679–689 Geary Street

1. 1916

   Built as the Pontchartrain Apartments, store and apartment building with 40 2-room units, to the design of the architects Rousseau & Rousseau. Six storeys over a basement, steel frame structure with brick facade, three-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. Jul 1983

   Permit 8306971 $$$ $2,500

   Remove steel sash show-window and replace it.

3. Dec 1985

   Permit 8514361 $$$ $5,000

   Repair wall and print - kitchen cabinets work @ one unit.

4. Jul 1986

   Permit 8608098 $$$ $11,000

   Reinforcing existing parapet walls on all four sides.

5. Aug 1989

   Permit 8914885 $$$ $11,000

   Reroofing.

6. Dec 2007

   Permit 200712190817 $$$ $30,000

   Two units- kitchen and bathroom remodel. no structural work, no lighting work.

7. Dec 2012

   Permit 201212216738 $$$ $13,000

   #504- bathroom & kitchen remodel.

8. Mar 2013

   Issued Permit 201303263074 $$$ $15,000

   #505 kitchen and bathroom remodel, no structural work.

9. Jun 2013

   Permit 201306250388 $$$ $80,000

   Work in three units. remove /add interior walls, remodel kitchen & bath, new lighting plan for modified spaces. additional work in one unit: relocate kitchen to existing living, add new bath, add washer/dryer.

10. Dec 2013

    Permit 201312124021 $$$ $30,000

    One unit remodel: relocating of kitchen fixtures & cabinets, remodeling of bathroom.

11. Feb 2015

    Issued Permit 201502128246 $$$ $10,000

    One unit - remodel kitchen & add new closet. n/a maher ordinance.

12. Apr 2016

    Permit 201604215371 $$$ $15,000

    Convert to cafe with food prep. reconfigure partitions. remove wall of stair (sealed above) and replace framining at opening. install sinks and countertops. remodel bathrooms to make ada compliant. maher na abate planning enforcement from prior tenant.

13. Apr 2017

    Permit 201704194307 $$$ $6,000

    Install ul 300 fire system.

14. Oct 2019

    Permit 201910013207 $$$ $20,000

    Work in one unit: kitchen and bathroom remodel, upgrade washer & dryer, new electrical panel. all plumbing fixtures to be replaced will be located at the same location. no new wall and no existing wall relocation. new lighting in kitchen & bathroom remodel shall comply with cec 150.0(k)3 & (k)5.

15. Jul 2020

    Permit 202007099873 $$$ $5,000

    Replace washer/dryer upgrade line.

16. Jul 2020

    Permit 202007099877 $$$ $5,000

    Replace washer/dryer upgrade line.

17. Jul 2020

    Permit 202007290886 $$$ $1,500

    One unit: install new washer and dryer. no structural.

18. Jun 2021

    Permit 202106303514 $$$ $30,000

    One unit: rehabilitate existing kitchen. rehabilitate existing bathroom.

19. Aug 2021

    Permit 202108277282 $$$ $10,000

    One unit: replace counter top on kichen. re-wiring kitchen, install new elctric panel. provide plumbing line. no structural work.

20. Mar 2022

    Issued Permit 202203301191 $$$ $64,930

    Replace existing fire alarm system in-kind to meet code 1103.7.6.1 to add low frequency sounders to all sleeping areas. additions of smokes, pulls and notification in common areas.

21. Dec 2024

    Filed Permit 202412177014 $$$ $130,000

    Renovation of 2 apartments, one unit, 2nd fl & 601, 6th fl. new kitchen cabinets and plumbing fixtures, new dishwashers, new lighting @ existing j-boxes. no change to mechanical. no exterior work, fire alarm, or sprinklers work. no structural work.

22. Apr 2025

    Permit 202504154425 $$$ $5,000

    Replace existing wireless fire alarm system with hardwired system. fire alarm upgrade to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1 in partially sprinklered building.

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. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 cancelled permits are not shown.