San Francisco Chronicle Building

1. 1924

   Built for the San Francisco Chronicle and, unlike the paper's earlier building at 690 Market Street, devoted entirely to producing and printing the newspaper. Gothic Revival in style and since altered; its design shows the influence of Eliel Saarinen's 1922 drawing for the Chicago Tribune Tower.

   Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
2. 1960s

   The building exterior was remodelled.

   Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
3. 1976

   Offices of the San Francisco Chronicle, where Armistead Maupin wrote the daily instalments of Tales of the City.

   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. Nov 1984

   Permit 8411983 $$$ $103,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

5. Apr 1985

   Withdrawn Permit 8503800 $$$ $110,000

   Alterations to existing 3rd floor editorial offices.

6. Jul 1986

   Permit 8608635 $$$ $175,000

   Alteration to existing print handline system at basement.

7. May 1987

   Permit 8706450 $$$ $105,000

   Add new mechanical penthouse.

8. Oct 1992

   Permit 9217897 $$$ $100,000

   Interior demolish for future t/i in bsmnt, 1st & 2nd floors.

9. Dec 1992

   Permit 9221589 $$$ $200,000

   T.i.-add lunchrm, restrms, small conf rm in basement area.

10. Jan 1993

    Permit 9300850 $$$ $1,800,000

    1st & 2nd fl tenant improvements and seismic upgrade.

11. Feb 1993

    Permit 9302942 $$$ $200,000

    1st and 2nd floor tenant improvements and seismic upgrade.

12. Oct 1994

    Permit 9417797 $$$ $224,000

    Demolition exist parts-ten improc-alter exist mechanical electrical system.

13. Jul 1995

    Permit 9511164 $$$ $175,000

    Reroofing.

14. Mar 1996

    Permit 9604196 $$$ $175,000

    Interior remodel demol of existing partitions new partitions.

15. Aug 2007

    Permit 200708311578 $$$ $241,000

    Reroofing.

16. Mar 2010

    Issued Permit 201003198608 $$$ $300,000

    1st floor-office tenant improvement-interior remodel of existing office area-new partitions, new lighting & electrical, some new ceiling soffits, new flooring & painting, new sink at existing plumbing, new fire sprinkler drops & new hvac ducting only.

17. Jan 2011

    Permit 201101067996 $$$ $57,000

    Suite #201 & @202 - demolition drops back to branchlines & replace existing pendant sprinklers with upright sprinklers. add armovers to ensure sprinklers are in correct distance for code compliance. any armovers greater than 4'-0". add branchline restrints seismic restraints for existing pipe are not in scope of work.

18. Mar 2011

    Issued Permit 201103142042 $$$ $197,865

    Replace chiller #1 with new mechanical penthouse.

19. Apr 2011

    Permit 201104264783 $$$ $390,000

    2nd floor office tenant improvement - demol existing ofice improvements, provide 2 new exits to existing corridor; build offices, meeting rooms & open office areas with cabinetry & related coffee bar plumbing.

20. Feb 2012

    Permit 201202154231 $$$ $185,000

    Remove and replace one air handler and one fluid cooler.

21. Apr 2019

    Permit 201904157932 $$$ $157,000

    3rd fl suite 306 ti includes, demolition of e finishes and providing new finishes. all new or revised mep life safety will be design build and submitted separately if needed. n/a for maher.

22. Nov 2020

    Permit 202011239545 $$$ $2,200,000

    3/f: t.i. of existing office space including selective demolition of non-load bearing partitions, new finishes, millwork & furniture. mep under sep permit if affects existing system if needed. building is fully sprinkled.

23. Dec 2020

    Issued Permit 202012231589 $$$ $350,000

    Remove existing water chilled cooler and replace with new. modify existing support for new footprint.

24. Apr 2021

    Permit 202104057932 $$$ $80,000

    Fire sprinkler permit. relocate 213, add 19, and delete 27 sprinklers on the 3rd floor. t.i. # 2020-1123-9545.

25. Jun 2021

    Permit 202106071756 $$$ $81,852

    Design intent of modifying fire alarm devices layout to accomodate changes on 3rd floor due to a new t.i. project. added devices include horn/strobes, 10 strobes, 3 smoke detectors, 2 manual pull stations.

DBI holds 124 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 124. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.