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District 3 · Block 0315, Lot 001 · ZIP 94102

301–323 Geary Street

Office building · Tenderloin

  • 8 stories
  • 7,862.5 ft2 lot area
  • 135 rooms
  • 14 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3R
  • Historic resource
Land$2,134,149
Improvements$2,192,297
Fixtures$170,000
Total assessed$4,496,446
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  1. 1908

    Built.

  2. 1908

    Gunst Building, designed by G. Albert Lansburgh.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. April 17, 1908

    Healy-Tibbitts construction company contracted for concrete masonry on an eight-storey and basement store and office building, at $34,500.

    The San Francisco Call, 17 April 1908, p. 10
  4. January 28, 1909

    J. G. Klimm contracted for store fittings on a building, at $1,625.

    The San Francisco Call, 28 January 1909, p. 13
  5. Oct 1983
    Permit 8310196 $$$ $65,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  6. 1984

    Known as the Elkan Gunst Building; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
  7. Aug 1987
    Permit 8711488 $$$ $150,000

    New interior partitions, lighting, wall finishes, entry door.

  8. Feb 1988
    Permit 8802453 $$$ $18,000

    Re-do sprklr system of entire building.

  9. Jul 2001
    Permit 200107244371 $$$ $70,000

    New fire alarm system.

  10. Oct 2007
    Permit 200710094879 $$$ $120,000

    Reroofing.

  11. Aug 2012
    Permit 201208238109 $$$ $30,000

    Basement, mezzanine, 1st, 2nd floors. interior demolition of partitions, removal of carpet, tile ceiling tile. no structural or life safety demolition. space to remain vacant per ab-017. comply with cfc chapter 14. demolition on basement, first fl & mezzanine only. note: accessible access deferred per ab-017.

  12. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212115948 $$$ $1,375,000

    Interior ti for new retail store. work includes new partitions, new flooring, new finishes, new casework. fire protection, mep and shelving under separate permit.

  13. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212115955 $$$ $275,000

    Mep for new retail store ti under separate permit 201212126948.

  14. Dec 2012
    Issued Permit 201212186496 $$$ $65,000

    Install a new storefront on two street frontages. ref to permit application 201212115948 for ti application. signage under separate permit.

  15. Jan 2013
    Permit 201301288873 $$$ $400,000

    Floor leveling in basement and ground floor. reinforce mezzanine floor at ground floor. modify mezzanine in basement. add/reconfigure corridor at ground floor. misc shell and core mep work.

  16. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303041430 $$$ $70,000

    Revision to permit application 2013-0128-8873-replace existing wood mezzanine & wood stairs with non combustible construction.

  17. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303132138 $$$ $8,000

    Erect electric, wall, single-faced, direct, new sign.

  18. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303132135 $$$ $3,500

    Erect electric, wall, single-faced, direct, new sign.

  19. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303212698 $$$ $98,807

    Basement, 1 plug ground floor. relocate 88 plugs at the ground fl. add 105 sprinkler at basement. total 193 sprinkler heads. t.i ref # 201301288873.

  20. May 2013
    Permit 201305076293 $$$ $3,000

    Basement/1st/2nd floors-4 new monitor modules, 1 new duct smoke with relay.

  21. Aug 2013
    Issued Permit 201308063646 $$$ $50,000

    Shelving work only for retail store. ti approved under application # 2012-1211-5948.

  22. Aug 2013
    Permit 201308265171 $$$ $34,000

    Fire alarm adding(1) duct (1) nac panel (1) annunciator (58) smoke detetors (28) conttrol delay (13) monitor modutes (2) duct detetors (32) horn/strobes (11) strobes. basement, first and 2 mezz.

  23. Sep 2013
    Permit 201309096261 $$$ $89,544

    Fire sprinkler t.i. basement- 61 heads, g/f- 32 heads, mezz- 74 heads. total 167 heads.

  24. Aug 2017
    Permit 201708094307 $$$ $3,000

    Basement - replace (5) existing smoke detectors with (5) heat detectors as shown on plans.

  25. Nov 2024
    Issued Permit 202411124820 $$$ $45,000

    Selective demolition and replacement on basement roof slab, concrete sidewalk toping slab and curb ramp replacment. installation of traffic signal and street liight pol with corbel like support on basement wall. no work to facade of building.

  26. Jul 2025
    Permit 202507100498 $$$ $9,000

    Illuminated hanging sign: shoe palace.

  27. Jul 2025
    Permit 202507100500 $$$ $4,000

    Reface existing projecting sign.

DBI holds 37 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 37. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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