573–599 Post Street

1. 1900

   Built.

2. 1952

   The 585 Club, a bar from 1952 until 1961; its owner's decision in 1960 to refuse police payoffs and to convene other bar owners here led to the extortion prosecutions known as the Gayola Scandal, the first time in American history that bar owners accused police of extortion in this way.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
3. 1955

   A ground-floor remodelling for the bar Tiki Bob's, designed by Gardner A. Dailey.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
4. October 1971

   A residential hotel at 589 Post Street, its name not recorded, counted 92 units with 17 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.
5. Sep 1983

   Permit 8309246 $$$ $2,000

   Existing restrainat bar mirror electrical works.

6. Jan 1986

   Permit 8600028 $$$ $50,000

   Remodel existing restaurant to donut shop.

7. Mar 1995

   Permit 9503718 $$$ $9,800

   Install plate plass windows, steel frame partion wall.

8. Oct 2002

   Issued Permit M21923 $$$ $11,000

   Street space.

9. Dec 2002

   Issued Permit 200212274236 $$$ $60,000

   Install fire sprinkler system to comply with ordin. #170-02.

10. Dec 2003

    Permit 200312222840 $$$ $15,050

    Resurface-new floor, new paint, repair wall & ceiling drywalls. plumbing-disconnect & reconnet to.

11. Jan 2005

    Permit 200501193557 $$$ $50,000

    Rolocate interior stair at ground level to basement level raise floors to make one level. install.

12. Mar 2005

    Permit 200503026565 $$$ $40,000

    Remodel restaurant, new hood diffrent location new coutner. 3 compartment sink, dishwasher prop.sink.

13. Nov 2005

    Permit 200511107888 $$$ $50,000

    Ada bathroom, new ceiling tiles, plam laminate flooring, new sheetrock walls, paint, plumbing & electrical.

14. Oct 2007

    Permit 200710094804 $$$ $8,700

    In the commercial space on the ground floor, demolish existing fixtures, carbinets, lighting, non-structural partitions, tiles, t-bar and ceiling. fire safety devices shall remain fully operational. space shall remain vacant until permit for tenant improvement is approved, issued & work completed.

15. Dec 2007

    Permit 200712059739 $$$ $87,500

    Renovation of existing retail space demolition non structual partions new bathrooms finishes. minor non-structural demolitionm, new drywall partitions, new accessible toilet and dressing room, finishes. electrical, hvac and plumbing on seperate permit.

16. Oct 2010

    Issued Permit 201010062379 $$$ $20,000

    Install a new fire alarm system.

17. Nov 2010

    Issued Permit 201011295723 $$$ $10,500

    Remodeling of community kitchen on 4th floor including replacing tiles, cabinets, counter top and fixtures, provide min. 50% per watt high efficency light in kitchen per cec150(k).

18. Mar 2014

    Permit 201403140762 $$$ $140,000

    Interior tenant improvement including finish upgrade. accessibility upgrades and equip upgrades. no exterior mods. 1st fl 1172 sq ft. no change of use or egress, no change to building footprint, sq ft or building ht.

19. Jun 2014

    Permit 201406057660 $$$ $15,700

    Replacing 45 windows (not visible from the street and lightwells) with dual glazed vinyl windows.

20. Sep 2014

    Permit 201409105922 $$$ $8,000

    Modify existing fire sprinkler system to accommodate new tenant improvement (201403140762). relocate 18 heads.

21. Dec 2014

    Issued Permit 201412304743 $$$ $18,500

    Installation of drywall over plaster in corridor and replacing non-historic marble on walls in lobby with 5/8 type drywall. maintaining minimum corridor width per code. fully sprinklered. cosmetic work.

22. Feb 2015

    Issued Permit 201502037302 $$$ $5,000

    Relocate wall mounted fire alarm devices in corridors to floors 2-5 with original installation conducted under app# 201010062379 electrical work under seperate permit. t.i. app#201412304743.

23. Mar 2015

    Issued Permit 201503302313 $$$ $80,000

    Interior alterations. bathroom addition to rooms in eight units. to comply with his nov 201520381 dated 1/27/2015, and repairs to one room.

24. Jan 2020

    Permit 202001272862 $$$ $12,000

    Dismantling and restoring of portion of elevator shaft wall to allow upgrading of elevator.

25. Oct 2020

    Permit 202010136391 $$$ $12,000

    Installing freestanding partition in accessory supportive services related to the residential use in the building.

26. Sep 2023

    Filed Permit 202309186835 $$$ $22,500

    Remove and install approx 950sqft 5/8 drywall on walls and ceiling caused by a water leak. remove and install approx 650 sq ft. vinyl flooring. apply primer and paint on walls on ceiling. ground floor. no change of use.

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. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.