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747–799 Howard Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Building
  • Zoned C3S
  • District 6
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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454,537 sq ftLot area

Permit history

  1. Mar 1978

    Created during job card conversion on: 03/04/83.

    Complete Permit 7802757 $$$ $81,108,985
  2. Jun 1988

    Moscone center extension.

    Complete Permit 9000270S $$$ $24,000,000
  3. Jan 1989

    Moscone center extension.

    Complete Permit 9000271S $$$ $100,000,000
  4. Nov 1991

    Pedestrian walkway over crossing-ybc esplanade.

    Expired Permit 9121150 $$$ $1,600,000
  5. Feb 1992

    Framing.

    Complete Permit 9202532 $$$ $750,000
  6. Jan 1995

    Erect a three story exhibit and recreational structure.

    Complete Permit 9500218S $$$ $26,274,000
  7. Apr 2003

    Roof top solar collector photo voltare renewable pwr source demonstration project. so. lobby/esplana.

    Complete Permit 200304091794 $$$ $3,000,000
  8. Jun 2006

    Upgrade of life safety system. replacement of smokes (change to addressable detectors) at exhibit hall level, intermediate level & lobby level.

    Expired Permit 200606073415 $$$ $750,000
  9. Dec 2009

    Replace existing movable partition panels at exhibit hall e & lower lobby area in kind at existing location. existing track to be reused.

    Complete Permit 200912143174 $$$ $1,213,800
  10. Nov 2010

    Renovation of 8 toilet rooms in moscone north on exhibit hall level and 16 toilet rooms in moscone south. barrier removal.

    Complete Permit 201011225412 $$$ $1,300,000
  11. Feb 2011

    Work primarily includes replacing existing floor finishes, wall finishes, and ceiling finishes. deffered maintenance items & ada accessibility upgrades in public spaces.

    Complete Permit 201102150252 $$$ $36,000,000
  12. Dec 2011

    New revision for permit application 2011/02/15/0252. new infrastructure for data / telecommunications including associated electrical work throughout moscone north, south & west.

    Complete Permit 201112271353 $$$ $1,600,000
  13. Feb 2012

    Replacement of existing variable air volume terminal units & controls. addition of variable frequency drives for fans. replacement of lighting control pannels. fire alarm connections separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201202214550 $$$ $950,000
  14. Jun 2014

    Renovexistingmoscone north & south building, increase gross sq footage of moscone n & s combined facility fr approx 1.2 million gsf to 1.5 million gsf.wk incl lower level(exhibit hall renovate, addition of 3 stories at moscone south&renovate moscone north lobby, plus 2 connecting bridges over howard st. maher req.

    Complete Permit 201406239136 $$$ $340,000,000
  15. Oct 2014

    This work will include the moving of an mdf (server) room from 3rd and folsom sts. to 3rd and howard sts. including fiber pbx system and misc. low voltage systems. installation of an fm-200 and pre-action system, with 2 crac-hvac units. for parallel plan ck. pa 2014/0623/9136 2010 cec entitlements.

    Complete Permit 201410310411 $$$ $6,000,000
  16. Sep 2015

    Add one fire panel. replace 73 pull stations, 671 smoke detectors, 6 heat detectors, 347 monitor modules, 442 relays, 95 duct detectors, add 10 power supplies & 207 speaker / strobes. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

    Complete Permit 201509258064 $$$ $45,000
  17. Mar 2017

    Fire sprinklers for: phase 2-renovation of south bld 4 the work includes the lower level renovation and also the addition of 3 stories at moscone south plus two connection bridges over howard st maher na ref 201406239136s. 1440 sprinkler under this permit.

    Complete Permit 201703060701 $$$ $364,000
  18. Apr 2017

    Fire alarm tenant improvement: add (2) nodes, (2) annunciators, (11) power supplies, (407) smoke detectors, (27) duct detectors, (166) indut modules, (87) relayes, (11) control modules, ref permit application 201406239136 s7. maher ordinance-extended n/a.

    Complete Permit 201704204402 $$$ $726,000
  19. Mar 2018

    Installation of outdoor sculpture for mascone center expansion to be located on north side of howard street near 4th street. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201803052851 $$$ $1,500,000
  20. Aug 2018

    Fire alarm ti. including (2) nodes, new annunciator, smoke control panels, (393) notisication devices, (709) smoke detectors, (716) duct detectors, (91) input modules, (35) relays. ref permit application 2014-0623-9136.

    Complete Permit 201808026226 $$$ $787,000
  21. Oct 2018

    Provide sprinkler systems for phase 3 renovation of so building.phase 3 renovation $ expansion of north lobby, north building. provide 4 new standpipes (3 stories) & install 1, 400 new sprinkler heads. ** maher: n/a **.

    Complete Permit 201810052440 $$$ $560,000
  22. Feb 2019

    Perform selective building envelope repairs on the museum, including expansion joint repairs, partial reroofing and roof repairs, waterproofing and cladding repairs.

    Complete Permit 201902193223 $$$ $2,000,000
  23. Apr 2021

    Landscape work inside planter beds. replace irrigation lines. install new pole lights & uplights and structural pole bases.

    Issued Permit 202104128341 $$$ $1,300,000
  24. Apr 2025

    Waterproofing repairs at several locations at moscone center, emergency repair.

    Complete Permit 202504033649 $$$ $1,000,000

DBI holds 163 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 163. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the year the building went up, the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update