468–488 Ellis Street

1. Jul 1983

   Additions alterations or repairs.

   Complete Permit 8307217 $$$ $3,000
2. Feb 1985

   Repairs and alterations to a portion of the existing.

   Complete Permit 8501768 $$$ $100,000
3. May 1985

   To upgrade the existing fire sprinkler system in the build.

   Complete Permit 8505656 $$$ $41,000
4. Jul 1985

   Parapet work. related to peermit #533253.

   Complete Permit 8507260 $$$ $40,000
5. Sep 1992

   Seismic upgrade incl compliance with h.a. code & elev upgrade.

   Complete Permit 9216010 $$$ $985,000
6. Oct 1993

   Reroofing.

   Expired Permit 9318023 $$$ $37,500
7. Feb 1997

   Remodel (3)bathrms each at floors 2, 3, & 4.

   Complete Permit 9703340 $$$ $80,000
8. Feb 2001

   Ti to existingcommercial space, new finishes, mechanical, electrical.

   Complete Permit 200102071583 $$$ $70,000
9. Apr 2001

   Streetspace.

   Expired Permit M15867 $$$ $70,000
10. Aug 2004

    Add fire sprinkler for sro hotel and commercial space at groundfloor to use existing service.

    Expired Permit 200408111341 $$$ $80,000
11. Feb 2005

    Install fire alarm system.

    Expired Permit 200502024578 $$$ $100,000
12. Nov 2008

    Addition of bathroom, kitchenettes to existing sro congregate bedrooms, plumbing, electrical, mechanical upgrade, new partition walls, voluntary seismic upgrade, finish upgrades. 82 tourist room + 91 residential bedrooms to be revised to 154 residential bedrooms. no tourist rooms.

    Complete Permit 200811076130 $$$ $3,500,000
13. Jan 2011

    Installation of a new fire alarm system.

    Complete Permit 201101198606 $$$ $140,000
14. May 2011

    Fire sprinkler ti. add 287 sprinklers. relocate 382, change out 178 sprinkler heads. total 847 heads.

    Complete Permit 201105236558 $$$ $258,140
15. Jan 2012

    Tenant improvement to construct phamracy in ground floor commercial space.

    Complete Permit 201201051729 $$$ $65,000
16. Nov 2012

    Tenant improvement to renovate for new pizza restaurant in existing building vacant ground floor commercial space. installation of type 1 hood. sprinklers, ul300 system separate permits.

    Complete Permit 201211093944 $$$ $70,000
17. May 2013

    Remodel of tenant suite including demolition & constructionof offices, breakroom, lighting, hvac, finishes & unisex accessible restroom. no changes to building envelope.

    Complete Permit 201305167078 $$$ $65,000
18. Aug 2013

    Interior remodel of 486-488 ellis st for art gallery use m to a occup. work to include: (2) ada bathrooms, minor partition walls, new lighitng, building is fully sprinklered. full seismic upgrade done under ref permit application 200811076130. all ada to space under permit application 201306179736. sep hvac, sprinkler, life safety.

    Complete Permit 201308214930 $$$ $120,000
19. Aug 2013

    Modification to existing building. hvac on ground floor to provide (2) new heating 2-pipe fan coil units.

    Complete Permit 201308265244 $$$ $10,000
20. Mar 2014

    New restaurant in existing tenant space. change of use from pharmacy to restaurant. tenant improvements: construct new walls, plumbing, power, lighting, doors and install new finishes. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201403130690 $$$ $55,000
21. Oct 2019

    Minor ti to existing open office space & meeting room @ lower level floor & existing break room @ mezzanine floor. this includes cabinet replacements, 7 new pendant lights, replacement passage doors & swing direction of existing front doors. existing hvac system to remain.

    Issued Permit 201910043608 $$$ $45,000
22. Dec 2021

    Tenant improvement to existing open office space at lower level space. additional scope includes installing drain pan underneath ceiling to address water from units above. new parttion walls, cubicles, drop ceiling at new office.

    Issued Permit 202112204709 $$$ $120,000
23. Aug 2023

    Replace existing secondary inter lobby entry system @ arlington with new secondary inter lobby entry system, existing assembly sys is operated with door buzzer; new door/window assembly sys will also operate by buzzer or fob. ada approach & access is met with existing assembly system, new sys will meet ada approach & access.

    Complete Permit 202308305588 $$$ $90,000
24. Jun 2024

    Removal of wallboard in common hallways due to water damage. repair and patch back of finishes under separate permit.

    Issued Permit 202406114200 $$$ $320,260
25. Jul 2025

    Replace existing secondary lobby entry system with new existing system has fob and buzzer and so will new system.

    Filed Permit 202507312032 $$$ $90,000

DBI holds 83 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 83. 11 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.