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District 3 · Block 0315, Lot 004 · ZIP 94102

207–217 Powell Street

Store building

  • 8 stories
  • 23,217 ft2
  • 3,149 ft2 lot area
  • 4 residential units
  • 11 rooms
  • 14 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3R
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1906

    Built.

  2. October 28, 1906

    Allen Bros. & Townsend contracted for grading and bulkheading on a building.

    The San Francisco Call, 28 October 1906, p. 41
  3. June 10, 1911

    A floor of the building was let for two years as a photographer's studio.

    The San Francisco Call, 10 June 1911, p. 18
  4. 1920s

    A Russian restaurant, later run as the Volga Russian Cabaret and Dining Room, traded here from the 1920s into the early 1930s.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  5. Jan 1982
    Permit 8200044 $$$ $10,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  6. Aug 1987
    Permit 8711505 $$$ $30,000

    Remodel exist space to beauty salon, move partitions, plumb.

  7. Aug 1988
    Permit 8811509 $$$ $6,000

    Install slot wall support standard.

  8. Aug 1988
    Permit 8811749 $$$ $78,000

    No demolition of walls or electrical, construct drywall partitions.

  9. Sep 1989
    Permit 8917468 $$$ $6,000

    Demolition existing storefront install new storefront.

  10. Jun 1992
    Permit 9209611 $$$ $16,500

    Remove partitions.relocate lighting, outlets. install carpet.

  11. Feb 2006
    Permit 200602174893 $$$ $500,000

    Tenant improvement for an existing retail space 5, 159 sq ftnew store front.work is basement & 1/f, install new elevator and stairs.

  12. Feb 2006
    Permit 200602285659 $$$ $10,000

    Soft demolition permit for interior 5, 159 sq ft space. (quik silver store) all non structural for permit 200602174893 basement and 1st floor.spaces to remain vacant until i.t complete.

  13. Oct 2006
    Permit 200610044153 $$$ $7,000

    To erect electric, wall projecting, single faced sign.

  14. Oct 2006
    Permit 200610054226 $$$ $5,000

    Add and relocate sprinkler heads in basement. add 12, relocate 26 heads.

  15. Jan 2007
    Issued Permit 200701161734 $$$ $7,505

    Phased fire alarm upgrade to building. phase 1 - floors 1, 2, 3 add detection and notification. phase ii-this permit/add detection & notification per plan.

  16. Feb 2007
    Permit 200702164380 $$$ $41,200

    Retrofit elevator controls to ada stos, retrofit 3 elen, drs i& frames, repair 2hr. plaster shart wall, replace glass partition with solid wall in lobby.

  17. Jul 2015
    Permit 201507272514 $$$ $175,000

    Ground floor & basement - interior t.i. including non-structural partition walls, new finishes, millwork, lighting, & changes to electrical & mechanical systems. n/a maher ordinance.

  18. Sep 2015
    Filed Permit 201509096429 $$$ $12,000

    Access upgrades. n/a ordinance #155-13.

  19. Sep 2015
    Permit 201509258099 $$$ $177,000

    Lessee ti to office space on 6th floor. maher na.

  20. Oct 2015
    Permit 201510099308 $$$ $50,000

    Revision to pa 2015-0727-2514 interior ti including non-structural partitions, new finishes, millwork, lighting and changes to the hvac ductwork distribution and electrical systems within the same space. n/a for maher.

  21. Oct 2015
    Permit 201510159794 $$$ $10,732

    Ground fl & basement - new audible & visual occupant notification deviceswill be provided throughout the common areas. add 1 control module & 2 door holders. remove beam detectors, provide area detection on 1st floor to replace beam detector. relcate existing devices.#201510099308 & 201507272514.

  22. May 2019
    Permit 201905150709 $$$ $100,000

    Rev to pa201905150709: replacement of existing elevator, modify elevator penthouse, accessbility upgrades.no exterior work. n/a maher.

  23. Feb 2023
    Permit 202302152027 $$$ $25,873

    Installation of a new fa devices due to elevator 1 modernization (7) new addressable smoke detectors to be connected to new manual pull stations (8) new addressable manual pull stations near elevator 1 new relays to recall the elevator 1.

DBI holds 47 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 47. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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