1554–1560 Van Ness Avenue

1. 1917

   Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as a Hupmobile and Pontiac showroom; altered.

   Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
2. Jul 1992

   Title 24 update-handicap toilets, new front doors, elev etc.

   Complete Permit 9211944 $$$ $125,000
3. Sep 1992

   New fire alarm system.

   Complete Permit 9216222 $$$ $12,000
4. May 1995

   Replace 2 multizone units with 10 separate gas/electrical air condtioner.

   Issued Permit 9507297 $$$ $81,340
5. Aug 1997

   Interior renovation incl soft demolition, new partitn, fire protect.

   Expired Permit 9715275 $$$ $400,000
6. Sep 1997

   Construct coffee cafe, incl partitions, cabinets, eqp, #9715275.

   Complete Permit 9717717 $$$ $23,750
7. Sep 1997

   Int construct a neighborhood svc sandwich shop incl cabinetr.

   Complete Permit 9717721 $$$ $22,450
8. Sep 1997

   Revise to app #9715275 for interior t/i signage & fire/prot.

   Expired Permit 9717890 $$$ $1
9. Nov 1999

   Remove post office boxes to expand open office banking.

   Complete Permit 9924743 $$$ $45,000
10. Apr 2003

    Shoring & underpinning required due to adjacent new const bpn #200212042782s on 1635 california st.

    Expired Permit 200304031379 $$$ $30,000
11. Jul 2004

    Maintenance project remove existing damaged glass skylight and replace with built up roof with roof acces.

    Complete Permit 200407017892 $$$ $15,300
12. Oct 2004

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200410045838 $$$ $100,000
13. Mar 2008

    Renovation of existing starbucks - replace some finishes, some cabinets, some equipments, no exterior work, reconfigure barrister bar, condiment table.

    Complete Permit 200803036046 $$$ $25,000
14. Nov 2008

    Remove damaged wall and replace with new 2 hour walls at stairwell #3.

    Complete Permit 200811247190 $$$ $40,000
15. Nov 2008

    Hvac retrofit. replace (14) rooftop ac units and repalce (2) return fan on roof.

    Complete Permit 200811257343 $$$ $375,000
16. 2010

    Identified in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor but not formally evaluated on a state historic resource form.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
17. Mar 2012

    Exterior work only - replace existing atm surrounds, update lighting.

    Issued Permit 201203156138 $$$ $30,000
18. Jan 2013

    Interior non structural t.i to existing coffee shop. work to include relocation of existing equipment, new casework, new finishes, new floor sinks, flooring, furniture & relocation of existing lighting.

    Complete Permit 201301228480 $$$ $193,500
19. Mar 2013

    Barrier removal-300 sq ft-demolition existing atm's, restore existing exterior elevations. new interior atm vestiblue, interior signage graphic wall. new & relocated lighting & sign lighting. minor mechanical to be design build.

    Complete Permit 201303081805 $$$ $60,000
20. Dec 2013

    2nd floor - maher ord not required. demolition of interior partitions. new interior partitions for new tenant. reconfigure existing restrooms for accessibility compliance.

    Complete Permit 201312305309 $$$ $1,600,000
21. Mar 2014

    Add 1 smoke detector, 1 power supply & 22 notification device.. ref #2013.1230.5309 under review). compliance with ordinance #155-13 not required.

    Issued Permit 201403201197 $$$ $11,000
22. Oct 2018

    2nd floor. interior ti to convert existing open office to 3 private offices.

    Complete Permit 201810153164 $$$ $200,000
23. Feb 2019

    Interior non-structural t.i. to an existing sgtarbucks, work to include relocation of existing equipment, new casework, new finishes, new flooring, furnature and new lighting. n/a for maher.

    Cancelled Permit 201902011897 $$$ $125,000
24. May 2021

    Upgrade of existing fire system panel & cellular communications.

    Issued Permit 202105180547 $$$ $76,000
25. Jan 2026

    Install (2) illuminated single faced wall signs: "wells fargo" (33' x 3'10") 5" thick.

    Filed Permit 202601063257 $$$ $20,000
26. Jan 2026

    Install (1) illuminated double faced projecting sign: "wells fargo" (67" x 47") 5" thick.

    Filed Permit 202601063260 $$$ $8,000

DBI holds 55 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 55. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.