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944–948 Market Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1907
  • Office building
  • 8 stories
  • Zoned C3G
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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42,822 sq ftBuilding area
5,771 sq ftLot area
95Rooms · 9 baths
  1. 1940s

    During the Second World War the Pepsi-Cola Center for Service Men and Women operated here at the corner of Mason, offering free showers, barbers, banking, lounges and dormitory beds to military personnel.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  2. Apr 1973

    Created during job card conversion on: 04/19/84.

    Expired Permit 0421273
  3. 1975

    The Bay Area Feminist Federal Credit Union, the first financial institution in San Francisco owned by women, operated from suite 616 here from 1975 until 1979.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  4. May 1984

    Remodeling floor tenant space, ceiling, walls, electrical.

    Expired Permit 8405186 $$$ $350,000
  5. Apr 2006

    Interior remodeling for a retail (shoe) store (ground floor) partial height partitions/doors - no work on mezzanine. submit seperate fire sprinkler permit.

    Expired Permit 200604148986 $$$ $60,000
  6. Aug 2009

    Demolition of non-struc. partitions at 2nd floor.. t.i under separate permit. building is not fully sprinklered.

    Cancelled Permit 200908245410 $$$ $250,000
  7. Aug 2009

    2nd fl office ti. (demolition under 2009.08.24.5410). new non struc partitions. all new revised hvac, electrical, plumbing, life safety under separate permit. builiding not fully sprinklered.

    Complete Permit 200908275661 $$$ $220,000
  8. Jan 2011

    Ti to convert existing retail space to new retail space. add new unisex restroom and office at retail soace at ground floor. no change to existing exterior of building.

    Expired Permit 201101258954 $$$ $50,000
  9. Sep 2012

    Interior remodel of 8th fl office space, plumbing and electric under separate application.

    Complete Permit 201209048834 $$$ $100,000
  10. Oct 2012

    Demolition existing wall paneling. replace with sheetrock where needed. demolition existing floor tile, install new floor tile, paint throughout lobby. all electrical, mechanical, plumbing & fire under separate application.

    Complete Permit 201210111889 $$$ $25,000
  11. Jun 2013

    Interior remodel of the 4th floor office space. plumbing, electrical, and fire sprinkler under seperate application.

    Complete Permit 201306109059 $$$ $100,000
  12. Sep 2013

    Demolition of interior non load bearing walls, new offices and support facilities. electrical, life safety, plumbing, and sperinkler work sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201309207404 $$$ $279,000
  13. Oct 2013

    8th floor-mechanical work associated with permit application 2012-0904-8834.

    Complete Permit 201310169386 $$$ $25,000
  14. Dec 2013

    4th fl. mechanical work associated with permit application 2013-0610-9059.

    Complete Permit 201312184485 $$$ $25,000
  15. Feb 2014

    Remodel tenant space. demolish existing interior partitions, baths. build new interior partitions, bathrooms, coffee area. mechanical, plumbing, electrical separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201402188719 $$$ $200,000
  16. Jul 2014

    3/f - ti- full floor remodel incl. new partitions, m/w bathrroms, kitchenette, (3) offices & open desk space. mep, ls, and sprinklers on separate permits. entry door from stair/elevator lobby on separate permit. n/a maher ordinance # 155-13.

    Complete Permit 201407282305 $$$ $200,000
  17. Sep 2014

    Remove and replace elevator lobby doors with new 1.5 hour rated doors at floors 3, 6, 7.

    Complete Permit 201409055550 $$$ $30,000
  18. Dec 2014

    3/f: mep for modification and redistribution of existing air distribution system, ref 201407282305. compliance with maher ordinance 155-13 not required.

    Issued Permit 201412053161 $$$ $7,500
  19. Jan 2019

    Temant improvement of existing lobbies on 3rd & 4th floors. new interior finishes and lighting. provide door actuator at entrance door.

    Cancelled Permit 201901100022 $$$ $58,296
  20. Jul 2019

    Demolition & ti of existing 5th fl excluding elevator & stairs lobby. new inteirior finishes & restroom upgrades. mep, fire sprinklers under separate permit.

    Issued Permit 201907024997 $$$ $120,509
  21. Jul 2019

    3rd floor - ti - int only. new finishes & furnishings throughout, new non structural partitions. demolition men's and women's restrooms. new ada gender neutral restroom upgrades (2 total). mo structural work. mep/fir/life saftey under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201907125736 $$$ $149,000
  22. Aug 2019

    Alteration of hoistway of (2) passenger elevators, elevator #1 existing basement winding drm equip. to be removed and replaced with basement geared traction equipment, elevator #2 existing bsement geared traction pasenger elevator to remain and addition of (2) passenger elevator cars.

    Issued Permit 201908290217 $$$ $140,000
  23. Jan 2020

    Interior t.i. for condo sales office existing handicapp restroom to remain. existing mezzanine to remain. no change to store front.

    Issued Permit 202001222505 $$$ $175,000
  24. Jul 2020

    Change of use of existing basement space from storage to retail.

    Cancelled Permit 202007160332 $$$ $567,000
  25. Sep 2021

    (like for like) fire system replacement due to elevator modernization with new panel. smoke detectors and pull station same location. install relay modules and smoke detector for elev recall. tie in existing notification devices to new panel. install new annciator.

    Complete Permit 202109087971 $$$ $24,000
  26. Mar 2023

    Replace sub sidewalk basement roof slab affected by gtraffic signal poles and curb ramps.

    Issued Permit 202303093397 $$$ $300,000
  27. Nov 2025

    4th floor: tenant improvement of existing 4th floor office space, new interior non-structural partitions. plumbinf, mechanical, electrical uner deferred submittal.

    Filed Permit 202511260498 $$$ $60,000

DBI holds 75 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 75. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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