Knox Hotel

1. October 1970

   Lee Sims photographed the property, showing Hotel Anglo.

   Lee Sims Photographs of Tenants and Owners in Opposition to Redevelopment (TOOR) (SFP 125), San Francisco Public Library
2. 1971

   Lee Sims photographed the property.

   Lee Sims Photographs of Tenants and Owners in Opposition to Redevelopment (TOOR) (SFP 125), San Francisco Public Library
3. Dec 1982

   Permit 8210563 $$$ $2,000

   Connect water line to existing hose reels.

4. Jun 1983

   Permit 8305731 $$$ $26,000

   Bring up to building code.

5. Dec 1983

   Permit 8312875 $$$ $27,000

   Hang new solid core doors and new aluminum windows.

6. Nov 1989

   Permit 8920900

   Demolish commercial building and hotel.

7. Jun 1992

   Permit 9210748S $$$ $6,800,000

   Erect a 9 story 140 unit residential building.

8. 1994

   Renovated by the Tenants and Owners Development Corporation as a 140-unit single-room-occupancy hotel.

   Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
9. Apr 1994

   Permit 9406057 $$$ $1

   Change pocket door to typical door change underlayment.

10. Apr 1994

    Permit 9406421 $$$ $1

    Revise to sprinkler plans #9210748.

11. Jun 1994

    Permit 9407184 $$$ $70,000

    Sffd permit fire alarm system.

12. 1995

    Current structure built.

13. Nov 2009

    Issued Permit 200911201848 $$$ $150,000

    Install shower surround over existing wall tile. install new shower pan, install new shower valves in 80 shower rooms. no lighting. life safty under seperate permit.

14. Sep 2015

    Issued Permit 201509167095 $$$ $50,000

    Addition of domestic hot water return piping. n/a for maher. penetrations thru fire rated construction, see note on sheet p02.

15. Jan 2016

    Permit 201601298422 $$$ $325,000

    Accesibility improvements, unit kitchen upgrades, window replacement, light fixture replacement, exterior paint, bathroom ventilation upgrade. emergency generator work (replacement and enclosure) for reference only and to be separate submittal.

16. Mar 2024

    Issued Permit 202403157884 $$$ $102,000

    New service replacement voice fire alarm control panel with amplifiers & remote power supplies. speaker shall produce 520hz lf temporal 3 pattern & voice message evac in all bedroom units to comply with 1103.7.6.1 for potential sleeping areas. all existing devices to be replaced like for like at existing loc.

17. Sep 2024

    Permit 202409060209 $$$ $60,000

    Replace existing fire pump, jockey pump and controller with new to the same specs as the one being repalced. not associated with a building permit. no underground work.

18. Oct 2024

    Issued Permit 202410213351 $$$ $8,700

    2nd floor through 8th floor. relocate and replace (28) fire sprinklers for tenant improvement. no underground work ref t.i.#: 201601298422.

19. Feb 2025

    Issued Permit 202410163033 $$$ $80,000

    Installation of new roof mounted generator & base tank. remote fuel fill box at grade level and piping to roof as a deferred submitttal for permit application 20161298422. generator replacement is like for like.

20. Mar 2025

    Permit 202503041507 $$$ $6,900

    Plug 2 sidewall sprinklers and remove pipe in elevator pit. plug 4 pendent sprinklers and reroute piping in the elevator machine room. work being performed per fire department requirements. no underground work. work is voluntary & not associated with a building permit.

21. Mar 2025

    Permit 202503061745 $$$ $9,215

    To erect one 3 sided 9' wide, non illuminated cabinet sign. (knox 241).

22. Nov 2025

    Issued Permit 202511038760 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 202503061745 to modify sign location (slightly), add new vent to back of sign and change concrete screw at upper wall penetration.

3 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.