701 Sansome Street

1. 1858

   The building put up on this corner in 1858 held the real-estate office of Alexander B. Grogan, whose partner William M. Lent — president of the Savage Mining Company and a financier of the Comstock — gave it its first name, Grogan and Lent's Building; the Grogan family kept it until the late 1890s.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
2. 1860–1877

   Faxon Dean Atherton, the capitalist for whom the town of Atherton is named, kept his office here from 1860 until his death in 1877.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
3. 1900

   Built.

4. 1906

   Severely damaged in the 1906 earthquake. Whether the present building is the 1858 one repaired or a replacement is not settled; a postcard of the time called it the first brick building finished after the fire. Afterwards it was the Jackson Street Lodging House.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
5. June 26, 1969

   The City Planning Commission approved designating the Grogan-Lent-Atherton Building a city landmark.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
6. 1970

   Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 27, Grogan-Atherton-Lent Building.

   SF Planning, landmark designation
7. Sep 1983

   Permit 8308726 $$$ $8,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

8. Oct 1992

   Permit 9218374 $$$ $15,000

   Replace grd floor bath fistures, retile floor at bath & entry way.

9. Nov 1992

   Permit 9219369 $$$ $200

   To erect non electric sign.

10. Nov 1992

    Permit 9219370 $$$ $10,000

    Remove paint from brick exterior regrout as req'd/plaster trim.

11. Jul 2002

    Permit 200207101093 $$$ $38,000

    Full compliance "umb" special procedure.

12. Aug 2002

    Issued Permit M21593 $$$ $50,000

    Streetspace.

13. Feb 2004

    Permit 200402176487 $$$ $1

    Ada hardship to permit app 200207101093 -umb bldng. & revising the crosswalls at basement.

14. Feb 2006

    Permit 200602094218 $$$ $500

    Hardship request for 1 entrance to retail space. for not providing handrail part of "umb" permit application 2002/07/10/1093 & permit application 2004/02/17/6487.

15. Mar 2010

    Permit 201003107874 $$$ $12,000

    Work in response to nov 201031522 dated 1-20-10. infill 2 access holes to sub sidewalk basement area to allow filling of subsidewalk area abandonment. reconstruct 55 sq ft of structural slab over subside area to remain. sidewalk work under sep permit 10ie-0085.

16. Feb 2012

    Issued Permit 201202134086 $$$ $3,800

    For change of use only. no construction required. no change in occupancy (m to m)/ existing antique store and art galley. change to whole body vibration studio and show room for sales, use and beauty. no electrical or plumbing work.

17. Oct 2012

    Permit 201210262915 $$$ $5,000

    Ground floor tenant improvement - remove a portion of wall at stair. remove non-structural partition on ground floor.

18. Nov 2012

    Permit 201211194462 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 2012-1026-2975. clarify framing around stairs.

19. Nov 2015

    Permit 201511132620 $$$ $25,000

    Barrier removal: provide new ada compliant entrance at east side of building at gold street entrance, ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

20. Jan 2016

    Permit 201601136949 $$$ $28,750

    The project involves converting an existing office on the 2nd floor to a kitchenette with new sink, dw, & ref. at 3rd floor an existing kitchenette will be remodeled and enlarged with the addition of an adjacent closet. n/a for maher.

21. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607182601 $$$ $10,000

    Upgrade restroom to ada compliance in retial space.

22. Jun 2017

    Permit 201706149378 $$$ $40,000

    1) interior remodel of existing office space on 2nd floor. 2)disabled access upgrade on 2nd floor. n/a for maher.

23. May 2018

    Issued Permit 201805098609 $$$ $1,000

    Removal of undermitted exterior roll down gate to resolve complaint # 2018002816; brick to be patched/replaced to match existing. n/a maher.

24. Dec 2025

    Issued Permit 202512222430 $$$ $400,000

    Voluntary seismic upgrade -no exterior changes proposed.

25. Jul 2026

    Filed Permit 202606092820 $$$ $150,000

    New 510sf roof deck and existing exterior fire escape/landing revision per ab-019. see 2025-012106coa & a0.5 for prior coa approval.

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown. The building is dated 1858 in its landmark designation; the assessor's roll gives 1900. Whether the present building is the one built on the corner in 1858, repaired after the 1906 earthquake, or a replacement built after it, is not established.