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901–925 Mission Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1924
  • Office building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned C3S
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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178,720 sq ftBuilding area
42,396 sq ftLot area
114Rooms
  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. Nov 1984

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8411983 $$$ $103,000
  4. Apr 1985

    Alterations to existing 3rd floor editorial offices.

    Withdrawn Permit 8503800 $$$ $110,000
  5. Jul 1986

    Alteration to existing print handline system at basement.

    Complete Permit 8608635 $$$ $175,000
  6. May 1987

    Add new mechanical penthouse.

    Complete Permit 8706450 $$$ $105,000
  7. Oct 1992

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

    Complete Permit 9217897 $$$ $100,000
  8. Dec 1992

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

    Complete Permit 9221589 $$$ $200,000
  9. Jan 1993

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

    Complete Permit 9300850 $$$ $1,800,000
  10. Feb 1993

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

    Complete Permit 9302942 $$$ $200,000
  11. Oct 1994

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

    Complete Permit 9417797 $$$ $224,000
  12. Jul 1995

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9511164 $$$ $175,000
  13. Mar 1996

    Interior remodel demol of existing partitions new partitions.

    Complete Permit 9604196 $$$ $175,000
  14. May 1998

    Oti-2.

    Expired Permit 9808107 $$$ $95,000
  15. Aug 2007

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200708311578 $$$ $241,000
  16. Mar 2010

    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.

    Issued Permit 201003198608 $$$ $300,000
  17. Jan 2011

    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.

    Complete Permit 201101067996 $$$ $57,000
  18. Mar 2011

    Replace chiller #1 with new mechanical penthouse.

    Issued Permit 201103142042 $$$ $197,865
  19. Apr 2011

    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.

    Complete Permit 201104264783 $$$ $390,000
  20. Feb 2012

    Remove and replace one air handler and one fluid cooler.

    Complete Permit 201202154231 $$$ $185,000
  21. Aug 2017

    Renovation of existing tenant space on basement, 1st fl, mezzanine, 2nd fl. consists of demolition and improvement office non-bearing partitions, suspended ceiling systems and finishes, const of new ti space new open & closed office space, conference rm, copy rm, cafe, lunch and storage rm.

    Cancelled Permit 201708033841 $$$ $18,000,000
  22. Apr 2019

    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.

    Complete Permit 201904157932 $$$ $157,000
  23. Nov 2020

    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.

    Complete Permit 202011239545 $$$ $2,200,000
  24. Dec 2020

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

    Issued Permit 202012231589 $$$ $350,000
  25. Apr 2021

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

    Complete Permit 202104057932 $$$ $80,000
  26. Jun 2021

    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.

    Complete Permit 202106071756 $$$ $81,852

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.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update