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888 Howard Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 2008
  • Hotel
  • 32 stories
  • Zoned C3S
  • District 6
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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564,614 sq ftBuilding area
39,270 sq ftLot area
550Rooms

Permit history

  1. Aug 2002

    Erect a 32 story 555 units hotel.

    Complete Permit 200208154137 $$$ $10,000,000
  2. Apr 2005

    Excavation shoring and underpinning.

    Complete Permit 200504119700 $$$ $350,000
  3. Apr 2006

    Provide food service per plan. ref new building permit application 2002/08/15/4137s.

    Complete Permit 200604149043 $$$ $20,000
  4. Apr 2006

    Erect and operate tower cane.

    Cancelled Permit 200604280169 $$$ $350,000
  5. Apr 2006

    Erect and operate cane to comply with notice of violation issued on 5/16/2006.

    Complete Permit 200604280172 $$$ $350,000
  6. Sep 2006

    Provide arch. and structural details and equipments for swimming pool. ref. #200208154137 1s./occupant load calculations and path of travel on arch. addendum under app #2002081541371s.

    Complete Permit 200609111845 $$$ $50,000
  7. Jan 2008

    Install four ansul fire suppression systems in kitchen hoods. one on each floor - 1, 3, 4, 5.

    Complete Permit 200801142433 $$$ $11,000
  8. Mar 2008

    Floor 7 thru 11: revision to appl #200208154137-s4 to eliminate ws sprinklers. provide 1-hour fire rated interior wall over window assembly at light courts at 2 locations on the south building elevation. complaint #200796901.

    Complete Permit 200803257930 $$$ $75,000
  9. Jul 2008

    Fire alarm ti for meeting rm elev lobbies/back of house area on floor one thru five, 5 control relays, 29 smoke detectors, 36 door holdes.

    Complete Permit 200807035904 $$$ $21,390
  10. Dec 2009

    Install 1 heat exchanger unit at the mechanical room on the roof level.

    Complete Permit 200912103034 $$$ $83,000
  11. Apr 2013

    Add an exterior vestibule to an existing building to reduce wind & air infiltration. add planter/landscaping per discussions with city planning department.

    Cancelled Permit 201304184906 $$$ $150,000
  12. Sep 2014

    3rd, 4th & 5th floors fire alarm, adding door holders & smoke detectors including (13) smoke detectors, (23) door holders.

    Complete Permit 201409055485 $$$ $4,000
  13. Mar 2015

    Renovate room 3118 to remove non-structural walls, reconfigure bathroom, add a pantry/closet and replace interior finishes. minor incidental work also related to this in room 3117 and 3018. n/a for the maher.

    Cancelled Permit 201503039783 $$$ $150,000
  14. Aug 2017

    Removal and replacement in kind of 26% of insulating glass units. approx 1700 units (windows). appearance of building will be unchanged. no change in use, height, area or egress, or construction type occurs.

    Complete Permit 201708296308 $$$ $15,000,000
  15. Mar 2018

    6th fl - renovate 5950 sq ft of existing6th fl to change it from a day spa ( b occupancy) to 7 guest rooms (r-1 occupancy) mep/fire under separate permit. ** maher: n/a **.

    Complete Permit 201803274716 $$$ $1,500,000
  16. Jun 2018

    Installation of anchor bolts only for possible future fabric canopy, the canopy (if built) will be a seperate project under separate permit.

    Issued Permit 201806202470 $$$ $100,000
  17. Aug 2018

    Installation of anchor bolts only (baseplates) on 4th fl balcony for temporary tents not to exceed 180 days within a 12-month period on a single premise. not visible from street. (tent installation under separate permit).

    Complete Permit 201808107067 $$$ $17,500
  18. Aug 2018

    Install (6) new 4 pipe fan coil units, install (5) new vav terminal boxes including ductwork & thermostat, provide exhause to bathrooms tying it to existing exhuast fan. reference permit application 2018-0327-4716 for related building permit.

    Complete Permit 201808217891 $$$ $90,000
  19. Sep 2018

    Addition of 83 new hsw heads for addition of a exterior canopy 4th floor. ref app#201806202470.

    Cancelled Permit 201809129894 $$$ $30,000
  20. Oct 2018

    Add vestibule to entrance of the luce restaraunt to reduce air infiltration.

    Issued Permit 201810042244 $$$ $180,000
  21. Oct 2018

    Fire alarm ti 6th fl - add 3 speaker strobes, 5 speakers, 2 strobes, 4 smoke detector with sounder base, 2 sync modules for ada room, 8 duct detectors for fsd with control & 1 smoke detector for fsr with control. ref pa 2018-0327-4716.

    Complete Permit 201810173507 $$$ $20,000
  22. Feb 2019

    Interior renovation of existing luce restaurant (also to document the space as a-2).

    Issued Permit 201902193201 $$$ $1,600,000
  23. Dec 2019

    Add a retractable fabric canopy at an existing outdoor deck of this hotel, the space is already permitted as an outdoor place of assembly, occupancy, occupancy load, use, and egress are unchanged.

    Cancelled Permit 201912190070 $$$ $3,000,000
  24. Nov 2023

    Installation of power to a tritium rtm75 elecrical vehicle charger.

    Issued Permit 202311291552 $$$ $70,000

DBI holds 45 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 45. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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