88 Fifth Street
South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103
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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.
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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.
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May 2006
Streetspace.
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Oct 2006
Demolition of non-historic tenant interior, raised floors, suspended ceilings, partition walls and electrical runs associated with these elements.
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Sep 2007
Voluntary temporary structural shoring for two walls at the attic.
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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.
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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.
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Jun 2013
As built revisions to approved app #201303202607; delete 2 manual alrms, delete 1 strobe and relocate 2 horn/strobes from original scope.
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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.
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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.
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