17–33 Powell Street

1. 1912 to 1914

   Photographed, showing the Hotel Turpin.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
2. August 21, 1964

   Photographed, showing Moars Cafeteria.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
3. October 1971

   The Powell hotel was operating as a residential hotel in standard condition; an October 1971 Redevelopment Agency survey of potential relocation housing counted 200 units, 20 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.
4. Apr 1982

   Permit 8203197 $$$ $200,000

   Building use: rest./retail.

5. Apr 1982

   Permit 8203199 $$$ $60,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

6. Apr 1982

   Permit 8203196 $$$ $20,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

7. May 1988

   Permit 8806741 $$$ $38,350

   New storefront, sink, electrical outlets & lights, finish work.

8. Mar 1990

   Permit 9004457 $$$ $43,800

   Remodel/face lift, new wallcoverings, counter top, patch.

9. Mar 2003

   Issued Permit 200303038672 $$$ $40,000

   Demolition interior non-load bearing wall/non-structural; rmve some portion of mezz; stairs, partition walls.

10. Mar 2003

    Issued Permit 200303149826 $$$ $165,000

    Remodel exist hotel facades. incluses 2 new awnings and fire escape ladder relocation on front.

11. Mar 2003

    Issued Permit 200303240483 $$$ $800,000

    Interior remodeling handicap bathroom new air conditioning sprinkler under separate permit.

12. Mar 2003

    Reinstated Permit 200303240478 $$$ $100,000

    Storefront renovation (on both sides) front and rear.

13. May 2006

    Permit 200605081030 $$$ $50,000

    Install new wood flooring, erect new non bearing walls, relocate floor fixtures & displays, new tiles @storefront, install new floor outlets.

14. Nov 2012

    Permit 201211154306 $$$ $175,000

    Remodel existing sephora store front at powell str. new entry doors, new signage, new storefront system and stone piers, new metal canopy. new store piers.

15. Dec 2012

    Permit 201212136108 $$$ $1,070,000

    Scope of work includes non-bearing interior partition walls, new floor finishes, new paint, new casework & furniture, electrical work, mechanical work & plumbing work.sprinkler and fire alarm permit on seperate permits. n/a ordinance #155-13.

16. May 2014

    Issued Permit 201405095420 $$$ $270,000

    Exterior minor alteration to existing powell hotel work on powell street elevation includes: new entrance, new 10 windows, removing fire escape ladder exterior work on cyril magnin st elevation includes new entrance, replacement of 5 windows in kind, removing decorative towers, fire escape ladder.

17. Jul 2014

    Issued Permit 201407282323 $$$ $1,200,000

    Voluntary seismic upgrade from basement to underside of 2nd floor. plus plywood sheathing at floors 2-6. new public bathrooms in basement. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

18. Aug 2014

    Issued Permit 201408143857 $$$ $95,000

    Remodel of two existing hotel guest rooms at the 2nd floor two rooms. n/a maher ordinance.

19. Oct 2014

    Issued Permit 201410017815 $$$ $7,000,000

    Upgrade throughout. remodel basement, ground floor lobby & mezzanine. remodel hotel rooms & increase from 138 to 155 hotel guest rooms. no changes to exterior & building footprint. life safety under separate permit.** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

20. Dec 2014

    Issued Permit 201412043035 $$$ $125,000

    Demolition of hotel interior non-structural walls and ceiling. only basement, 2nd-6th floor. first floor and mezzanine to remain. sprinkler and exits to remain. no change in number of units. all ti & accessibility work under permit application 201410017815. building remain vacant until ti work completed. per ab-017.

21. Mar 2015

    Permit 201503272094 $$$ $35,000

    Revamping (170 sprinklers throughout basement only. install new vackflow preventor & wet stand pipe supply per nfpa #13 ti permit application 2014 0728 2323 maher - not req'd.

22. Jun 2015

    Permit 201506017702 $$$ $100,000

    Ground floor: revision to pa 2012 1213 6108: finish changes, lighting changes, duct layout changes, adding a toilet. maher na.

23. Jun 2015

    Permit 201506199443 $$$ $40,000

    Install 117 sprinklers throughout 6th fl per nfpa 13.

24. Jun 2015

    Issued Permit 201506290246 $$$ $50,000

    New electrical vault at basement level providing new electrical transformer with the proper opening and new manholes at the sidewalk level and new paving to match existing as required. no changes to exterior envelope.

25. Aug 2015

    Issued Permit 201508113941 $$$ $100,000

    1st thru 5th floor - install (24) heads on 1st floor, (21) heads on mezz floor, (114) heads on 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th floor. total (501) heads per nfpa #13 & wet stand pipes per nfpa #14. ref t.i. #201407282323. n/a maher ordinance.

26. Dec 2015

    Permit 201512145120 $$$ $95,000

    Roof & bsmnt: verizon wireless - installation of unmanned verizon wireless telecommunications facility consisting of (2) new panel antennas concealed within new blade sign on building facade, (4) new rrus in basement and (1) equipment cabinet in basement. maher na.

DBI holds 93 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 93. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired permits are not shown.