1554–1560 Van Ness Avenue

1. 1917

   Built.

2. 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
3. Jul 1992

   Permit 9211944 $$$ $125,000

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

4. Sep 1992

   Permit 9216222 $$$ $12,000

   New fire alarm system.

5. May 1995

   Issued Permit 9507297 $$$ $81,340

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

6. Sep 1997

   Permit 9717717 $$$ $23,750

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

7. Sep 1997

   Permit 9717721 $$$ $22,450

   Int construct a neighborhood svc sandwich shop incl cabinetr.

8. Nov 1999

   Permit 9924743 $$$ $45,000

   Remove post office boxes to expand open office banking.

9. Jul 2004

   Permit 200407017892 $$$ $15,300

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

10. Oct 2004

    Permit 200410045838 $$$ $100,000

    Reroofing.

11. Mar 2008

    Permit 200803036046 $$$ $25,000

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

12. Nov 2008

    Permit 200811247190 $$$ $40,000

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

13. Nov 2008

    Permit 200811257343 $$$ $375,000

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

14. 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
15. Mar 2012

    Issued Permit 201203156138 $$$ $30,000

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

16. Jan 2013

    Permit 201301228480 $$$ $193,500

    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.

17. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303081805 $$$ $60,000

    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.

18. Dec 2013

    Permit 201312305309 $$$ $1,600,000

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

19. Mar 2014

    Issued Permit 201403201197 $$$ $11,000

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

20. Oct 2018

    Permit 201810153164 $$$ $200,000

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

21. May 2021

    Issued Permit 202105180547 $$$ $76,000

    Upgrade of existing fire system panel & cellular communications.

22. Jan 2026

    Filed Permit 202601063257 $$$ $20,000

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

23. Jan 2026

    Filed Permit 202601063260 $$$ $8,000

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

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. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.