700–720 Grant Avenue

1. 1906

   Built.

2. June 9, 1964

   The Office of the Assessor-Recorder photographed the property for tax assessment.

   Assessor-Recorder Photographs (SFP 23), San Francisco Public Library
3. 1984

   Known as the Hotel Republic; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
4. Jun 1984

   Permit 8406989 $$$ $15,000

   Removal & strengthening or existing parapets.

5. Aug 1986

   Permit 8610208 $$$ $200

   Comply with department apartment house & hotel inspection.

6. Jan 1991

   Permit 9101275 $$$ $35,000

   Store remodeling, remove part of n-b wall/n store front winw.

7. Apr 1995

   Permit 9505626 $$$ $1,750

   Replace the existing duct.

8. Oct 1996

   Permit 9619088 $$$ $250,000

   Earthquake retrofit (special procedure)anchor @floor & roof.

9. Jun 1998

   Permit 9812234 $$$ $10,000

   Exhaust duct system (type i hood).

10. May 2000

    Permit 200005311406 $$$ $10,000

    Install counter & equip for heating food. no cooking on premises.

11. Nov 2003

    Issued Permit 200311210870 $$$ $8,000

    Replace sidewalk steel structure as shown on structural drawings. replace concrete sidewalk slab.

12. Dec 2004

    Permit 200412151461 $$$ $7,000

    Reroofing.

13. Apr 2010

    Permit 201004140271 $$$ $30,000

    Enclosed existing ground fl to build new basement stair with 2x non bearing partition, 1 hr rated. install new concrete grade beam & new 2x non bearing partition, 1hr rated.install new stair from grndfl tobsmnt.work at st lvl ofexisting general building strge.newbsmnt partitions remove area from 704.704&710 one owner.

14. Apr 2010

    Permit 201004150345 $$$ $10,000

    Remove existing storage mezzanine and access stair. remove existing non bearing wall, built in cabinets, and replace with n 5/8' type x gyp bd. install new finish floor. remodel existing bath.

15. May 2010

    Issued Permit 201005253145 $$$ $7,600

    Install fire suppression system to protect hood duct plenum and cooking equipment under the hood.

16. Jun 2010

    Issued Permit 201006245209 $$$ $1

    Revision topa# 2010.05.25.3145. change pyro-chem system from pcl 160 to pcl 300.

17. Mar 2011

    Permit 201103313232 $$$ $1,200

    Relocate 4 sprinkler heads at besement, connect to existing.

18. May 2013

    Issued Permit 201305308281 $$$ $100

    Install grab bars in public hallway bathrooms on all floors per ordinance da-01. to comply with ordinance 029-13 only. installation of grab bars in sro at 710 grant ave.

19. Jun 2019

    Issued Permit 201906274633 $$$ $6,500

    New ifp panel like for like - bells pull - smoke elevator smoke, aes radio.

20. Aug 2022

    Issued Permit 202208311683 $$$ $10,000

    Voluntary like-for-like fire alarm installation. install new power supply, aes, monitoring module, 75 lf sounders to comply with sffd sec 1103.7.6.1, replace facu, 6 smoke detectors, 9 pull stations, 3 relay modules.

DBI holds 35 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 35. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.