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District 3 · Block 0316, Lot 010 · ZIP 94102

Kaiser Channel 44 KBHT T.V. Studio

400–420 Taylor Street

  • Office building
  • 4 stories
  • 86,473 ft2
  • 18,905 ft2 lot area
  • 99 rooms
  • 13 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3G
  • Historic resource
  • Sold October 3, 2016
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  1. 1940

    Radio City, 1940, by Albert F. Roller.

    Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
  2. 1942

    Built.

  3. December 1, 1954

    Photographed.

  4. April 28, 1959

    Photographed.

  5. April 26, 1981

    A mural on the building was photographed, showing KBHK-TV.

  6. 1984

    Known as the KBHK-TV; it was among the rated buildings of the city's Downtown Plan inventory.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, The Downtown Plan: Environmental Impact Report, Draft, 1984.
  7. Feb 2000
    Permit 20000203989 $$$ $200,000

    Replace windows, reroofing.

  8. Apr 2000
    Permit 200004127017 $$$ $250,000

    Seismic upgrade to all floors.

  9. Jul 2000
    Permit 200007205611 $$$ $163,200

    Fire spriklr and booster pump.

  10. Oct 2000
    Permit 200010052406 $$$ $202,000

    Oti-1, 2nd floor, el, me, ls, & sp.

  11. Oct 2000
    Permit 200010052404 $$$ $202,000

    Oti-1, 3rd floor, el, me, ls, sp.

  12. Jun 2001
    Permit 200106121347 $$$ $175,000

    Oti-2 2nd floor el, me, sp.

  13. Jul 2004
    Permit 200407158874 $$$ $147,200

    Renew permit application 200306260714 for stated work. install rot lift & ground floor & basement.

  14. Oct 2011
    Permit 201110146831 $$$ $250,000

    Tenant improvement on 2nd floor, new interior non structural partitions. mep under seperate permit.

  15. Nov 2011
    Permit 201111148866 $$$ $125,000

    Interior improvement 1st, 3rd, and 4th. new interior non structural partitoiins, new mep distribution, new and relocate lighting, relocate doors and hardware.

  16. Dec 2017
    Withdrawn Permit 201712146457 $$$ $5,000,000

    Conversion of existing ground floor & basement parking into office space with addition of partial mezzanine @ ground floor & addition of office space @ existing 4th floor roof deck.

  17. Jan 2019
    Permit 201901160492 $$$ $5,000,000

    Remodel existing basement and ground fl levels; addition of new mezzanine into office with small retail component. raise ground floor slab and infill existing openings onto the street with windows & doors & provision of stairs. maher na.

  18. Jan 2019
    Permit 201901220849 $$$ $750,000

    Interior concrete demolition of slab on grade and interior drive ramp as well as a portion of upper level concrete deck. n/a for maher.

  19. Jan 2020
    Permit 202001141845 $$$ $112,000

    To modify existing fire sprinkler system for new walls. general cont.# 2019-0116-0492. **maher n/a**.

  20. Sep 2020
    Permit 202009043451 $$$ $195,000

    Revision to permit application 2019-0116-0492: revise the extension of the existing traction elevator serving the 1st through 4th floor to the newly converted basement level office space.

  21. Nov 2020
    Permit 202011309816 $$$ $150,000

    Revision to bpa# 201901160492. this application is for the review and approval of design/build interior steel stairs. the attached shop drawings and calculations have been reviewed and approved by the project architect and structural engineer.

  22. Dec 2020
    Permit 202012291867 $$$ $1,180,000

    1st floor & mezzanine ti: scope includes construction of new partitions, finishes, and lighting. extension of existing hvac and electrical.

  23. Dec 2020
    Permit 202012291858 $$$ $1,140,000

    Basement t.i.. scope includes construction of new partitions. finishes, and lighting, extension of existing hvac and electrical.

DBI holds 115 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 115. 10 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 8 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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