136–140 Mason Street

1. 1907

   Built.

2. October 1971

   The Downtown hotel at 140 Mason Street was operating as a residential hotel, its 98 units showing 10 vacancies.

   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.
3. Nov 1981

   Permit 8109923 $$$ $16,500

   Additions alterations or repairs.

4. Apr 1982

   Permit 8202741 $$$ $100,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

5. Feb 2000

   Permit 9919209 $$$ $88,000

   Umb retrofit.

6. Jan 2003

   Issued Permit 200301245845 $$$ $2,800

   To install fire sprinkler system to comply with ordinance 170-02 to comply with violation 200235763.

7. Feb 2004

   Permit 200402136468 $$$ $80,000

   Cont wk 9919209 for umb spec procedure upgrade of exist building. no chg in occupancy nor unit count.

8. Apr 2005

   Filed Permit 200504200426 $$$ $200,000

   Tenant improvements with minor structural work consolidation of existing massage establishment to.

9. Oct 2007

   Issued Permit 200710034513 $$$ $22,000

   Reroofing.

10. Mar 2016

    Issued Permit 201603152111 $$$ $18,000

    Replacement of fabric canopy with new framed canopy. replacement of existing exterior signage with new marquee signage & banner. replacement of existing aluminum storefront with new aluminum storefront. addition of (5) light scongs on facade. exterior work only - arch and all other ti under separate permit.

11. Jul 2016

    Permit 201607293796 $$$ $140,000

    Basement-7/f- limit non-structural demolition includes remove of interior finishes to face of framing demolition, demolition existing plumbing fixtures, electrical & steam system. decommissioning of existing elevator, scope under ab017 to comply with nov 201459891 and 201622776. # of res. rooms remain the same.

12. Nov 2016

    Issued Permit 201611021718 $$$ $650,000

    Replacement of existing sidewalk and installation of new pge electric vault in franchise space. sidewalk improvement includes installation of accessible level landings at all doors.

13. Nov 2016

    Permit 201611152731 $$$ $5,500,000

    Comply with nov# 201459891. cpmplete renovation of all m.e.p. systems on building. addition of 37 guest bathroom & conversion of dining room & basement into restaurant on basement & ground floor. upgrade includes installation of new gurney sized elevator. sprinkler & fire alarm under seperate permit.

14. Feb 2018

    Permit 201802141310 $$$ $1

    Revision to app#2011611152731. relocates proposed gurney elevator location to existing atrium.

15. Apr 2018

    Permit 201804176564 $$$ $211,500

    Install a new fire sprinkler system and relace fire pump through-out the building with stanpipes per nfpa 13, 14 and 20 using existing fire service. 423 sprinkler. ref 201611152731.

16. Jul 2018

    Permit 201807315972 $$$ $165,000

    New fire alarm system includes: 1-facu; 1-udact, 2 dialer; 1-ipgsm dialer; 4-power supplies; 116-addressable smoke detectors; 8-addressable duct detectors; 61-addressable modules; 1-manual pucl station; 12-control relays; 1-power supply for door holders; 8-door holders; 26-horns/strobes; 12-strobes.

17. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808228052 $$$ $45,000

    Replacement of 54 windows facing mason street.

18. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809271626 $$$ $20,000

    Revision to 201611150214, 20180520126. scope adds suspended ceiling along corridor 2-7. mep, fa, fs under sep permit. no increase to occpancy.

19. Jan 2019

    Issued Permit 201901281393 $$$ $44,000

    Existing fire sprinkler system ti and clothes chute sprinklers. 88 sprinklers. ref pa 2018-0417-6564 r1.

20. Jan 2019

    Permit 201901281346 $$$ $35,000

    Replace 59 total no front windows to vinyl single hungs in existing opening. u factor max.32. same size and location.

21. Feb 2019

    Issued Permit 201902082478 $$$ $4,000

    Install 1 illuminated metal canopy; sign under sep permit #201902082477.

22. Apr 2019

    Issued Permit 201904047115 $$$ $1

    Installing an emergency responder radio system (errcs) throught building. includes install (1) bi-directional amplifier, (6) omni-directional antennas, (1) outdoor antenna, and 12 hr battery backup.

23. Apr 2019

    Reinstated Permit 201904238709 $$$ $37,000

    Emergency communication system 1 command center with 1 distribution module, 1 supervising module, 1 power supply with 1 add 1 module, and 7 call station. ref pa 2018-0731-5972.

24. Jul 2019

    Permit 201907267032 $$$ $8,000

    Install ul300 fire system. ref #201808076625.

25. Jul 2019

    Issued Permit 201907267107 $$$ $20,000

    All floors: evacuation signage related to pa 2016-1115-2731 interior signs only. maher n/a.

26. Dec 2024

    Issued Permit 202412207229 $$$ $20,000

    As-built revision to existing errcs permit.

DBI holds 63 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 63. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. Bites lists Bodega SF at 138 Mason Street, a number the city's address registry does not hold; the listing's coordinates fall on this parcel, which it gives as 136 and 140.