901–909 Geary Street

1. 1913

   Built as the Hotel Gartland, stores and mid-priced hotel with 150 rooms and 129 baths, to the design of the architects Rousseau and Rousseau. Six storeys over a basement, steel frame structure with reinforced brick walls, three-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. 1914

   Built.

3. October 1971

   The Gartland, a residential hotel, had 144 units, of which 9 were vacant.

   URS Research Company / Arthur D. Little, Inc., Yerba Buena Center Public Facilities and Private Development: Environmental Impact Report (draft), prepared for the City and County of San Francisco, 1973.
4. Nov 1984

   Permit 8412621 $$$ $20,000

   Move front doors from right to left. install handicap ramp.

5. Jan 1989

   Permit 8900264 $$$ $26,000

   Parapet reinforcing.

6. Feb 2000

   Permit 200002232540 $$$ $245,280

   Plaster repair of areas exposed for installing copper lines.

7. Apr 2002

   Permit 200204234676 $$$ $3,400

   Repair existing stairs in basement.

8. Aug 2002

   Issued Permit 200208164173 $$$ $225,000

   Alteration of existing lobby including: accessible ramp, accessible restroom, offices & waiting area.

9. Aug 2003

   Withdrawn Permit 200308081657 $$$ $20,000

   Comply nov 200342372. add new sprinkler heads at bedroom halls and storage to comply with srs ordina.

10. Apr 2005

    Permit 200504018953 $$$ $28,740

    Replacing coolers system only. with 20% hc upgrade.

11. Oct 2009

    Permit 200910159025 $$$ $5,200

    To comply with nov 200920082 dated 08/27/2009.install 26 gauge interlocking sheet metal inside 5 garbage closets on each floor. each closet is approx. 4'x2x'8'.

12. Jul 2013

    Withdrawn Permit 201307172067 $$$ $50,000

    New retail tenant improvement - ada bathroom upgrade, addition of coffee service, new finishes.

13. Aug 2014

    Permit 201408184093 $$$ $70,000

    Remove/replace; drywall, plaster, tub, toilets, lavy in two units. no plumbing at one unit. all 3 one unit-218 & 219 require minor electrical repairs. compliance with ord 155-13 not required.

14. Mar 2015

    Permit 201503120678 $$$ $30,000

    Demolition of e non compliant bathrom, upgrade to ada comliant unisex bath. accessory use of coffee station to a record shop. installation of wash sink, handsink, refrigerator, counter and shelving. record shop to install 1 new counter with metal framework around counter and small counter with partitons.

15. Apr 2024

    Permit 202404089567 $$$ $55,000

    Prop h: non-structural alterations to existing retail space for new immersive theater space. open kitchen with ventless hood, powder rm, mechanical system, lighting and primary entry modifications.

16. May 2024

    Filed Permit 202405242980 $$$ $10,000

    Electric sign - "compton's cafeteria" 12' x 6'-2".

17. Jun 2025

    Issued Permit 202506058036 $$$ $10,000

    Repair in kind: patch & remorter cracked brick veneer where needed, cornices & brick mortar joints., reseal way penetrations, clean & recoat areas of corrosion. paint and waterproof window lintels, repair cracked window frames, paint window frames, lubricate/paint fire escapes. secure decorative.

18. Jun 2025

    Filed Permit 202506259466 $$$ $120,000

    Proposed addition of 10 new stacked private bathrooms within footprint to existing bedrooms from the 2nd - 6th fl.

DBI holds 45 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 45. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.