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855 Sacramento Street

Nob Hill · San Francisco, CA 94108

  • Building
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned CRNC
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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51,472 sq ftBuilding area
18,905 sq ftLot area
74Rooms · 14 baths
  1. 1925

    Built.

  2. 1925

    Built as the Chinatown YMCA, with a large neon blade sign carrying the Y's lettering and colours.

    Citywide Historic Context Statement: Clubs and Social Halls (1848–1989), 2026
  3. 1925

    The Chinatown YMCA building was designed by Frederick H. Meyer with his partner Albin Johnson.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, Chinatown YMCA Project: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 1999.536E, 2002.
  4. June 23, 1964

    Photographed.

    San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
  5. Dec 1981

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8110755 $$$ $22,000
  6. Aug 1983

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8308063 $$$ $22,000
  7. Aug 1986

    Interior partitioning for administrative and staff use.

    Expired Permit 8610199 $$$ $25,000
  8. Apr 1987

    Construct entrance ramp, structural steel framing, decking.

    Complete Permit 8704896 $$$ $8,700
  9. Jan 1990

    E.w.o. - structural.

    Expired Permit 9000867 $$$ $24,000
  10. Jan 1990

    Supply and isntall 3 gas fixed furnaces install duct work.

    Expired Permit 9001782 $$$ $15,000
  11. Mar 1991

    Remodel existing 2nd floor spaces into ymca program space.

    Expired Permit 9104539 $$$ $32,000
  12. Dec 1996

    Ada renovation, street level window replacement, el svcs upgrd.

    Expired Permit 9624312 $$$ $110,000
  13. 1997

    The terra cotta balustrade of the main stairs between the entry gate and the first-floor porch was replaced, which the historic evaluation found had substantially compromised the stairway.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, Chinatown YMCA Renovation and Building Addition Project: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 1999.536E, 2007.
  14. Oct 1997

    Revision to appl #9624312, for wheelchair lift support.

    Expired Permit 9720149 $$$ $1
  15. Feb 1998

    Install fire alarm panel/2 pull stations/9 horn/strobes.

    Expired Permit 9803209 $$$ $4,686
  16. May 2004

    Fire sprinkler owrk only: connect to existing fire sprinkler system to provide fire sprinkler protection.

    Cancelled Permit 200405042932 $$$ $10,500
  17. Jul 2005

    Fire alarm repair. replace existing dead fire alarm panel with a new panel. all field devices are.

    Complete Permit 200507298980 $$$ $3,500
  18. May 2006

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 200605081040 $$$ $30,000
  19. 2007

    The building carries a National Register and California Historical Resource status code of 3D — it appears eligible as a contributor to a district — and had an “A” rating, of highest importance, in the Chinatown survey.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, Chinatown YMCA Renovation and Building Addition Project: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 1999.536E, 2007.
  20. Jan 2008

    Demolition of interior non-structural walls on ground, 1st, 2nd floors. removal tile from swimming pool. 2nd floor remodel under appl #9104539, issued, but not final or final inspection. all new construction will be submitted on new permit.

    Complete Permit 200801233100 $$$ $25,000
  21. Mar 2008

    Add a new 3-story building with natatorium at ground level, health/fitness facilities on 2nd & 3rd floors. remodel existing 4-story building as locker facilities on ground level, a ymca community center on 1st & 2nd levels & residential on 3rd level.

    Complete Permit 200803217715 $$$ $8,000,000
  22. Feb 2010

    Underground fire main installation for building fire sprinkler system. ref. appl.#2008/0321/7715.

    Complete Permit 201002166599 $$$ $20,000
  23. Mar 2010

    Revision to permit application 2008.03.21.7715-s. renovate existing gymnasium, build new storage structure, demolition of existing non-bearing masonry wall, new raise floor in gym, new windows and alteration to kitchen design. horizontal expansion for storage area only.

    Complete Permit 201003057629 $$$ $150,000
  24. Apr 2010

    Revision to p.a.#200803217715-s3/r1 swimming pool drawings only. add comments requested by dph enviromental.

    Complete Permit 201004291342 $$$ $1
  25. Aug 2010

    Install ul 300 fire suppression system in 2 new kitchen hoods. fire alarm under separate permit to connect/tie-in fire suppression activation module to building's life safety fire alarm system/facp.

    Complete Permit 201008178956 $$$ $5,800
  26. Aug 2010

    Revision to appl #200803217715/s-5.

    Complete Permit 201008319949 $$$ $20,000
  27. Feb 2011

    As requested by sq ft fire dept, filing of "as built" fire sprinkler & fire alarm drawings. (project permit application 2008/03/21/7715). no construction work.

    Complete Permit 201102029483 $$$ $1
  28. Jun 2015

    Occupancy calculation loads required by sffd. construction and exiting. 2008 0321 7715 s-5 and 2010 08 319948.

    Complete Permit 201506027814 $$$ $1
  29. Jul 2019

    1/f & 2/f: ventilation improvements for boiler room. install new outside air & exhaust fan for mechanical room ventilation. install new 24hr rated enclosure, duct work, and louver by stairwell.

    Complete Permit 201907236655 $$$ $10,000
  30. May 2022

    Install fire rated door with ouver, residential water heater, change out & install of pool heating boiler.

    Complete Permit 202205063681 $$$ $400,000

DBI holds 30 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 30. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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