698 Post Street

1. September 9, 1906

   J. W. Parish and A. Gourlay contracted to put up a three-storey brick building, at $17,400.

   The San Francisco Call, 9 September 1906, p. 50
2. 1907

   Built.

3. March 1966

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

   Redevelopment Agency Records (SFH 371), San Francisco Public Library
4. Sep 1987

   Permit 8713607 $$$ $43,000

   Proposed new restaurant to exist building.

5. Jun 2000

   Permit 200006011520 $$$ $40,000

   One stop installation of sprint pcs antennas on the penthouse and equipment cabinets in basement.

6. Oct 2001

   Permit 200110231446 $$$ $60,000

   Umb seismic upgrade bolt plus procedure.

7. Dec 2002

   Permit 200212173683 $$$ $13,000

   Bring hotel sprinkler system to code to match 170-02 ordinance.

8. Dec 2002

   Issued Permit 200212203999 $$$ $1

   Revision to permit application 200110231446, umb.

9. Jun 2012

   Permit 201206273614 $$$ $45,000

   Sprint wireless modification: replace (2) existing panel antennas with (2) new panel antennas on roof, replace (2) existing equipment cabinets with (2) new equipment cabinets in basement. remove screenwall on roof.

10. May 2013

    Permit 201305167107 $$$ $1,000

    To comply with ordinance 029-13 only; installation of grab bars in sro at the following location: 1st fl. t.s.tt, sts; 2nd fl. t.s.s.t, st; 3rd fl s.t. = total grab bars 15.

11. Aug 2014

    Permit 201408073320 $$$ $20,000

    Sprint facility: add (2)2.5 panel antennas (1)ea @ sectors a&b. add (2)rrh (1)ea @ sectors a&b; add newcoax jumper lines from rrhs to newantennas. re-use existinghybrid cables or install newas seeded. add new2.5 equipment inside existingmmbs cabinet. add new2.5 batteries inside existingbbu cabinet; add newrf comp.

12. Feb 2015

    Permit 201502037325 $$$ $1

    To correct city records to reflect dwelling count & guestrooms count per permit application 385652 seeing as permit application 200110231446. should be 25 guestrooms & 1 dwelling unit.

13. Aug 2017

    Permit 201708165049 $$$ $15,000

    G/f: interior demolition only of existing restaurant: to non structural partitions, remove flooring, all furnature and non-bearing wals. demolition per ab-017.

14. Sep 2017

    Permit 201709299996 $$$ $172,800

    New restaurant remodel, new accessible restroom, new kitchen equipment. n/a ordinance #155-13, maher n/a.

15. Feb 2018

    Permit 201802080714 $$$ $5,500

    Upgrade fire suppression s ystem to comply with ul 300 standards.

16. Apr 2022

    Permit 202204041485 $$$ $15,000

    T-mobile/sprint: removal of all sprint equipment such as radios, antennas, & cabinets, etc.

17. Aug 2024

    Issued Permit 202408158800 $$$ $7,500

    Bill board # 1396 perform ordinary maintenance to general advertising sign as specified in attached engineering plans in accordance with planning code section 604.

18. Nov 2025

    Issued Permit 202511149660 $$$ $7,000

    Recommencement & completion of work approved under permit application 2024-08-15-8800.

5 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.