151–161 Powell Street

1. 1909

   Built.

2. 1909

   Designed by Herman Barth. Known for the German Grille on its ground floor.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. February 7, 1909

   A builder contracted for sewering, plumbing and gas fitting on a seven-storey and basement class C building for the Haas Realty company, at $10,123.

   The San Francisco Call, 7 February 1909, p. 29
4. Mar 1982

   Permit 8202087 $$$ $32,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

5. Jan 1994

   Permit 9400586 $$$ $23,500

   Remove existing ceiling partitions, floor coveriing.

6. Apr 2002

   Issued Permit 200204305307 $$$ $50,000

   Remove existing broken-rotted, wood single glazed windows with new fiberglass double glazed windows same siz.

7. Jul 2002

   Issued Permit 200207121384 $$$ $51,600

   Install new fire alarm system.

8. Feb 2003

   Issued Permit 200302137435 $$$ $29,000

   Umb revision to app #200009019555.

9. Feb 2003

   Permit 200302207904 $$$ $42,000

   Remove old entry doors into 104 guest rooms/replace fire rated doors.

10. May 2003

    Issued Permit 200305215246 $$$ $17,000

    Revision to 200303058830, relocate wood stairs at 1st to 2nd floor, indicate 1 hr fr wall construction.

11. Nov 2004

    Issued Permit 200411169347 $$$ $160,000

    G/f- restaurant tenant improvement.

12. May 2005

    Issued Permit 200505132389 $$$ $30,000

    Adding elevated fire coridor and restroom per p/a 200411169347.

13. Mar 2008

    Issued Permit 200803116870 $$$ $12,000

    Re-install tile and fixtures in 1 common toilet on 5th, 6th & 7th floors.

14. Aug 2011

    Issued Permit 201108222970 $$$ $170,000

    Revise ground floor demising walls. revise ground floor stair enclosure & exit passage way.

15. Feb 2013

    Reinstated Permit 201302140276 $$$ $200,000

    1st floor-tenant improvement to existing retail space. work includes new partitions for fitting rooms & new wall finishes. signage under separate permit.

16. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303202640 $$$ $10,900

    1st floor-fire sprinkler permit-t.i of an existing ground level retail lease space. add & relocate 2 pendents in the new fitting room. relocate & replace 28 existing uprights to ordinary hazard 1 occupancy.

17. May 2014

    Permit 201405206268 $$$ $100,000

    Storefront facade alteration at vacant retail space. tenant improvement with d.a. checklist under separate permit. *** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-03 not required ***.

18. Jun 2014

    Permit 201406269583 $$$ $350,000

    Tenant improvement on ground fl & basement. scope includes interior walls, millworks, finishes, relocated restrooms, dumbwater, elevator call buttons, signage upgrades & envelope modifications. t-24 calculations, storefront alt mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm & sprinkler under sep permit.

19. Nov 2014

    Permit 201411191867 $$$ $10,528

    Basement & ground floor fire sprinkler t.i. - 32 upright & 13 pendent == 45 total heads. ref t.i. #2014.0626.9583. n/a maher ordinance.

20. Nov 2014

    Permit 201411262592 $$$ $25,000

    Addition to existing fire alarm system at basement & 1/f (street level) t.i. permit application 201406269583. n/a ordinance #155-13.

21. September 25, 2026

    ‘A very Chinese time of life’ for tech and art in Union Square — Mission Local

DBI holds 65 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 65. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.