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201–229 Ellis Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1910
  • Hotel
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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6,567 sq ftBuilding area
2,265 sq ftLot area
25Rooms · 11 baths

Permit history

  1. Apr 1983

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8303633 $$$ $6,000
  2. Nov 1985

    Install 2 community kitchens.

    Expired Permit 8513313 $$$ $11,000
  3. Feb 1997

    Repair, remove and replace.

    Issued Permit 9702611 $$$ $10,000
  4. Jul 2001

    Seismic retrofit for umb ordinance bolts install to be routed to umb phase i of bolts plus.

    Complete Permit 200107304791 $$$ $35,000
  5. Sep 2002

    Phase ii of umb bolts plus upgrade of improvements for appl#200107304791.

    Cancelled Permit 200209257481 $$$ $15,000
  6. Oct 2005

    Umb, retrofit phase ii, interior bracing to reinforce existingmasonry structure.no other work.structural work only.

    Complete Permit 200510075081 $$$ $35,000
  7. Jan 2007

    Temporary shoring for work on adjacent property (125 mason - reference permit application 200608038557s). complain #200340273. 200557129 & 200557131.

    Withdrawn Permit 200701222232 $$$ $19,500
  8. Apr 2007

    Demolition all interior, non structural elements. no structural work-soft demolition. t.i. under seperate permit.

    Expired Permit 200704048079 $$$ $70,000
  9. May 2007

    Shoring and underpinning for work on adjacent property at 149 mason street (refer permit application 200608038553s).

    Withdrawn Permit 200705151363 $$$ $31,000
  10. Jun 2007

    Seismic rehab for unreinforced brick masonry (umb) building. 'special procedure". install new handicap push button auto door opener, partial handicap upgrade in existing restroom. no mep. work under this permit.

    Complete Permit 200706204507 $$$ $120,000
  11. Jul 2016

    Foundation work for future addition, future addition under seperate permit. (vacant building, all ada upgrades to be under future buildout).

    Withdrawn Permit 201607182565 $$$ $100,000
  12. Feb 2017

    Demolition of interior non load bearing partitions, plumbing, finishes, lighting and non structural components. ab-017.

    Complete Permit 201702099100 $$$ $20,000
  13. May 2017

    Structural only demolition & seismic upgrade project in an existing unoccupied residential building.

    Complete Permit 201705085950 $$$ $1,300,000
  14. May 2018

    Fifty five group housing rooms are proposed along with the addition of a new 5th floor.

    Expired Permit 201804277608 $$$ $3,000,000
  15. Sep 2019

    Ref #1490885. new nfpa 13 & 13r sprinkler system in basement, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th floors, & 6th fl stairwells #1 & 2; & corridors/common areas & manual wet type class i standpipe (ref permit application 201804277608).

    Complete Permit 201909040684 $$$ $150,000
  16. Sep 2019

    Installation of hydrponic hot water heating system with boilers & hydronic wall hung heat emitters.

    Issued Permit 201909131629 $$$ $52,000
  17. Oct 2019

    Mechanical only: replace existing ventilation install all new bath exhausts, kitchen exhausts, corridor ventilation, laundry ventilation, new heating & cooling systems for top floor residential units. ref permit application 2018-0427-7608.

    Complete Permit 201910235340 $$$ $160,000
  18. Nov 2019

    Structural drawings for new sidewalk in conjunction with dpw street improvement. ref pa 2018-0427-7608.

    Expired Permit 201911016201 $$$ $49,780
  19. Jul 2020

    Title 25 electrical/lighting compliance plan check only. ref permit application 201804277608 & e/p ew201909193634. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 202007210571 $$$ $1
  20. Apr 2021

    Install new fire alarm system.

    Complete Permit 202104027842 $$$ $1,500
  21. May 2024

    Update kitchhen, shower room, toilet, laundry room. no residential guest room will be removed, converted or demolished.

    Withdrawn Permit 202405081665 $$$ $50,000
  22. May 2024

    28 window replacements like for like existing wood new wood 1st and 2nd floors.

    Complete Permit 202405293209 $$$ $50,000
  23. Jun 2024

    Four partial bathroom remodels like for like, no walls or layout changes, consisting of 3 prefab showers (shower pans). and 4 toilets, one kitchen remodel like for like.

    Expired Permit 202406124277 $$$ $60,000
  24. Aug 2024

    2nd fl remodel common kitchen & bathroom like for like. enlarge existing opening.

    Expired Permit 202408219127 $$$ $60,000
  25. Sep 2024

    Revision to permit application 202405293209 adding 10 window replacements like for like. existing wood to new wood at front and back.

    Complete Permit 202409261700 $$$ $15,000

DBI holds 57 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 57. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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