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490–498 Geary Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1912
  • Hotel
  • 7 stories
  • Zoned C3G
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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27,600 sq ftBuilding area
3,450 sq ftLot area
73Rooms · 68 baths

Permit history

  1. Mar 1984

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8402971 $$$ $1,200
  2. Apr 1985

    Demolition of interior partitions (nonbearing plans.

    Complete Permit 8503247 $$$ $10,000
  3. Apr 1985

    Reforcing five story addition.

    Expired Permit 8504112S $$$ $2,500,000
  4. Jun 1985

    Complete automatic sprinkler system.

    Expired Permit 8505712 $$$ $43,600
  5. Sep 1985

    Structural alterations in the basement.

    Complete Permit 8509939 $$$ $10,000
  6. Dec 1985

    Complete automatic sprks. system.

    Complete Permit 8513671 $$$ $6,000
  7. Apr 1986

    Install new dry stand pipe.

    Complete Permit 8604105 $$$ $12,000
  8. Oct 1986

    Install new interior partitions, ceiling, plumbing.

    Complete Permit 8613219 $$$ $150,000
  9. Dec 1987

    Drywall, drop ceiling.

    Complete Permit 8717105 $$$ $12,500
  10. Mar 1994

    Sign.

    Expired Permit 9405007 $$$ $4,000
  11. Oct 1994

    Replace existing sash with peerless acoustical sash.

    Expired Permit 9416326 $$$ $90,000
  12. Apr 2013

    Redecorate 1 guest room & 1 suite and remodel 1 guest bathroom @ 6th floor; upgrade entry, path of travel & elevators for accessibility, install new platform lift @ 1st floor; mechanical, electrical & fire sprinkler under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201304114284 $$$ $40,000
  13. Apr 2013

    Ground floor facade modificiations. awnings, replacing pair of doors with fixed glass, light fixtures, new text on marques. path of travel upgrades. mechanical, electrical, fire sprinkler under separate permit. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-03 not required **.

    Issued Permit 201304114298 $$$ $20,000
  14. Jun 2013

    Install energy efficent split heatpumps to replace existing electric radiant ceiling panels in guest rooms and heating fancoil units in basement and 1st floors. no lighting changes.

    Complete Permit 201306139447 $$$ $350,000
  15. Aug 2013

    Ground floor interior remodel, upgrade entry, path of travel, elevators and restrooms for accessibility, mechancial & fire sprinkler work under seperate permit.

    Issued Permit 201308265189 $$$ $1,100,000
  16. Dec 2013

    Revision to 201308265189- construction phase addition to 201304114284 (under review) to increase remodel to 74 rooms total. 4 are fully accessible, 2 have roll in showers. gr fl work under 201308265189. mechanical, electrical, sprinkler under sep permit.

    Complete Permit 201312315347 $$$ $600,000
  17. Jan 2014

    Upgrade existing conventional fire alarm system to a new addressable fire alarm system to accomodate new devices. all existing field devices shall remain and be monitored by modules connected to the new panel. the elevator supports primary recall only and shall remain so.

    Issued Permit 201401247033 $$$ $10,000
  18. Mar 2014

    To erect electric, projecting, double faced sign. ** compliance with maher ordinance no.155-13 not required **.

    Issued Permit 201403241504 $$$ $14,600
  19. Mar 2014

    To erect single faced electric sign.

    Cancelled Permit 201403241505 $$$ $6,000
  20. Mar 2014

    To erect electric, projecting, single faced sign. ** compliance with maher ordinance no.155-13 not required **.

    Issued Permit 201403241506 $$$ $6,000
  21. Mar 2014

    Awning- compliance with maher ordinance no.155-13 not required.

    Issued Permit 201403241491 $$$ $4,410
  22. Apr 2014

    Install a fire system in a new kitchen hood supplied by others. t.i. app#201308265189. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201404042508 $$$ $6,820
  23. Apr 2014

    Revision to 201401247033 new ada rooms proposed and notification devices shall be added in accordance with 2013 nfpa 7s section 18.4.5 throu 18.4.5.3. devices shown as a 2nd phase on prev approved set of plans where due to a partial remodel of the basement and gr fl the existing conventional fire al.

    Complete Permit 201404113031 $$$ $5,000
  24. Nov 2015

    Reroofing; n/a maher ord. 155-13.

    Complete Permit 201511253588 $$$ $78,500
  25. Jan 2016

    Existingelevator is being upgraded & addtl functions shall be connected to the existingfire alarm system.primary recall is already part of the system functions, but secondary recall, fire hat illumination, shunt trip & back up battery shunt shall be added to the required safety function list.a smoke detector.

    Issued Permit 201601116782 $$$ $4,000

DBI holds 55 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 55. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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