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88 Fifth Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1900
  • Building
  • Zoned P
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • City landmark (Article 10)
  • Individually listed on the National Register
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47,510 sq ftLot area
  1. April 18, 1906

    The most prominent building in the area to survive the fire intact, with thick stone and brick walls, cast iron fire shutters, internal fire suppression reservoirs and a workforce that put out every fire that entered the building.

    Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
  2. 1958

    Architects Mario Ciampi and Allyn Martin presented plans to redevelop the site as 'Gold Plaza', an urban park surrounded by modern office towers, with only the Mint's columns left standing. The opposition the plan aroused led to the Mint's designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

    Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
  3. May 2006

    Streetspace.

    Issued Permit M37409
  4. Oct 2006

    Demolition of non-historic tenant interior, raised floors, suspended ceilings, partition walls and electrical runs associated with these elements.

    Issued Permit 200610256041 $$$ $729,000
  5. Sep 2007

    Voluntary temporary structural shoring for two walls at the attic.

    Issued Permit 200709284078 $$$ $35,000
  6. Mar 2013

    This permit is for installation of new temporary fire alarm system only. (this fire alarm system will be upgraded to current code in effect at the time of the submittal of a permit for a future tenant improvement that will include change of use to an assembly occupancy.) fire watch still required.

    Complete Permit 201303202607 $$$ $54,000
  7. Apr 2013

    Occupant load verification & temp exiting plan for temporary assembly permit from fire dept. old mint building exiting plan & occupancy load verification. establish the temporary maxinum occupancy allowed for the building, based on this occupancy code verification plans.

    Complete Permit 201304043750 $$$ $1
  8. Jun 2013

    As built revisions to approved app #201303202607; delete 2 manual alrms, delete 1 strobe and relocate 2 horn/strobes from original scope.

    Complete Permit 201306199915 $$$ $1
  9. Dec 2016

    Install five new fire alarm system notification devices and new remote power supply on the 1st floor. ref app#2013-0404-3750. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201612275887 $$$ $2,500
  10. Sep 2018

    Replacement of a single entry door at the mint street side of the subject property for accessibility purposes. deteriorated historic doors to be retained on site to guide future restoration.

    Issued Permit 201809271652 $$$ $2,125

4 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

Not yet documented: the developer, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update