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498 Ofarrell Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1908
  • Hotel
  • 7 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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36,264 sq ftBuilding area
4,499 sq ftLot area
89Rooms · 42 baths

Permit history

  1. Sep 1984

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Expired Permit 8410058 $$$ $600
  2. Jan 1985

    Construct sub floor raised to exist adjacent floor.

    Complete Permit 8500281 $$$ $12,500
  3. May 1985

    Installation of awning.

    Cancelled Permit 8504841 $$$ $4,800
  4. Oct 1985

    Will put existing rooms back as guest rooms.

    Complete Permit 8512348 $$$ $1,500
  5. Dec 1985

    Remove fire damage material only.

    Complete Permit 8514654 $$$ $20,000
  6. Apr 1986

    Repair and restore fire damaged roof.

    Complete Permit 8603655 $$$ $100,000
  7. Aug 1986

    Fire rebuild with minor improvements to bathrooms.

    Complete Permit 8609841 $$$ $600,000
  8. Sep 1986

    Demolition of interior - non load bearing & partitions on all fl.

    Cancelled Permit 8611618 $$$ $10,000
  9. Jan 1987

    Remodel part of the existing hotel lobby to a restaurant.

    Complete Permit 8701189 $$$ $8,000
  10. Jun 1987

    New elevator penthouse, elevator shaft work.

    Complete Permit 8708320 $$$ $22,000
  11. Sep 1990

    Repair existing concrete column support sidewalk slab.

    Complete Permit 9019073 $$$ $1,000
  12. Apr 1994

    To comply umb ordinance.

    Complete Permit 9405975 $$$ $69,800
  13. Jul 1999

    Modify elevator, new lighting in four units, converting 3 units to resid lounge 1 new kitcn new stor.

    Expired Permit 9915019 $$$ $60,000
  14. Apr 2002

    Side walk repair under notification 22049.

    Issued Permit 200204103561 $$$ $10,000
  15. Apr 2002

    Installation, testing and training of fire alarm system & components, wire runs to be done by electrical c.

    Issued Permit 200204305266 $$$ $20,000
  16. Sep 2002

    Add fire sprinklers to rooms from existing sprinklers system.

    Expired Permit 200209176668 $$$ $50,000
  17. Dec 2002

    To add new waterflow and tamper switch to existing fire alarm system/adding 6 dual imput modules.

    Issued Permit 200212304341 $$$ $9,000
  18. Jul 2004

    Fire suppression system installation pcl-300.

    Expired Permit 200407138653 $$$ $2,000
  19. Apr 2008

    Replace existing roof hatch in existing location.

    Complete Permit 200804099207 $$$ $2,500
  20. Sep 2008

    Adding 1 monitor module (ct-2)to hood anusel and 1 horn strobe (g-2 advm) to ti in 1sft floor cafe. all devices to be connected to existing fire alarm systems.

    Issued Permit 200809050851 $$$ $3,000
  21. Jun 2019

    Tenant improvement to convert existing convenience store into a retail cannabis dispensary with new fixtures, finishes & furnishings.

    Issued Permit 201906214145 $$$ $80,000
  22. Nov 2020

    Replacing an old fire alarm system with a like for like.

    Complete Permit 202011027993 $$$ $20,000
  23. Dec 2020

    Inw signage for retail cannabis store at exterior of building at both street frontages oj jones and ofarrell on existing awnings of wall surface. new t.i. under permit application 201906214145 issued.

    Issued Permit 202012070403 $$$ $5,000
  24. May 2026

    Repairs to commercial unit at ground fl due to fire (cannabis dispensary).

    Issued Permit 202605040594 $$$ $500,000
  25. May 2026

    Repairs to existing units, in kind due to fire. repairs to hallway, and three units.

    Issued Permit 202605040599 $$$ $250,000

DBI holds 36 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 36. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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