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District 6 · Block 3725, Lot 015 · ZIP 94103

938–940 Howard Street

Office building

  • 2 stories
  • 22,000 ft2
  • 11,011 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned MUR
  • Sold April 5, 2006
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  1. 1922

    Designed by the O'Brien Brothers; also among the properties developed by Louis R. Lurie, who constructed 295 buildings in San Francisco, most in the South of Market Area, often financed by A.P. Giannini of the Bank of America.

    South of Market Area Historic Context Statement, adopted 2011
  2. 1924

    Built.

  3. Oct 1986
    Permit 8612442 $$$ $15,000

    Bracing of existing parapet walls.

  4. Nov 1991
    Permit 9121461 $$$ $12,500

    Reroofing.

  5. Jan 2009
    Issued Permit 200901260800 $$$ $30,000

    Demolition only-demolishing interior walls, flooring, electrical. existing life safety to remain, demolition at basement, 1st & 2nd floors only. no exterior work. ab-017.

  6. Aug 2011
    Permit 201108051929 $$$ $125,000

    Tenant improvements & seismic upgrade.

  7. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212176364 $$$ $10,200

    Revision to permit application 2011-08-05-1929. relocate entrance, stairs & elevator, replace existing damaged windows with new.

  8. May 2013
    Permit 201305076320 $$$ $80,000

    Install sprinkler system with 284 heads.

  9. May 2013
    Issued Permit 201305318341 $$$ $200,000

    Hvac, new system with new shafts; ref: permit application 201108051929. f/a under seperate permit.

  10. Jun 2013
    Permit 201306109098 $$$ $25,000

    Soil stabilization, mitigration of liquefiable soils, not adding any habitable space.

  11. Aug 2013
    Permit 201308134171 $$$ $12,000

    Install new fire alarm with ifp-100 fire control unit in fully sprinkler building. install notification devices thruout basement, 1st & 2nd floor. install elevator recall to comply with elev code asme a17.1-2004 req'ts tie-in waterflow & tamper switch to new panel, nfpa 72 cent syst monitoring. #201108051929.

  12. Oct 2013
    Issued Permit 201310189703 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 201212176364. remove elevator lobby walls and doors. provide new fire doors at elevator as per revision 2.

  13. Dec 2013
    Issued Permit M451148 $$$ $267

    Per permit application 201108051929 ti permit at block 3725, lot 015 as 940 howard street.

  14. Sep 2014
    Permit 201409156298 $$$ $2,800,000

    Basement, 1st & 2nd floors - t.i. with mechanical, electrical & plumbing included (remain as is). n/a maher ordinance.

  15. Nov 2014
    Permit 201411050786 $$$ $1,800

    Due to interior improvement in the basement, 1st, 2nd fl. 10 new notification appliances installed and tied into existing fire alarm control unit. ti permit application 201409156298.

  16. Nov 2014
    Permit 201411191868 $$$ $26,117

    Basement, 1st & 2nd floor fire sprinkler t.i. - 72 pendents & 19 upright (13 relo, 6 new) =91 heads. ref t.i. #2014.0915.6298. n/a maher ordinance.

  17. Nov 2014
    Issued Permit M539767 $$$ $1

    7.

  18. Dec 2014
    Issued Permit 201412173976 $$$ $1,000

    Replace existing handrail of stairs from basement to roof. n/a maher ordinance.

  19. Feb 2015
    Issued Permit 201502138336 $$$ $1,000

    Adding six evacuation maps to building ref. 201409156298; maher n/a.

  20. Mar 2015
    Issued Permit 201503110500 $$$ $2,800

    Fire alarm ti-to permit application 2014 1105 0786 add 4 new door holders & 4 new smoke detectors on 1st & 2nd floors to reflect the job site. new devices will be tie-in to existing control unit located on 1st floor ti: 2014 0915 6298 maher - not req'd.

  21. Dec 2023
    Permit 202312132439 $$$ $826,000

    T.i. new non-structural partitions, doors, finishes, mep deferred.

  22. Feb 2024
    Permit 202402085513 $$$ $28,000

    Ref ti- 202312132439- fire sprinkler relocate 24 concealed pendents and 9 uprights on the 1st floor. relocate 13 concealed pendents on the second floor.

  23. Feb 2024
    Issued Permit 202402135803 $$$ $1

    Install 2 heat pumps, ductwork & piping for new floor layout. lighting with associated ckts & controls, power & signal with associated circuits & wiring.

  24. Feb 2024
    Permit 202402286752 $$$ $10,000

    Due to interior tenant improvement on 1st and second floors; 14 new modification devices will be installed and tie-in to existing circuit and existing control panel. install new radio communicator. ref# 202312132439 and 201503110500.

  25. Mar 2024
    Permit 202403016960 $$$ $5,000

    Revision to permit 202312132439. infill door at rear entry. new glass panel to match existing type and detail. legalize existing secuity gates on natoma st facade.

DBI holds 31 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 31. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 1 expired permit is not shown.

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