shelving units, ceiling patch repair (interior only).

19. Jan 2018

    Withdrawn Permit 201801128530 $$$ $30,000

    Interior t.i. basement, ground floor and 2nd floor. remove, replace fixtures, flooring, glass fixtures ada compliant. no structural.

20. Apr 2019

    Issued Permit 201904057259 $$$ $150,000

    All interior remodel of mezzanine, removal of floor fixtures/installation of new furred wall with signs on new wall new suspended sign, new display cases, new power for neon sign transformers. sign under separate permit.

21. Sep 2022

    Permit 202209212849 $$$ $192,172

    Temporary retail pop up store inside existing vacant retail store. temporary wall panels supported by structural engineer design. temporary flooring @ entry area, existing flooring to remain. temporary power for monitors and displays. pop up to open 10/7/22 to 10/28/22 then.

22. Jan 2023

    Permit 202301170235 $$$ $197,222

    Temporary retail pop up store inside existing vacant retail store. temporary wall panels supported by structural engineer design. temporary flooring at entry area, existing flooring to remain. temp power for monitors and displays. pop up to open 1/25/2023 and run through 2/28/2023 then close and strike.

23. October 2, 2026

    Los Angeles Apparel, successor to American Apparel, is opening a Union Square store — The San Francisco Standard

DBI holds 64 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 64. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The Call's Building Contracts lists record two contracts for a building on this corner lot: one let in 1909 at $63,900, and one in 1910 for the two-storey brick building of the J. G. Walker company; whether the first was ever built is not recorded.