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85–99 Fifth Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1923
  • Hotel
  • 8 stories
  • Zoned C3R
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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24,000 sq ftBuilding area
3,250 sq ftLot area
191Rooms · 191 baths
  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. Jul 1983

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

    Complete Permit 8306594 $$$ $10,000
  3. Oct 1983

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

    Complete Permit 8310131 $$$ $300,000
  4. Jan 1984

    Demolition build 2 stairs construct new stins to roof.

    Cancelled Permit 8401001 $$$ $30,000
  5. Jul 1985

    Install ceiling and partition wall install doors basin.

    Complete Permit 8507409 $$$ $20,000
  6. Sep 1988

    Replace exist sidewalk, add new street trees, add new vault.

    Expired Permit 8812941 $$$ $100,000
  7. Sep 1988

    Smooth-out grading of existing conc. driveway ramp, 1-hr walls.

    Expired Permit 8814822 $$$ $18,000
  8. Nov 1988

    Renovate guest rooms, handicap guest rooms provided, hvac.

    Cancelled Permit 8817773 $$$ $85,000
  9. Feb 1989

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 8902228 $$$ $18,000
  10. May 1994

    Replace of struct slab over sidewalk vaults install handicap.

    Complete Permit 9408177 $$$ $186,132
  11. Oct 1994

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9417112 $$$ $48,000
  12. Nov 1994

    Demolition exist int walls, open vehicular entrance to hotel.

    Expired Permit 9418291 $$$ $15,000
  13. Sep 1995

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

    Complete Permit 9515103 $$$ $250,000
  14. Oct 1995

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

    Complete Permit 9517956 $$$ $42,000
  15. Dec 1995

    Construct 700 sq ftretail shop & rmdl existinglobby annex.

    Complete Permit 9520373 $$$ $20,000
  16. Mar 1996

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

    Complete Permit 9605388 $$$ $91,400
  17. Oct 1997

    Install overhead sprinkler system for entire building per nfpa13.

    Expired Permit 9721981 $$$ $259,711
  18. Feb 1998

    Interior demolition to old restaurant-tenant improvement.

    Filing Permit 9802584 $$$ $900,000
  19. Jun 1998

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9810615 $$$ $33,900
  20. Jul 1998

    One stop: add suspended acoustic ceiling guest room.

    Expired Permit 9813675 $$$ $22,000
  21. Feb 2003

    Install of new life safety system.

    Expired Permit 200302077009 $$$ $125,000
  22. Apr 2004

    Install new fire alarm system.

    Expired Permit 200404121024 $$$ $100,000
  23. Sep 2013

    To erect electric, double faced sign. replace sign, convert to led.

    Cancelled Permit 201309237499 $$$ $20,000
  24. Dec 2013

    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.

    Complete Permit 201312315363 $$$ $180,000
  25. Nov 2014

    Otc alterations permit.

    Filed Permit 201411212219 $$$ $90,000
  26. Jun 2026

    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.

    Filed Permit 202606233736 $$$ $20,000

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.

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