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District 6 · Block 3508, Lot 001 · ZIP 94103

Western Merchandise Mart

1301–1375 Market Street

  • Office building
  • 11 stories
  • 741,667 ft2
  • 85,547 ft2 lot area
  • 99 rooms
  • 27 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3G
  • Historic resource
  • Sold March 11, 2011
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  1. 1937

    The Western Furniture Exchange, built 1937 and altered in 1950; rated Category I under Article 11 of the Planning Code.

    Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
  2. July 1, 1947

    Photographed.

  3. January 20, 1965

    Photographed.

  4. January 26, 1978

    The City Planning Commission found in conformity with the Master Plan the vacation of Stevenson Street northeast of Tenth Street to make a covered mall for the Western Merchandise Mart, on condition that the public keep access from Tenth Street and the City keep the air rights.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  5. 1984

    Known as the Western Furniture Exchange; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
  6. 1994

    The Merchandise Mart, carrying a Downtown rating of I, was evaluated as appearing eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

    U.S. General Services Administration and San Francisco Department of City Planning, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report — San Francisco Federal Building, 1996.
  7. 2003

    The San Francisco Merchandise Mart, eleven storeys on Market Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets, is a Category I building under Article 11 of the Planning Code, the code's rating for a building of individual importance and excellent architectural design.

    San Francisco Planning Department, Tenth/Market/Mission Streets Mixed-Use Project: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 2003.0262E, 2004.
  8. Feb 2009
    Permit 200902262951 $$$ $4,800,000

    Voluntary seismic rehabilitation to meet the life safety performanc level as required by the procedures of asce seismic rehabilitation of existing building as refrenced in cbc 2007 edition. rehab program consists of new concrete shear core surrounding future elevators from basement through 11th floor.

  9. Jul 2011
    Permit 201107059463 $$$ $8,761,122

    Office ti through out from basement thru 11th floor. interior build out of electrical rooms, mechanical rooms, remodel and new restrooms, new elevator core and new ground floor elevator lobby. mechanical exterior louvers under permit application 2009.02.26.2951.

  10. Jul 2011
    Permit 201107250920 $$$ $10,917,478

    New hvac, electrical, plumbing and fire sprinklers throughout the basement through floor 11.

  11. Oct 2011
    Permit 201110035954 $$$ $6,736,000

    7/f - interior tenant improvement for twitter; selective demolition, partitions ceilings, finishes & furniture. mechanical, electrical, plumb, fire protection, life safety will be a deferred permit.

  12. Oct 2011
    Permit 201110076378 $$$ $2,200,000

    Twitter. office ti on the 8th floor. selective demolition, partitions, ceilings, finishes and furniture, full floor. mep, fp and ls under separate permit.

  13. Oct 2011
    Permit 201110146784 $$$ $2,300,000

    9th floor only interior tenant improvement: selectife demolition, partitions, ceilings, finishes & furniture, full floor. mechanical, electrical, plumb, fire protection, life safety, kitchen, food service, and servery will be permitted separately.

  14. Nov 2011
    Permit 201111088498 $$$ $1,700,000

    Mechanical work for tenant improvement for the 7th, 8th & 9th floors.

  15. May 2012
    Permit 201205110306 $$$ $3,000,000

    4th floor-tenant improvement on including nerw interior structural partitions, new doors, millwork & finishes & associated mechanical & electrical. life safety & sprinklers under seperate permit.

  16. Jul 2012
    Permit 201207245588 $$$ $1,700,000

    2nd floor: interior improvements on the 3rd floor. new interior non structural partitions new doors and hardware new millwork and finishes throughout. mep, sprinklers and fire alarm under seperate permit.

  17. Nov 2012
    Issued Permit 201211083877 $$$ $2,400,000

    Demolition of ground fl to 2nd fl masonry boiler flue & demolition of 2nd fl slab for newegress stair. newwork incl newegress stair, newground & 2nd fl toping slabs, newglass guardrails @ 2nd fl, newglass partition walls @ 2nd fl, newground fl restrms (incl ada) new steel retail portals, motorized 2nd fl elev.

  18. Nov 2012
    Permit 201211214719 $$$ $4,000,000

    Demolition of existing windows, sills along market street, 9th street & 10th street ground fl exterior facade openings. no interior improvements as part of this submittal. deferred submittal for life safety, sprinkler, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, signage & lighting.

  19. Nov 2012
    Permit 201211214718 $$$ $1,500,000

    Demolition of existing windows & concrete exterior wall. addition of new bi-folding window walls in new openings. no interior improvements as part of this submittal. scope is for ground & 2nd fl of stevenson st facade only. deferred submittals for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, signage, lighting.

  20. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212186454 $$$ $3,000,000

    9th and 10th floor: full floor interior t.i. includes selective demolition, partition ceiling and finishes. mep, life safety and fire sprinkler under seperate permit. escalator removal and stairway construction under a separate permit.

  21. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212186453 $$$ $1,300,000

    11th floor: full floor interior t.i. includes selective demolition, partition ceiling and finishes.mep, life safety and fire sprinkler under seperate permit.

  22. Jan 2013
    Permit 201301097559 $$$ $2,000,000

    Mechanical and electrical work for tenant improvement on the 10th & 11th floor. ref arch p/a #201212186454 & #201212186453.

  23. Sep 2013
    Permit 201309116494 $$$ $2,300,000

    Full floor tenant improvement including selective demolition, new partitions, ceiling and finishes. mep, life safety, fire sprinkler separate permit.

  24. Sep 2013
    Permit 201309116491 $$$ $3,500,000

    6th floor-full floor tenant improvement including selective demolition, new partitions, ceiling and finishes. mep, life safety, fire sprinkler separate permit.

  25. Jul 2016
    Permit 201607263301 $$$ $2,000,000

    4th floor: ti - new meeting rooms & finishes and no structural maher na.

  26. May 2018
    Permit 201805229753 $$$ $5,089,508

    7th floor - new interior partition, glazing, doors, millwork, lighting, electrical, audio visual, telecom. plm/mechanical deferred.

  27. Jul 2018
    Permit 201807275785 $$$ $4,907,764

    8/f: t.i. consists of new partitons, glazing, doors, millwork, lighting, a/v & telecom. mep & l/s deffered.maher n/a.

  28. Jul 2019
    Withdrawn Permit 201907095376 $$$ $1,750,000

    9th fl: interior ti consist of partitions, glazing, doors & millwork.

  29. Aug 2019
    Permit 201908279921 $$$ $1,700,000

    Revision t0 issue permit #201811135675. ti consist of new interior partitions, glazing, doors & millwork.

  30. Jan 2021
    Permit 202101192923 $$$ $700,000

    2nd fl - demolition and construction of non-structural paritions, lighting, finishes and millwork. mep included. life safety deferred.

  31. 2026

    Irving Subs To Open Second San Francisco Location — WhatNow San Francisco

DBI holds 905 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 905. 49 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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