Moscone Center

1. Mar 1978

   Permit 7802757 $$$ $81,108,985

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

2. Jun 1988

   Permit 9000270S $$$ $24,000,000

   Moscone center extension.

3. Jan 1989

   Permit 9000271S $$$ $100,000,000

   Moscone center extension.

4. 1990

   Moscone Convention Center, site of the 6th International AIDS Conference in 1990, which drew major protests, and of a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1987.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
5. Feb 1992

   Permit 9202532 $$$ $750,000

   Framing.

6. Jan 1995

   Permit 9500218S $$$ $26,274,000

   Erect a three story exhibit and recreational structure.

7. Apr 2003

   Permit 200304091794 $$$ $3,000,000

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

8. Dec 2009

   Permit 200912143174 $$$ $1,213,800

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

9. Nov 2010

   Permit 201011225412 $$$ $1,300,000

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

10. Feb 2011

    Permit 201102150252 $$$ $36,000,000

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

11. Dec 2011

    Permit 201112271353 $$$ $1,600,000

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

12. Feb 2012

    Permit 201202214550 $$$ $950,000

    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.

13. Jun 2014

    Permit 201406239136 $$$ $340,000,000

    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.

14. Oct 2014

    Permit 201410310411 $$$ $6,000,000

    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.

15. Sep 2015

    Permit 201509258064 $$$ $45,000

    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 **.

16. Mar 2017

    Permit 201703060701 $$$ $364,000

    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.

17. Apr 2017

    Permit 201704204402 $$$ $726,000

    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.

18. Mar 2018

    Permit 201803052851 $$$ $1,500,000

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

19. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808026226 $$$ $787,000

    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.

20. Oct 2018

    Permit 201810052440 $$$ $560,000

    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 **.

21. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902193223 $$$ $2,000,000

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

22. Apr 2021

    Issued Permit 202104128341 $$$ $1,300,000

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

23. Apr 2025

    Permit 202504033649 $$$ $1,000,000

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

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. 2 expired permits are not shown. The statement dates the convention centre 1982 and describes a 2019 remodel in one chapter, and calls it 'George Moscone Convention Center (1981, not extant)' in an appendix.