1300–1320 Van Ness Avenue

1. 1909

   Built as the Scottish Rite Temple, later the Regency Theater. The order left for 19th Avenue in 1963.

   Citywide Historic Context Statement: Clubs and Social Halls (1848–1989), 2026
2. February 26, 1909

   Mahoney Brothers contracted to put up a building for the Scottish Rite Temple Association, at $330,000.

   The San Francisco Call, 26 February 1909, p. 15
3. 1915

   Scottish Rite Hall, where Emma Goldman delivered a lecture titled The Intermediate Sex: A Discussion of Homosexuality in 1915.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
4. Apr 1999

   Permit 9906740 $$$ $14,000

   Install 2 accessible toilet rooms, 1st fl.

5. May 1999

   Permit 9908975 $$$ $50,000

   Install a garaventa chair lift for accessibility at stairs a.

6. Jul 2000

   Withdrawn Permit 200007084620 $$$ $120,000

   Provide entrance accessibility at sutter street.

7. Aug 2000

   Permit 200008157964 $$$ $161,471

   Provide a new manual fire alarm system for building all floors.

8. Oct 2001

   Permit 200110251708 $$$ $10,000

   One ada bathroom.

9. Feb 2002

   Permit 200202058551 $$$ $30,000

   Add 2 hcp accessible restrooms in basement level.

10. Mar 2002

    Permit 200203050630 $$$ $2,500

    Provide 2 nos. of strobe in toilet at basement & 1 no. of strobe in toilet at third floor.

11. May 2002

    Permit 200205075996 $$$ $45,000

    Installation of antennas on roof and radio equipment in basement.

12. Aug 2004

    Permit 200408302888 $$$ $10,000

    Minor modification to permit application 9908975, to install roll down drs.

13. Jun 2014

    Issued Permit 201406249353 $$$ $10,000

    Remove antennas coax, mounts, cable tray, radio equip. for nextel.

14. Aug 2017

    Permit 201708316544 $$$ $5,000

    To infill inside opening of window for fullfill accoustically rate for concert venue. maher n/a.

15. Mar 2024

    Permit 202403188076 $$$ $1,200,000

    Improvements at the regency ballroom include modifications and upgrades to existing hvac equipment and systems. work includes new roof top mounted units as well as access to the units.

16. Apr 2024

    Permit 202404089571 $$$ $150,000

    Barrier removal on level 1 of regency ballroom in 2 single occupant all gender restrooms & improvement to e) women's & men's multifixture resroom.

17. May 2024

    Permit 202404029189 $$$ $1,529,279

    Basement level: new back of house spaces sewing event staff and performers to be installed in the annex space. new spaces include dressing rooms, group viewing rooms, and single occupant shower/restroom. work includes multi-stall public restrooms and upgrades to existing single user restrooms. existing lift @.

18. Aug 2024

    Permit 202408128463 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 2024-0402-9189 update metal stud notes; kickers and work above ceiling has been elminated; non bearing wall stud sizes increased from 4" to 6" wide; box beams added to brace walls out of plane; steel post @ partial ht walls in restrooms eliminated non bearing stud walls details.

19. Aug 2024

    Permit 202408209034 $$$ $21,155

    Fire alarm ti at basement for new rooms and restrooms. hvac equipment upgrade with new duct smoke detector. ref ti# 202404029189.

20. Oct 2024

    Permit 202410233539 $$$ $1,500

    Modification and upgrade to existing hvac equipment. new smoke detectors for supply fan supervision and shutdown.

21. Feb 2025

    Permit 202502190581 $$$ $21,155

    Reference permit application 2024-0820-9034, as-built fire alarm.

DBI holds 31 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 31. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired permits are not shown.