295–299 Bay Street

1. 1968

   Built.

2. January 13, 1988

   Robert Durden photographed the property, showing Northpoint Theatre.

   Robert Durden Color Slide Collection (SFP 42), San Francisco Public Library
3. Apr 1988

   Ti to theater & lobby incl twinning of exist facility.

   Cancelled Permit 8804223 $$$ $650,000
4. Sep 1993

   Dividing theatre into 2 screens.

   Cancelled Permit 9315127 $$$ $130,000
5. Jan 2000

   Change theatre to ofice on ground floor, ground floor to become two levels, 2nd & 3rd office use.

   Complete Permit 20000111784 $$$ $600,000
6. Mar 2000

   Tentant improvement renovation to theater.

   Withdrawn Permit 9913092 $$$ $591,920
7. May 2000

   Street space use.

   Expired Permit M12792 $$$ $153,000
8. Nov 2000

   Interior tenant improvement including new wall, new finishes, new platform to provide a level floor. all.

   Expired Permit 200011085238 $$$ $200,000
9. Feb 2001

   Street space.

   Expired Permit M15499 $$$ $200,000
10. Sep 2002

    Install unmanned wireless telecommunications facility includes placing 6 antennas facade mounted to.

    Cancelled Permit 200209095940 $$$ $65,000
11. Jun 2004

    Structural improvements in advance of t.i work under separate permit. t.i will contain required acce.

    Complete Permit 200406297579 $$$ $75,000
12. Jul 2004

    Int. t.i for 4-story office building. work includes new partitions doors, millwork new lighting & mechanical.

    Complete Permit 200407027954 $$$ $775,000
13. Jul 2010

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 201007025897 $$$ $119,400
14. May 2014

    At&t mobility -12 panel antennas ( 6" frp penthouse) (3 behind frp chimneys) (3 mounted to lower railing) & related ground mounted radio equipment inside new t.i. room. compliance with ordinance #155-13 not required.

    Withdrawn Permit 201405024742 $$$ $145,000
15. Dec 2015

    Tenant improvement of all 4 floors, including replacement of existing exterior windows with new insulated glazing. mep & life safety/sprinklers under separate permit. n/a maher ordinance.

    Cancelled Permit 201512044157 $$$ $2,864,830
16. Dec 2015

    Interior tenant improvement on all four floors, previous demolition permit application 201510068992. mep & life safety/sprinkler deferred under separate permit. n/a maher ordinance.

    Issued Permit 201512144987 $$$ $1,864,830
17. Jan 2016

    Safely perform commercial electrical work on 4 floor levels, new led light fixture with controls, power, plug, switches in office spaces for goodwill store operations here in sq ft, ref. 201512144987; title 24; maher n/a.

    Issued Permit 201601298335 $$$ $125,415
18. Feb 2016

    Exterior remodel consist of new exterior glazing along north and west elevations in existing openings. demolition existing entrance signage at main entry and addition of new canopy above main building entry. ref 201512144907.

    Complete Permit 201602119416 $$$ $575,000
19. Apr 2016

    Interior t.i. of all 4 floors, office, and retail at ground floor. structural upgrades. mep under seperate permit. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201604124527 $$$ $1,864,830
20. Jun 2016

    Revision to permit application 201601298335 electrical plans for change first floor from office space t.i. to retail/warehouse. t.i. permit application 201604124527. n/a for maher.

    Issued Permit 201606149879 $$$ $604,000
21. Dec 2016

    At & t mobility new roof top cellsite. install 12 panel antenas in frp screen and equipment cabinets on roof top platform. n/a for maher ordinance no.155-13.

    Issued Permit 201612296247 $$$ $250,000
22. Oct 2019

    Change of use to a new distillery & event core & shell upgrades to existing 4 story type 2-b building envelope. provding new openings for access to retail & loading dock componets & replacing existing glazing & doors. new interior t.i. to provide new distiling space, event & tasting rooms, commerial kitchen.

    Withdrawn Permit 201910104138 $$$ $3,193,097
23. Oct 2025

    Improvements to ground floor and 2nd floor: new flooring, paint, interior wall repair, ceiling repair and replacement, stairs and ramps at existing slab steps, railing at above, new partial height walls at open workspace and meeting rooms. new millwork and appliances at ground floor. interior only.

    Complete Permit 202510016476 $$$ $1,500,000
24. Oct 2025

    Interior only work. new communicating stair, new millwork, slab infill at l1 & l2.

    Complete Permit 202510278197 $$$ $200,000
25. Oct 2025

    Reroofing: no hot works.

    Complete Permit 202510298384 $$$ $147,930
26. Nov 2025

    1-2/fl- ref 202510016476- replace existing lighting and lighting controls equipment in buildling like for like. provide and install new receptacles in building and new floor boxes and poke thru devices.

    Complete Permit 202511199984 $$$ $400,000

DBI holds 93 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 93. 10 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.