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District 6 · Block 3786, Lot 014B · ZIP 94107

Paul Wood Warehouse

340 Townsend Street

  • Office building
  • 5 stories
  • 114,000 ft2
  • 24,000 ft2 lot area
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned MUO
  • Not a historic resource
  • Sold December 16, 2016
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  1. 1906

    Built immediately after the earthquake as the Paul Wood Warehouse, beside the former Southern Pacific rail yard. It retains an extremely high level of architectural integrity, and was put forward for San Francisco Landmark designation.

    Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
  2. 1987

    Built.

  3. Jan 1996
    Issued Permit 9600377 $$$ $1,250,000

    Cti 1 5th floor el me sp.

  4. Apr 1996
    Permit 9606998 $$$ $610,000

    Cti-2 (el me sp) 5th fl.

  5. Jan 1997
    Permit 9700550 $$$ $700,000

    Cti-1 floor 4th architecture.

  6. May 1997
    Permit 9707824 $$$ $230,000

    Cti-2 (el me sp) 4th floor.

  7. May 1997
    Permit 9708130 $$$ $28,000

    New reception desk at existing lobby 180sf.

  8. Aug 1997
    Permit 9715995 $$$ $475,000

    Cti-1 floor 4th el sp me ls.

  9. Sep 1997
    Permit 9717706 $$$ $187,000

    Cti-2 floor 4th el me.

  10. Dec 2001
    Issued Permit 200112044465 $$$ $6,700

    Installation of new fire alarm system on all floors.

  11. Aug 2012
    Permit 201208167560 $$$ $800,000

    4th & 5th floor - convert portion of 5th floor b occupancy to a-3 occupancy for trianing, elimate rated corridor between offices & broadcast studios. the new a-3 "training room" shall be used by building employees only, and shall not be used by the general public.

  12. Sep 2012
    Issued Permit 201209260667 $$$ $20,000

    4th & 5th floors-tenant improvement fire sprinkler-add 70 sprinklers, relocate 17 sprinkler & plug 74 ssp's ti permit application 2012-0816-7560.

  13. Oct 2012
    Permit 201210021050 $$$ $32,000

    4th and 5th floor: add 2 power supplies, 19 horn/strobes, 23 strobes and one horn, replace 14 existing horn/strobes and 1 strobe.

  14. Aug 2020
    Issued Permit 202008051197 $$$ $326,315

    Barrier removal permit to convert existing parking garage, and document planning motion 20523. at accessible parking spaces, provide new painting striping, code compliant symbols & signage, provide bike parking spaces. no exterior improvements. no mep or life safety. existing code compliant fire life safty.

  15. Jul 2021
    Permit 202107134301 $$$ $1,980,000

    Renovatiaon of second generation commercial interior office work to include conjunction of new partions, finishes lighting and meps 5th fl.

  16. Jul 2021
    Permit 202107134269 $$$ $20,000

    Soft demolition at level 5. remain vacancy under ab-017.

  17. Aug 2021
    Permit 202108317491 $$$ $8,500

    Provide fire alarm ti on the 5th fl.

  18. Feb 2022
    Permit 202202178167 $$$ $70,000

    Renovation of 2nd generation commerical interior office space. work includes structural reinforing as required by structural drawings. revisions to permit 202107134301 and 202107134269.

DBI holds 62 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 62. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 8 expired permits are not shown.

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