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District 3 · Block 0306, Lot 007 · ZIP 94102

436–442 Geary Street

Hotel · Tenderloin

  • 7 stories
  • 56,064 ft2
  • 9,453 ft2 lot area
  • 116 residential units
  • 215 rooms
  • 124 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3G
  • Historic resource
  • Sold December 2, 2020
Land$32,472,964
Improvements$21,648,643
Total assessed$54,121,607
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  1. 1912

    Built.

  2. May 8, 1912

    Schrader Iron works contracted for cast iron and structural steel, etc on a seven-storey and basement building, then going up.

    The San Francisco Call, 8 May 1912, p. 18
  3. March 18, 1938

    Photographed, showing the Somerton Hotel.

    San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
  4. 1984

    Known as the Somerton Hotel; 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.
  5. Feb 1984
    Permit 8401825 $$$ $850,000

    Demolish approx. 35 interior patitions. install approx.

  6. Aug 1985
    Permit 8509498 $$$ $41,000

    Relocate existing sprinkler heads.

  7. Dec 1985
    Permit 8514439 $$$ $34,000

    Concrete vault for transformer as per plans.

  8. Jun 1990
    Permit 9011720 $$$ $400,000

    Interior alterations restaurant, no change in occupancy.

  9. Feb 1998
    Permit 9802137 $$$ $125,000

    Remodel hotel lobby/upgrade toilet on 2nd floor.

  10. Aug 2000
    Filed Permit 200008157865 $$$ $25,000

    Provide mechanical and electrical per plans.

  11. Aug 2007
    Permit 200708149683 $$$ $20,000

    New cabinets, counter, equipment and lighting (replace old ones). this is existing starbucks retail coffee shop.

  12. Jun 2008
    Permit 200806265468 $$$ $89,000

    Geary st: replace all 40 aluminum single pane windows with pella arc. stairs. dual pane lowe wood window with white exterior. side alley: replace 48 aluminum single pane window with aluminum white vinyl window with dual pane sound resistant glass with obscure low sash i.g. u factor less than 0.67.

  13. Feb 2013
    Permit 201302079707 $$$ $174,039

    Minor improvements to existing starbucks. new finishes, relocation of existing equipment, update new sink, light fixtures, mop sink, existing restroom to remain.

  14. Dec 2015
    Permit 201512185553 $$$ $1,200,000

    Addition of 14 guestrooms, 2 rooms accessible and 12 are for hearing impaired. t.i. includes excercise room on 1st floor.

  15. Mar 2016
    Issued Permit 201603141948 $$$ $35,000

    Demolition only to comply with ab-017. interior non structural demolition partitions ceilings.

  16. Jun 2016
    Permit 201606230687 $$$ $30,522

    Floors 1-7: fire sprinkler t.i. under permit application 201512185553; relocate 34, adds 25, total 59 (x517.32)= 30, 522.

  17. Aug 2016
    Permit 201608054279 $$$ $50,800

    Fire alarm work for the "ada room upgrade" remodel at hotel diva, additions are 2 strobes power supplies, 20 co/smoke detectors, 2 sounders, 9 horn/strobes, 13 sounder, 13 sounder/strobes, and 44 strobes. ref app#201512185553.

  18. Feb 2018
    Permit 201802161618 $$$ $60,000

    On 1st floor - expansion of store/cafe into adjacent landlord space to provide trash area. associated mechanical, plumbing, electrical, finishes upgrades to cafe, compliance upgrades t restroom.

  19. Nov 2020
    Permit 202011068430 $$$ $1,500,000

    Interior t.i. and change of use from r-1 to r-2 -to rehabilitate existing tourist hotel use to congregate housing use. the scope consists of refreshing and replacing of finishes with limited required code upgrades. no exterior work. voluntary lateral force resisting system alteration.

  20. Jan 2022
    Permit 202201256584 $$$ $43,000

    Voluntary installing fire pump to get higher pressue on 7/f.

  21. Jun 2022
    Permit 202206307543 $$$ $65,000

    Fire alarm system, 1 fcu, 3 power supplies, 20 smokes, 1 pull, 130 lf horn, 33 horn strobes, 3 relays, 5 monitor modules. ref permit application 202011068430.

  22. Jun 2022
    Issued Permit 202206307547 $$$ $27,000

    Install emergency 2 way communication system.

  23. Dec 2022
    Permit 202212098029 $$$ $50,000

    Install emergency responder radio coverage system.

  24. Jun 2026
    Issued Permit 202606304234 $$$ $125,000

    Upper main roof to remove existing roofing at main upper roof, repair sheating ten sheets nailing at 6/12, and install new tpo roofing.

  25. Jun 2026
    Issued Permit 202606304236 $$$ $34,000

    Lower main roof to remove existing roofing at main upper roof, repair sheating 5 sheets nail at 6/12, and install new tpo roofing.

DBI holds 69 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 69. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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