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938–940 Howard Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1924
  • Office building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned MUR
  • District 6
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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22,000 sq ftBuilding area
11,011 sq ftLot area

Permit history

  1. Oct 1986

    Bracing of existing parapet walls.

    Complete Permit 8612442 $$$ $15,000
  2. Nov 1991

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9121461 $$$ $12,500
  3. Dec 1996

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9624053 $$$ $14,850
  4. Jan 2009

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

    Issued Permit 200901260800 $$$ $30,000
  5. Aug 2011

    Tenant improvements & seismic upgrade.

    Complete Permit 201108051929 $$$ $125,000
  6. Dec 2012

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

    Complete Permit 201212176364 $$$ $10,200
  7. May 2013

    Install sprinkler system with 284 heads.

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

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

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

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

    Complete Permit 201306109098 $$$ $25,000
  10. Aug 2013

    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.

    Complete Permit 201308134171 $$$ $12,000
  11. Oct 2013

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

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

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

    Issued Permit M451148 $$$ $267
  13. Sep 2014

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

    Complete Permit 201409156298 $$$ $2,800,000
  14. Nov 2014

    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.

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

    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.

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

    7.

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

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

    Issued Permit 201412173976 $$$ $1,000
  18. Feb 2015

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

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

    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.

    Issued Permit 201503110500 $$$ $2,800
  20. Dec 2023

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

    Complete Permit 202312132439 $$$ $826,000
  21. Feb 2024

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

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

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

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

    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.

    Complete Permit 202402286752 $$$ $10,000
  24. Mar 2024

    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.

    Complete Permit 202403016960 $$$ $5,000

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.

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