Pickwick Hotel

1. 1923

   Built as the Pickwick Hotel, one of two Gothic Revival buildings at 5th and Mission streets. A parking garage for the hotel was completed in 1927. Proposed for addition to the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Article 11 conservation district.

   Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
2. 1960

   The Philippine Service Company travel service, one of the earliest Filipino businesses recorded south of Market, appears at this address in the 1960 city directory.

   San Francisco Filipino Heritage: Addendum to the South of Market Historic Context Statement, 2013
3. Jul 1983

   Permit 8306594 $$$ $10,000

   Approximately 9, 000 sq ft of non-structural demolition.

4. Oct 1983

   Permit 8310131 $$$ $300,000

   Approx. 9, 000 sq ft. of alteration to be performed.

5. Jul 1985

   Permit 8507409 $$$ $20,000

   Install ceiling and partition wall install doors basin.

6. Feb 1989

   Permit 8902228 $$$ $18,000

   Reroofing.

7. May 1994

   Permit 9408177 $$$ $186,132

   Replace of struct slab over sidewalk vaults install handicap.

8. Oct 1994

   Permit 9417112 $$$ $48,000

   Reroofing.

9. Sep 1995

   Permit 9515103 $$$ $250,000

   Non-bearing walls, electrical, plumbing, hvac, counters flooring.

10. Oct 1995

    Permit 9517956 $$$ $42,000

    Install concrete wall next to new rest at 1st floor.

11. Dec 1995

    Permit 9520373 $$$ $20,000

    Construct 700 sq ftretail shop & rmdl existinglobby annex.

12. Mar 1996

    Permit 9605388 $$$ $91,400

    Install light interior, storm window in guest rms on 2nd/8th.

13. Feb 1998

    Filing Permit 9802584 $$$ $900,000

    Interior demolition to old restaurant-tenant improvement.

14. Dec 2013

    Permit 201312315363 $$$ $180,000

    Interior of remodel of existing hotel rooms to comply with current ada accessibility areas to be remodel are on the 2nd floor and conference room. interim controls is not required.

15. Nov 2014

    Filed Permit 201411212219 $$$ $90,000

    Otc alterations permit.

16. Jun 2026

    Filed Permit 202606233736 $$$ $20,000

    New reinforced concrete btw main roof parapet & penthouse, followed by patching existing roofing & installing new parapet coping. installation of silicone tape & sheet metal corner cover along joint. remove the loose section of parapet cap at approx. 4 ft long, place new concrete to match existing profile.

DBI holds 69 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 69. 16 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 11 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.