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120 Howard Street

South Beach · San Francisco, CA 94105

  • Built 1973
  • Office building
  • 12 stories
  • Zoned C3OSD
  • District 6
  • Privately owned public open space
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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220,000 sq ftBuilding area
25,207.88 sq ftLot area
172Rooms · 18 baths

Permit history

  1. Apr 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8202734 $$$ $20,000
  2. Nov 2006

    Proposed vertical addition removing existing penthouse and constructing 4 new stories with full floor plates, new structure will be steel moment frame and mechanical will be variable air volume-replace 3 existing elevators.

    Issued Permit 200611178045 $$$ $8,300,000
  3. May 2008

    Base building, building lobby renovation and common area upgrades.

    Cancelled Permit 200805091776 $$$ $5,000,000
  4. Jul 2012

    8th floor phase 1-full floor tenant improvement in multi-tenant building including selective demoition, partitions, ceiling & finishes. electrical, mechanical, plumbing & life safety to be design build under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201207265875 $$$ $1,163,000
  5. Aug 2012

    7th floor: full floor t.i. in multi tenant building including selective demolition, partitions, new kitchenette, ceiling and finishes. electrical, mechanical, plmg, and life safety to be design/build under seperate permit.provide full area detection for delayed egress per cbc-2010 sec. 907.3.2.1.

    Complete Permit 201208096968 $$$ $3,489,000
  6. Aug 2012

    4th floor: full floor t.i. in multi tenant building including selective demolition, partitions, new kitchenette, ceiling and finishes. electrical, mechanical, plmg, and life safety to be design/build under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201208167529 $$$ $1,163,000
  7. Aug 2012

    3rd floor: full floor t.i. in multi tenant building including selective demolition, partitions, new kitchenette, ceiling and finishes. electrical, mechanical, plmg, and life safety to be design/build under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201208167530 $$$ $1,163,000
  8. Sep 2012

    Mechanical & electrical plabs for 3rd floor tenant improvement in multi tenant building. including selected demolition, partitions, ceilings, and finishes. fire safety alarm & sprinkler under separate permit. (defer sumittal for permit application 2012 0816 7530).

    Issued Permit 201209149792 $$$ $275,000
  9. Oct 2012

    T.i. on the 11th floor including new offices and associated mechanical and electrical work. fire and life safty under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201210111820 $$$ $1,280,000
  10. Oct 2012

    T.i. on the 12th floor including new offices and associated mechanical and electrical work. fire and life safty under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201210111822 $$$ $1,280,000
  11. Oct 2012

    2nd floor: partial floor t. i. in multi tenant building including selective demolition, patitions, ceiling, and finishes. 1 hour rated won door. public assembly permit required from sffd 698 second st. electrical, mechanical, plmg and life safety to be design/build on separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201210152027 $$$ $890,000
  12. Nov 2012

    Ti in partial area of the 10th floor including open offices, lounges, pantries, meeting room, server room & associated mechanical & electrical work. ls & sprinklers under separate permit. new horizontal exit- panic harware reired on assembly exit doors- new a-3 occupnacy.

    Complete Permit 201211284997 $$$ $1,280,000
  13. May 2013

    Interior tenant improvement for partial area of 9th floor including new open office, private office, conference rooms, idf closet. new mep system. life safety and sprinkler work under sepparate permit. no structural work is to be excuted under this permit.

    Complete Permit 201305207356 $$$ $1,500,000
  14. Jun 2013

    10th floor: tenant improvement on the 10th floor including open offices, private offices, conference rooms, and associated mechanical & electrical inlcuding new vav boxes & (3) new fire dampers and new lighting, life safety & sprinklers under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201306260511 $$$ $720,000
  15. Jun 2014

    9th floor: interior tenant improvement on the 9th floor, partial area including new private offices, new conference rooms and new mep systems, life safety and sprinklers under separate permit; compliance with ord 155-13 not required. skyfold doors under deferred submittal.

    Complete Permit 201406118142 $$$ $825,000
  16. Jun 2014

    Commercial tenant improvement including selective demolition, interior partitions, ceilings, lighting, casework, floor finishes, glazing, furniture, mechanical, plumbing, and electric.

    Complete Permit 201406168429 $$$ $2,080,000
  17. Jun 2014

    Commercial tenant improvement including slective demolition, interior partitions, ceilings, lighting, casework, floor finishes, glazing, furniture, mechanical, plumbing, electrical.

    Complete Permit 201406168430 $$$ $2,080,000
  18. Jun 2014

    Commercial tenant improvement including selective demolition, interior partitions, ceilings, lighting, finishes, furniture, mechanical, plumbing & electrical. f/a and sprinklers under separate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201406239080 $$$ $1,040,000
  19. Jul 2018

    11th fl: interior tenant improvement to demolition & construct new partitions, doors, glazing, millwork, finishes, lighting/power and mechanical system. fire sprinklers and alarms on separte permit. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201807104076 $$$ $1,955,000
  20. Oct 2018

    12th floor: t.i. to construct new partitions, doors, millwork, finishes, and mep systems. life safety and sprinklers on separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201810112919 $$$ $1,960,000
  21. Nov 2018

    Partial fl ti on the 4th & 8th fl to include selective demolition, new partitions, ceiling, lighting, finishes and new unisex restroom. mep under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201811156050 $$$ $2,000,000
  22. Dec 2018

    9th floor: t.i. to construct new partitions glazing doors, millwork, finishes, and mep systems. fire sprinklers/life safety on seperate permit. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201812138242 $$$ $1,950,000
  23. Feb 2019

    Ti on 10th fl - to construct new partitions, doors, finishes, glazing, millwork, and ceilings. mep, fire alarms, and sprinklers on separate permits. determine occupancy load for assembly area. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201902263813 $$$ $1,240,191
  24. Mar 2019

    Revision to app#201902263813 to convert partrial break room area to coffee bar with full service and storage area to kitchen prep. & title 24 mep to construct mechanical, electrical and plmg system on 10th floor. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201903074652 $$$ $720,995
  25. Sep 2020

    Partial ti to floors 2, 3, 5, & 6, to include selective demolition, new partitions, ceiling modifications, lighting replacement & finishes. mep under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 202009194548 $$$ $500,000

DBI holds 372 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 372. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the developer, the early tenants and who designed the open space. A CTS project profile records the original building's completion in 1972; the assessor records 1973. Submit an update