39–41 Jones Street

1. 1907

   Built as the Hotel Boyd, stores and rooming house with 87 rooms and 26 baths, to the design of the architect William Helbing. Seven storeys over a basement, brick structure, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

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

   Permit 8304059 $$$ $4,780

   Additions alterations or repairs.

3. Jul 1988

   Permit 8808923 $$$ $11,000

   Parapet reinforcement.

4. Jun 2002

   Permit 200206179259 $$$ $2,500

   Comply with nov 200228467 for floor repair.

5. Aug 2003

   Permit 200308061326 $$$ $175,000

   Umb general procedure. seismic upgrade.

6. Oct 2005

   Issued Permit 200510115274 $$$ $9,700

   Relocate and install fire sprinkler in new bath, shower. 2nd through 7th floor.

7. Dec 2005

   Permit 200512099945 $$$ $4,000

   Detail change on top connection on steel frame for appl#200308061326.

8. Aug 2006

   Permit 200608189879 $$$ $10,000

   To renew expired permit application 200308061326, #200512099945.

9. May 2013

   Permit 201305318365 $$$ $1,200

   To comply with ordinance 029-13 only; installation of grab bars in sro at the following location: 41 jones st 2nd - 4th floor.

10. Aug 2017

    Issued Permit 201708023607 $$$ $40,000

    Add laundry services to existing space. new dedicated outlet. new plumbing, new exhaust duct. no new walls.

11. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902223663 $$$ $65,000

    Alteration to existing office space at lower level floor and new kitchenette remodell at mezzanine floor, also includes new lightitng & fixtures at new office #2, new replacement fixtures, cabinetry, at mezzanine level.

12. May 2023

    Withdrawn Permit 202305248471 $$$ $74,500

    Fire alarm system replacement and new lf horns to meet sffc 2022.

13. Sep 2025

    Permit 202509054714 $$$ $50,000

    Proposed new comon kitchen addisiton with existing common area at ground floor. no residential rooms will be removed.

14. Jan 2026

    Issued Permit 202512302996 $$$ $14,000

    Install 84 lf sounders in sleeping area for all floors. install new telguard commnunicator and mini module, 2 power supply. install graphic annuciator mini modules for water flow on each level. replace existing strobe inside toilet/bathroom on 2/f to 7/f. replace existing horn strobe with new horn strobe.

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. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 11 expired permits are not shown.