449–459 Turk Street

1. 1907

   Built as the Vincent Hotel, rooming house with 109 rooms, 11 baths, to the design of the architect M.J. Lyon. Three storeys over a basement, brick structure, two-part commercial composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. October 1971

   The Vincent hotel at 459 Turk Street was operating as a residential hotel, its 99 units showing 15 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 1987

   Permit 8716926 $$$ $11,000

   Parpaet bracing.

4. Jan 1998

   Permit 9801113 $$$ $75,500

   Seismic retrofit, umb, general procedure.

5. May 2000

   Permit 200005109588 $$$ $32,424

   Handicap accessible.

6. Jan 2001

   Permit 200101039018 $$$ $28,000

   Rev. to appl 200009109588 for restoring lobby & office in basement, construct of 2 accessible bathrm.

7. Oct 2001

   Permit 200110160904 $$$ $12,000

   Supply fres air to offices instal 2newfurnances in basement related to 200101039018 200005109588.

8. Oct 2003

   Issued Permit 200310086962 $$$ $20,000

   Upgrade existing fire alarm systems with addressable system replace all bells and add smoke detector.

9. Mar 2007

   Permit 200703206763 $$$ $2,500

   Repair existing failing handrail. new handrail to comply with 2001, ca building codel 1003.3.3.6 handrails. top of handrail to between 34-38 inches continuous to 12 inches beyond top riser and bottom riser. handgrip to be greater than 1 1/4 but less than 2". handrail project to be less than 1 1/2.

10. May 2013

    Permit 201305217547 $$$ $40,000

    Replace existing sidewalk with new concrete over metal decking.

11. May 2019

    Permit 201905150751 $$$ $22,000

    Alteration and remodel to e 29sq ft vestibule to administrative office at lower level. new replacement door, metal gate, new fixed window and new finishes.

12. Jun 2021

    Permit 202106102090 $$$ $12,000

    1/f: remodel 2 bathrooms in kind in common area. replace shower valve, tile, shower pan. add grab bars in both bathrooms.

13. Jun 2021

    Permit 202106222916 $$$ $10,000

    Replacing damage ceiling approx. 600 sq ft water redirection (seal). replace 3 outlets and 3 switches. all work at retail space.

14. Dec 2021

    Permit 202112214848 $$$ $4,000

    4 existing showers. replace tile and shower drains.

15. Aug 2023

    Permit 202308043792 $$$ $12,000

    Remove/replace kitchen cabinets, paint new floor install new vanities medicine cabinets, stove, microwave, refrigerator at mgr's apartment. no residence guest rooms will be removed converted or demolished.

16. Nov 2023

    Permit 202311080426 $$$ $156,000

    New898 sq ft ti; new non-structural finished ceiling. new offices staff meeting room, accessble restroom, break room (staff) storage, doors and windows, lighting, electrical fixtures, ductless hvac unit. -tenant improvement 441 turk st (same building).

17. Nov 2023

    Issued Permit 202311130692 $$$ $43,000

    Replace & upgrade existing firesystem with new panel, power supply & annuciator. existing smoke detector & pull station stay at the same location as original design. install new low frequency horns inside all rooms, replace existing horns inside ada room to low frequency horn/strobes. #200310086962.

18. Jul 2024

    Permit 202407096069 $$$ $95,000

    Reroofing.

19. Sep 2024

    Permit 202409050186 $$$ $18,000

    Installation of fire sprinkler for a t.i on part of the building 449 turk st.

20. May 2025

    Issued Permit 202505015651 $$$ $90,000

    Proposed new common kitchen & alteration to existing front desk/reception & common room at main level fl.

21. Jun 2025

    Filed Permit 202506209128 $$$ $60,000

    Proposed trash chute addition and alteration to existing bathrooms at 2nd floor due to new addition.

DBI holds 37 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 37. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.