156–166 Eddy Street

1. 1906

   Built as rooming house with 109 rooms and 54 baths, to the design of the architect Albert Pissis. Four storeys over a basement, brick structure with terra cotta trim, decorative brickwork, two-part commercial block composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. December 12, 1906

   W. V. Brady contracted to put up a four-storey building, at $25,000.

   The San Francisco Call, 12 December 1906, p. 12
3. May 29, 1907

   William F. Wilson contracted for plumbing, sewering and gas fitting on a building, at $18,000.

   The San Francisco Call, 29 May 1907, p. 15
4. 1908

   Built.

5. October 1971

   The William Penn hotel at 160 Eddy Street was operating as a residential hotel, its 80 units showing 10 vacancies.

   URS Research Company / Arthur D. Little, Inc., Yerba Buena Center Public Facilities and Private Development: Environmental Impact Report (draft), prepared for the City and County of San Francisco, 1973.
6. Feb 1983

   Permit 8301345 $$$ $23,000

   Parapet reinforcing.

7. Aug 1990

   Permit 9017313 $$$ $1,600,000

   Non substantial alterations to residential & g/f uses.

8. Jul 1992

   Permit 9210856 $$$ $275,000

   Alterations to existing ground fl. new fire rated corridor.

9. Oct 1992

   Permit 9218550 $$$ $3,000

   Alt to existing g/f comm'l space n/fire rated corridor restrm.

10. Jan 1993

    Permit 9301144 $$$ $1,975

    Replace one paltform on firescape & connecting ladder of 2nd.

11. Feb 1993

    Permit 9302495 $$$ $1,000

    Install 8'high partit.walls with 25 gauge steel studs/24"on cen.

12. Jun 2004

    Permit 200406176694 $$$ $4,000

    To comply with nov 200341186- install 3 sprinkler heads at storage rm, one each at 1st floor, 3rd floor usi.

13. Mar 2010

    Permit 201003017315 $$$ $20,000

    Minor alterations to ground floor commercial space. partitions & doors, including minor alteration of 1 hour corridor. installation of automatic door opener on entry door. field verify if sprinkler/life safety is required under seperate permit.

14. Jun 2010

    Permit 201006094202 $$$ $6,800

    Install new ductwork per sheet m-2 to provide air to stage and dressing room.

15. Oct 2015

    Permit 201510291166 $$$ $8,000

    Add attic insulation to existing. r-40 equivalent.

16. May 2019

    Permit 201905080095 $$$ $20,000

    Rewire unit/one room and install 5/8" type x sheetrock at walls and ceiling and insulation at ceiling. r-19 min. install toilet and vanity sink. no change to existing layout. install underlayment for ltp floor.

17. Jan 2024

    Permit 202401264732 $$$ $87,600

    Renovation of storefront for accessible entrance and renovation of entry area.

18. Jan 2024

    Permit 202401315024 $$$ $172,000

    Reroofing.

19. Mar 2024

    Filed Permit 202403016882 $$$ $125,000

    Remodel all communal bathrooms on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors (note guess rooms will not be removed).

20. Apr 2024

    Permit 202404170158 $$$ $110,000

    Replacement of fire alarm panel.

21. Aug 2025

    Permit 202508072603 $$$ $80,000

    Community shower room repairs, 12 shower rooms. on 2nd, 3rd and 4th -all accessible features to be remained.

DBI holds 36 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 36. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 8 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.