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1215–1231 Market Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1911
  • Hotel
  • 8 stories
  • Zoned C3G
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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257,526 sq ftBuilding area
57,024 sq ftLot area
459Rooms
  1. 1911

    It served first as a temporary city hall, and has been a hotel since 1916.

    The West Slope of Russian Hill: A Historical Context and Inventory of Historic Resources, 2006, revised 2009
  2. Feb 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Cancelled Permit 8201288 $$$ $10,000
  3. Mar 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Expired Permit 8202407 $$$ $100,000
  4. May 1982

    Building use: rest./lobby.

    Expired Permit 8203616 $$$ $150,000
  5. Dec 1989

    Ewo ( s ).

    Complete Permit 8923959 $$$ $150,000
  6. Jan 1990

    Replace total 100 per floor aluminum into existing double hung.

    Complete Permit 9000655 $$$ $135,000
  7. Jul 1990

    Remove and replace all bathtubs & install new flow valves.

    Expired Permit 9014848 $$$ $240,000
  8. Sep 1991

    Install sprinklers in basement ground floor lobby.

    Expired Permit 9117193 $$$ $69,500
  9. Sep 1993

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9316081 $$$ $232,000
  10. Nov 1995

    Interior tenant improvements (1st floor).

    Expired Permit 9519639 $$$ $70,000
  11. Aug 1998

    Response to notice of violation and meeting with jim whipple.

    Expired Permit 9814929 $$$ $5,000
  12. Feb 2000

    Revisions to pa-9900216-permit for 1990 work done with out permit, includng limited ada toilet access u.

    Expired Permit 200002152002 $$$ $6,000
  13. Feb 2000

    Reactivate expired permit application 9903420 for final insp & for as built cond. ath of travel garage & h.c. elev.

    Expired Permit 200002222483 $$$ $52,000
  14. Feb 2000

    N.o.v. access adaptable guest room bathroom doors width project.

    Expired Permit 9925555 $$$ $80,000
  15. Nov 2000

    Nov 12-4/96-item #48-provide access & adaptable bathroom doors in prev work-to establish record as 4.

    Complete Permit 200011216385 $$$ $1
  16. Sep 2002

    Repair & replace shower stall enclosures & bathroom floor tile in 168 guestroom bathrooms.

    Issued Permit 200209247378 $$$ $600,000
  17. Mar 2006

    Remove some partition walls. replace countertop and undercounter cabinets, undercounter refrigerator and storage shelves. patch wall paint, tile replacement occupancy 19.

    Expired Permit 200603146667 $$$ $50,000
  18. May 2006

    Construct new walls. modify existing flooring, relocate existing casework. relocate existing plmg items, relcate existing light fistures, instll new doors, install new wall treatments install new furniture, relocate existing graphics, patch, prime and paint walls, deilings and or soffits.

    Expired Permit 200605121470 $$$ $50,000
  19. Oct 2007

    Replace of existing edwards panel with new unimode 9600 panel & one for one pull stations & smokes for compatibility. connect existing devices to new panel & monitor per nfpa 72. remote system monitoring.

    Cancelled Permit 200710024324 $$$ $47,500
  20. May 2011

    Install distributed antenna system on all levels inside hotel. wireless radio equipment installed in basement. remote units on each floor closets and antenna throughout hotel.

    Complete Permit 201105176165 $$$ $100,000
  21. Apr 2017

    New partial height wall; remocate 2 cooling fridge; new work room hand sink; new condiment cart; patch prine and paint walls; soffits and ceilings; retrofit existing signage with new logo (under separate permit).

    Complete Permit 201704133916 $$$ $48,000
  22. Jul 2019

    Interior alteration of existing hotel lobby, to include a lobby bar & grab and go.

    Complete Permit 201907307277 $$$ $150,000
  23. Nov 2019

    Voluntary replace existing fire alarm control unit and remove annunciator with new facu and annunciator, per sffd approved plan of action phase 1 only.

    Issued Permit 201911207725 $$$ $52,000
  24. Jan 2021

    Rehabilitation to existing elevators 1 & 2 within an existing shaft. improve fire rating, mechanical stems and structural intergrity of shaft. custom elevator equp to fit withing existing shaft & repair surrounding finishes. size of elevator will not alter preserve historic condition.

    Cancelled Permit 202101082346 $$$ $160,000
  25. Jan 2022

    Install a new clean agent fire extinguishing system for the exiting basement phone room.this permit shall also include the actuation of a new pre-action system under separate permit.

    Issued Permit 202201216379 $$$ $72,360
  26. Feb 2022

    Basement - install a single interlocking pre-action system for the basement phone room.

    Issued Permit 202202087538 $$$ $72,360

DBI holds 156 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 156. 10 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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