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District 3 · Block 0309, Lot 006 · ZIP 94108

Sachs Building

132–140 Geary Street · Union Square

  • 10 stories
  • 56,933 ft2
  • 5,497 ft2 lot area
  • 4 residential units
  • 71 rooms
  • 20 bathrooms
  • Zoned C3R
  • Historic resource
  • Sold January 19, 1993
Land$24,032,010
Improvements$17,862,503
Total assessed$41,894,513
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  1. 1908

    Built.

  2. 1908

    Sachs Building, designed by Kenneth MacDonald Jr. and George Adrian Applegarth.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. March 11, 1911

    Its fifth floor was let for five years at $10,000 to two companies. Site as recorded: The Sachs Building, 140 Geary Street.

    The San Francisco Call, 11 March 1911, p. 18
  4. Jul 1988
    Permit 8809883 $$$ $9,350

    Interior tenant space alternations.

  5. Jan 1989
    Permit 8901471 $$$ $90,000

    Tenant improvement of hair salon.

  6. Jan 1998
    Permit 9800020 $$$ $110,000

    Cti 1 el me l/s sp 8th floor.

  7. Mar 1998
    Permit 9804617 $$$ $147,000

    Oti-1 el me sp 7th floor.

  8. Dec 2003
    Withdrawn Permit 200312242986 $$$ $75,000

    Oti 9th fl el ls sp.

  9. May 2010
    Permit 201005192822 $$$ $700,000

    Interor of existing retail space. new structural & non-structural partitions & finishes. new mechanical, electrical & plumbing. no exterior work. fire alarm & sprinkler work under separate permit.

  10. Jul 2013
    Permit 201307303064 $$$ $90,000

    8th floor: interior remodel of existing office space for use as an office space removal and construction of non structural interior walls, relocation of existing lighting. no new lights, ada compliance upgrade as reasonably feasible. no exterior work. no plmg work, no mechanical work. life safety separate.

  11. Nov 2013
    Permit 201311152049 $$$ $60,000

    5th fl. demolition e carpeting and acoustic ceiling. new carpet and acoustic ceiling. new conference room partitions and doors, replace break room counter and cabinets.

  12. Aug 2015
    Permit 201508255215 $$$ $100,000

    2nd floor: this is a commercial t.i. of a lease space the work includes selective demolition & new construction of partitions, doors, frames, electrical, plumbing & finishes.

  13. Jun 2021
    Permit 202106253279 $$$ $450,000

    Ti of retail store. new floor finishes, ceilings, wall, non bearing partitions, miwwork finishes, lighting, hvac and plumbing fixtures. e storefront window mullions to remain. replace e glazing w new glazing. e entry doors and ext canopy to reamin.

  14. Jul 2023
    Permit 202307192486 $$$ $500,000

    Interior ti retail space including millwork, non load bearing partitions floor, wall and ceiling finishes. ceiling including all ceiling mounted equipment dropped soffits light fixtures, hvac ductwork and equipment.

DBI holds 110 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 110. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 14 expired permits are not shown.

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