240–288 Jones Street

1. 1924

   A hotel designed by Albert Joseph Fabre.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
2. 1925

   Built.

3. March 1966

   The Redevelopment Agency photographed the property, then the Roosevelt Hotel.

   Redevelopment Agency Records (SFH 371), San Francisco Public Library
4. Jul 1983

   Additions alterations or repairs.

   Complete Permit 8307188 $$$ $11,000
5. Nov 1985

   Office addition to existing mezzanine.

   Complete Permit 8513100 $$$ $9,500
6. Aug 1986

   Repair fire damage to two rooms non structural.

   Complete Permit 8609326 $$$ $6,500
7. Dec 1987

   Repair fire damage comprising framing, sheetrock, electrical/plumb.

   Complete Permit 8717891 $$$ $25,000
8. Jan 1991

   Reroofing.

   Complete Permit 9100629 $$$ $50,000
9. May 1991

   Install door closers on hotel doors per hearing 5-15-91.

   Expired Permit 9108455 $$$ $4,000
10. Jul 1992

    Clean up after fire damage replace corridor doors & hardware.

    Complete Permit 9211547 $$$ $8,000
11. Oct 1992

    Repair 12-15 joists & n/b studs, sheetrock, clean & paint.

    Complete Permit 9217862 $$$ $150,000
12. Mar 2000

    Convert 2 storefronts into recreation room. remove partition walls. remove 1 bathrooms upgrade p & e.

    Expired Permit 200003013253 $$$ $35,000
13. Feb 2001

    Replacing of deteriorated sidewalk access doors to sub bsmt. replace doors in kind. including frame.

    Complete Permit 200102202506 $$$ $3,500
14. May 2001

    Structural upgrade/replace existing windows/life safety improvement/accessible access.

    Complete Permit 200105300249 $$$ $6,000,000
15. May 2002

    Bsmt & 1/fl.- install fire sprinkler.

    Complete Permit 200205035670 $$$ $152,000
16. Jul 2002

    Install fire alarm system 2nd to 6th flooor residential and basement & 1st floor commercial.

    Complete Permit 200207262420 $$$ $10,000
17. Sep 2002

    Fire sprinkler installation, phase ii, basement, 1/fl, mezz. pump jc 1775.

    Expired Permit 200209267521 $$$ $98,750
18. Jun 2003

    New partitions, finishes, mechanical systems, casework. grd floor only. electrical & lighting under a separ.

    Complete Permit 200306308346 $$$ $30,000
19. Aug 2003

    Erect a projecting, non-electric, double faced sign.

    Complete Permit 200308182330 $$$ $4,200
20. Aug 2003

    Erect a non-electric, single faced, wall sign.

    Complete Permit 200308182333 $$$ $3,000
21. Feb 2004

    Addt of walls @ bsmnt & rm change @ grnd floor.

    Complete Permit 200402267259 $$$ $6,000
22. Jul 2004

    Ceiling shall be one hour rated with 5/8" type x gyp-replace drywall at ceiling in bedrm of one unit.

    Complete Permit 200407239676 $$$ $5,000
23. Nov 2004

    Grame new wall, frame in stairwell, new electrical, new mechanical on ground floor.

    Complete Permit 200411129003 $$$ $44,000
24. Oct 2013

    Remodel existing lobby at gr fl. and mezzanine. new reception desk, 2 dividing partitions. new flooring and paint. no change on the interior column and historical details. no heater.

    Complete Permit 201310230068 $$$ $30,000
25. between 2014 and 2016

    Judi Iranyi photographed the property, showing Casbah Cafe at 295 Eddy Street.

    Judi Iranyi Photographs of the Tenderloin (SFP 179), San Francisco Public Library
26. between 2014 and 2016

    Judi Iranyi photographed the property, showing Downtown Grocery at 289 Eddy Street.

    Judi Iranyi Photographs of the Tenderloin (SFP 179), San Francisco Public Library
27. Jun 2014

    Tenant improvement at gr fl for new meat and deli service in existing retail space. add one 3 compartment sink, hand sink, mop sink, tile floor waterproff wall line.

    Complete Permit 201406027282 $$$ $12,000
28. Feb 2015

    Add 1 pendent.

    Complete Permit 201502188632 $$$ $3,000
29. Apr 2023

    Five units: drywall replacement in (8) units, approximately 150 sq ft./unit. water damaged.

    Issued Permit 202304175812 $$$ $65,000

DBI holds 40 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 40. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.