969 Market Street

1. 1909

   Built.

2. January 7, 1909

   R. Dewar & Sons contracted to put up a two-storey and basement brick building, at $33,375.

   The San Francisco Call, 7 January 1909, p. 15
3. Nov 1982

   Permit 8209804 $$$ $40,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

4. Jan 1983

   Permit 8300244 $$$ $4,840

   Sign - erect.

5. Mar 1983

   Permit 8302596 $$$ $25,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

6. Aug 1983

   Permit 8308538 $$$ $10,000

   Parapet braning work.

7. Aug 1995

   Permit 9513442 $$$ $110,000

   Seismic upgrd general procedure.

8. Nov 1998

   Permit 9824496 $$$ $40,000

   Comply with n.o.v. dated 5/27/1998.

9. Dec 2008

   Permit 200812128401 $$$ $59,860

   Reroofing commercial building.

10. Nov 2012

    Permit 201211305183 $$$ $115,000

    Upgrade basement concrete floor & flaming at 1st floor. rebuild mezzanine. upgrade existing restrooms @ 1st floor. upgrade elevator to ada standard. install new non-load bearing partitions. install new vehicle elevator to new basement parking area. new office use @ basement & 2nd floor.

11. Feb 2013

    Permit 201302140266 $$$ $45,000

    Temporary lateral support of excavation for adjacent new construction by means of slant drilled beams, jet-grout infill column "logging", restrained by tie backs and internal bracing. site permit for 945 market-permit application 2010-11-08-4497s.

12. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303081841 $$$ $5,000

    Exploratory work remove sheetrock from walls and ceiling in basement area, for arch and engineer investigation, t.i. work under permit application 201211305183.

13. Oct 2013

    Permit 201310290479 $$$ $83,000

    New fire sprinkler system to all floors as shown on plan-310 sprinklers. no underground work. use existing 6-inch fire main. compliance with maher ordinance no 155-13 not req, no disturbance of at least 50 cu yd of soil.

14. Nov 2013

    Permit 201311222658 $$$ $40,000

    Revision to application 201211305283. change uses at basement level from assembly & office to bar/brewery & assembly & storage. alter layout to food service at 1st floor; add unisex ada bathroom at 2nd floor.electrical panel closet at 1st floor. server room at basement. f/a, sprnklr seprate.

15. Dec 2013

    Permit 201312053391 $$$ $5,000

    Install new window in existing opening at front, remove portion of existing plaster covering window opening, reference under permit application 201211305183.

16. Mar 2014

    Permit 201403241534 $$$ $2,500

    Structural for sidewalk on rear of building known as 470 stevenson approved under 201211305183-s.

17. Apr 2014

    Permit 201404032362 $$$ $15,000

    Install 1 type 1 hood and exhaust fan system. install one canopy hood and exhaust for dishwasher. ref app#201311222658. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13 and n/a for the interim control #428-13.

18. May 2014

    Permit 201405145702 $$$ $2,500

    Install ul300 fire system, n/a maher ordinance no. 155-13.

19. May 2014

    Permit 201405155849 $$$ $20,000

    Install fire alarm system. ref app#201211305183. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

20. Dec 2019

    Withdrawn Permit 201912240452 $$$ $1,500,000

    Interior improvement. new interiors kitchen equipment, fixtures, extension of staircase. new mep. kitchen hood. fully sprinklered. alarm under separate permit.

21. Sep 2022

    Permit 202209082109 $$$ $90,000

    Interior renovation including walls, door and finishes on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.

22. Jun 2026

    Filed Permit 202606304277 $$$ $25,000

    Remove existing semi-transparent scissor style security gates on market street facade & replace with solid metal coiling overhead doors with view & panic hardware. new metal security doors with view panic hardware on stevenson street as well.

DBI holds 47 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 47. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.