(Old) Hale Brothers Department Store

1. 1912

   The Hale Brothers Department Store was built, six storeys of about 220,000 square feet, composed as a two-part vertical block over a glass base with Renaissance/Baroque ornament. It later housed a J. C. Penney department store.

   San Francisco Department of City Planning, 901 Market: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 83.404E, 1984.
2. August 18, 1912

   The Paraffine Paint company contracted for composition roofing on a five-storey and basement reinforced concrete building, then going up, at $1,635.

   The San Francisco Call, 18 August 1912, p. 70
3. 1922

   KPO, one of San Francisco's earliest radio stations, went on the air from the sixth floor, which it shared with the store's radio sales division; Hale's largely paid for the station.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
4. 1944

   The entrance canopy was significantly altered and the transom area stuccoed.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
5. 1972

   The entrance canopy was removed altogether.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
6. Mar 1984

   Permit 8402699S $$$ $11,250,000

   A new atrium will be cut into the office fl., new elevator.

7. 1985

   Rehabilitated for shops and offices: new floors, a five-storey atrium through floors two to six, new lifts and stairs, seismic bracing, the leaded-glass storefront transoms and east entrances restored, a new canopy of glass-fibre reinforced concrete hung in the original manner, and the rooftop floor enlarged with the old water tower removed.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
8. Jun 1985

   Permit 8506004 $$$ $450,000

   Tenant improvement for department store interior.

9. Aug 1986

   Issued Permit 8610257 $$$ $400,000

   Tenant improvement including new partitions ceiling & finish.

10. Nov 1986

    Permit 8614061 $$$ $300,000

    Ati-including new partitions, finishes & ceiling.

11. Dec 1986

    Issued Permit 8615536 $$$ $525,000

    Ati-single tenant floor, tenant improvements.

12. Dec 1986

    Issued Permit 8615894 $$$ $310,000

    Accelerated permit - including new partitions, finishes.

13. Jul 2009

    Permit 200907092282 $$$ $1,500,000

    First floor storefront improvements on market st. & 5th. st.

14. Nov 2012

    Permit 201211053549 $$$ $425,000

    Interior non structural tenant improvement on the existing office space on the 3rd floor. mep and fire safety under separate permit.

15. Nov 2012

    Permit 201211073767 $$$ $200,000

    Mep work at existing office space on the 3rd floor. ti appoved under app#201211053549.

16. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303263069 $$$ $1,500,000

    Struc, arch, mechanical upgrades on the grd thru 3rd floor. demolition of mezzanine, install elevator & a pair of escalators between floors 1 & 2. infill areas at grd floor where existing level changes occur & existing retail entry to basement. add 3rd exit stair from 2nd floor.change use base of atrium from 2nd to 3rd floor.

17. Jun 2013

    Permit 201306260510 $$$ $1,800,000

    Interior tenant improvements for retail store including non-structural partions and associated plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems. new restrooms. sprinkler and fire alarm revisions under separate applications.

18. May 2014

    Permit 201405236667 $$$ $900,000

    Basement, 1st floor - structural & architectural upgrades a basement & 1st floor. installation of an elevator & pair of escalators between basement & 1st floor. area to remain unoccupied during work. n/a maher ordinance.

19. Jun 2014

    Issued Permit 201406249224 $$$ $900,000

    6th floor: full floor tenant improvement including non-bearing partitions, glazing doors, millwork- associated mep under separate permit- fire life safety under deffered submittal, no structural work to be completed; maher n/a.

20. Jun 2014

    Permit 201406249220 $$$ $750,000

    5th floor: tenant improvement including non load bearing partitions, glazing, doors mill work, mep, fire, life safety and structural under separatge permit; maher n/a.

21. Jun 2014

    Issued Permit 201406279687 $$$ $531,000

    5th and 6th floor: mechanical work for t.i. to include water source heat pumps vav boxes. new air diffusers. 5th floor: arch app#201406249220 and 6th floor: ref arch #201406249224. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

22. Nov 2014

    Permit 201411060877 $$$ $600,000

    Interior alteration to include architectural, mechanical, structural, electrical, and plumbing works. interium control & maher n/a.

23. Feb 2015

    Issued Permit 201502107925 $$$ $450,000

    1st floor & basement remodel of existing retail space to include new floor openings & structural strengthening. work for structural strengthening only. n/a maher ordinance.

24. Sep 2016

    Permit 201609238686 $$$ $400,000

    At&t wireless facility - installation of unmanned wireless faciity on rooftop. fully screened on the north and north west corner of the building. screen wall painted to match. support equipment and (4) antennas per (3) sectors behind screen wall. no height increase is proposed.(maher ord. 155-13 n/a).

25. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712207020 $$$ $100,000

    3rd fl: adding partitions to create conference rooms on the 3rd fl. ti to include walls, power, ceiling, lighting, new finishes, doors and millwork.

26. Jul 2022

    Permit 202207017650 $$$ $211,000

    Work includes: modification of existing tenant-selective demolition of non-baering walls. new light fixtures/switches and new finishes per plans. no structural work under this permit.

27. Jul 2022

    Permit 202207088003 $$$ $338,809

    Ste 400 & 470 - 4/f: selective demolition of non-bearing partitions, ceiling grid and light fixtures, new light fixtures/switching and new finish. mep deferral.

28. Nov 2022

    Issued Permit 202211186816 $$$ $1,200,000

    Lower level & street level - commercial t.i. of 39, 743 sq ft., minor exterior modifications, new storefront w entry doors, ross dress for less. fire sprinkler/fire alarm deferred.

29. July 1, 2026

    Plans Filed For Office-to-Housing Conversion at 901 Market Street, San Francisco — San Francisco YIMBY

DBI holds 265 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 265. 13 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired permits are not shown.