525 Golden Gate Avenue

1. 1887

   The 1887 Sanborn map shows most of the block filled with eight row houses or duplexes set slightly back from the street, with shops along Locust Street — now Redwood Street — and at the McAllister and Polk corner. The block now carries the City Administrative Building.

   San Francisco Planning Department, 525 Golden Gate Avenue City Administrative Building: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 1997.478E, 2000.
2. 1959

   A State of California office building went up here in 1959. Its facade and interior were damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, after which the State chose not to repair it and it stood vacant. It was cleared for the City Administrative Building.

   San Francisco Planning Department, 525 Golden Gate Avenue City Administrative Building: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 1997.478E, 2000.
3. March 25, 1976

   The seven-storey office building then here, built in 1958 with 127,500 square feet of rentable space, was occupied by the State Compensation Insurance Fund, which was about to move to its new building at Ninth and Market Streets.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
4. March 25, 1976

   The City Planning Commission unanimously found the City's purchase of that building, half a block from City Hall, for consolidated municipal offices to be in conformity with the Master Plan.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
5. Dec 2001

   Issued Permit M18008 $$$ $220,000

   Sidewalk.

6. Aug 2003

   Filed Permit 200308051285 $$$ $24,800,000

   Addition of a new story in top, struct & seismic upgrading, recladding, remodel lwr lvl for library.

7. Jun 2010

   Filed Permit 201006043859 $$$ $600,000

   Erection, use, and dismantling of a tower crane on vacant lot. (building previously demolished under state juristiction, now aquired by puc).

8. 2011

   Current structure built.

9. Feb 2012

   Issued Permit 201202274943 $$$ $110,000,000

   Install 152 micro piles (deep foundation) located at 2 future concrete cores. 2009-puc-002.

10. Feb 2012

    Issued Permit 201202274952 $$$ $24,212

    Tower crane foundation work. 2010-puc-004.

11. Feb 2012

    Issued Permit 201202274953 $$$ $110,000,000

    New 14 story class "a" office building, consist of concrete superstructure with 2 concrete post-tensioned cores including post tensioned floors. sub-sidewalk pge vault and outdoor play area for child care center & is slated to achieve leed platinum status.

12. Apr 2012

    Issued Permit 201204168353

    Pj 2009-puc-001, micro pile verification program permit.

13. May 2012

    Issued Permit 201205180824 $$$ $110,000,000

    Wind tower artwork steel shop drawing and calculation submittal review.

14. Oct 2013

    Issued Permit 201310169456 $$$ $1

    Revision to 201202274953: provide revised evacuation signs with connected exit route on levels 1-14.

15. Dec 2015

    Permit 201512215589 $$$ $2,000

    1st floor (upper lobby), fire alarm work to add an annunciator in the chief engineer's office. original system was pa 2012-0227-4953, addendum 9.

16. Jun 2016

    Permit 201606039026 $$$ $510

    1st floor: fire alarm ti - addition of magnetic door holder at cafe.

17. Jul 2017

    Permit 201707111543 $$$ $3,000

    Fire alarm ti 1st fl: add 5 control relay for turnstile interface.

6 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The 1976 planning staff dated the State office building here to 1958; the environmental review for its replacement gives 1959.