524 Sutter Street

1. July 2, 1913

   Sibley Grading and Teaming company contracted for grading the site of a hotel, at $2,000. Lot as recorded: 137:6 by 37:0. Cross streets: N line of Sutter Street, 100 feet W of Powell, lot 137:6 by 37:0.

   The San Francisco Call, 2 July 1913, p. 20
2. September 29, 1913

   James L. Brown contracted for the concrete work of the eight-storey hotel, at $22,800.

   The San Francisco Call, 29 September 1913, p. 13
3. 1914

   Built.

4. Feb 1989

   Permit 8903111 $$$ $15,000

   Extend fire sprinkler system to ground floor restaurant.

5. Aug 2004

   Issued Permit 200408060859 $$$ $4,800

   Relocation (lowering) of existing speaker/strobes and manual alarms to meet current code required height.

6. Jul 2005

   Permit 200507187923 $$$ $90,900

   New partitions within existing bathrooms. new pemising partitions between conference & dining room & new.

7. Mar 2007

   Issued Permit 200703297641 $$$ $80,000

   Vountary upgrades to enclose stair & elevator lobby/shaft, from mezzanine to roof level to provide 1 hr. fire resistive construction.

8. May 2007

   Issued Permit 200705040469 $$$ $70,000

   Extension of the existing corridor sprinkler system into hotel guest rooms, closets, and bathrooms on floors 2-8.

9. Oct 2007

   Issued Permit 200710125282 $$$ $2,500

   Remove existing dry standpipe connection and replace with a new combined 4 way fire sprinkler/standpipe connection. (work to be done at front entry way.).

10. Oct 2007

    Issued Permit 200710155348 $$$ $6,400

    Revision to permit application 2006/08/18/9905.add 28 new strobes in ada rooms, 12 new smoke detectors for smoke doors and 1 relay to control smoke doors.

11. Feb 2008

    Permit 200802054007 $$$ $40,000

    Replacement of 3 existing heat pumps with remodel ductwork. addition of 2 heat pump with ductwork. hvac for lobby/meeting & common area only.

12. Mar 2008

    Permit 200803257940 $$$ $8,500

    Erect sign-non-electric, projecting, 2 single faced canopy, 1 double faced banner. fabricate and install wall-mounted projecting banner, 3' wide and 30' long, and construct half-barrel style canopy and box-style window awning at the front entrance of the hotel. electrical work under separate permit.

13. Mar 2008

    Permit 200803257944 $$$ $8,500

    Fabricate and install wall-mounted projecting banner, 3' wide and 30' long, and construct half-barrel style canopy with tie-back drapes on each side and a box-style window awning at the front entrance of the hotel. electrical work under separate permit.

14. Apr 2008

    Issued Permit 200804048907 $$$ $2,500

    Revision to application 200707267895. add post and bracing to frame. add channel metal plate below slab. add ledger as nailer for finish and to support a new entry conservatory.

15. Oct 2008

    Permit 200810023210 $$$ $1

    Renew permit application 2006/08/18/9905 to obtain final inspection.

16. Oct 2008

    Permit 200810023211 $$$ $1

    Renew permit application 2007/03/29/7641 to obtain final inspection.

17. Jan 2009

    Permit 200901210564 $$$ $1

    Renew permit application 2007/05/04/0469 to obtain final inspection. all work has been completed.

18. Jul 2019

    Permit 201907035083 $$$ $114,000

    Replace/install new insert windows in rooms-(3)216, (3)218, (3)316, (3)317, (3)318, (6)416, (3)417, (3)418, (6)516, (3)517, (4)518, (6)616, (4)618, (6)716, (3)717, (4)718, (4)816, (1)817, (2)818-(76)total with approved windows by planning preservation dept.

DBI holds 38 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 38. 8 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 10 expired permits are not shown.