146 Geary Street

1. 1906

   A downtown commercial building of 1906 by Hemenway and Miller.

   San Francisco Planning Department, 475 Brannan Street: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 97.470E, 1998.
2. 1907

   Built.

3. Jul 1988

   Permit 8810134 $$$ $15,000

   Replace sidewalk over basement.

4. Aug 1988

   Permit 8811936 $$$ $32,742

   Reroofing.

5. Mar 1989

   Permit 8903959 $$$ $15,000

   Doors at stairs cut opening in wall, fire door.

6. Feb 1990

   Permit 9002483 $$$ $10,380

   Replace sidewalk with new one maiden lane entrance side building.

7. Jun 2002

   Permit 200206219683 $$$ $850,000

   Structural upgrade as required per umb ordinance.

8. Jan 2004

   Permit 200401264789 $$$ $100,000

   Interior demolition per app 200206219683.

9. Jan 2004

   Permit 200401305268 $$$ $30,000

   Install new fire alarm system to comply with nfpa-70 nfpa-72 cbc cfc new main fire panel with romote.

10. Jun 2004

    Permit 200406307669 $$$ $60,000

    Bsmt, 1-4/f: fire sprinkler system.

11. Feb 2013

    Permit 201302210702 $$$ $12,000

    Emergency repairs per nov #201282805-remove bricks, store, add new lintel to support in kind. re-install bricks in kind. no exterior alterations.

12. Nov 2017

    Permit 201711295004 $$$ $100,000

    Demolition existing finishes, casework, non-structural partitions. ab-017.

13. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712075852 $$$ $35,000

    Demolition and replace ground floor storefront with proposed addition of two blade signs at ground floor, storefront. refurbish upper floor building facade. existing blade sign to remain and reused. install new skylights at roof.

14. Apr 2018

    Permit 201804166407 $$$ $350,000

    Install new enclosed exit staircase - core and shell. new elevator. mep under separate permit. no exterior work under this permit. no change of use. retail use to remain.

15. Jun 2019

    Issued Permit 201906183714 $$$ $12,000

    Add-on to exist. system. due to interior remodeling & elevator modernization in vacant building, new smoke detectors & relay modules willbe install. replace existing notification devices with new at the same location & tie-in to exist. panel. ref permit application 201804166407, #200401305268, #200406307669.

16. Jan 2020

    Permit 202001071340 $$$ $110,000

    3rd fl - ti interior partitions and finishes for office use mep under separate permit. 3rd & 4th floors.

17. Jun 2020

    Permit 202006259129 $$$ $1

    Title 24 work only interior lighting (reference permit) #201804166407.

18. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009013209 $$$ $50,000

    Interior partitions & finishes for whitebox - new drinking fountain storefront remains same.

19. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009265078 $$$ $8,000

    3/f & 4/f: modification of existing fire alarm system. add notification in common areas.

20. Sep 2020

    Permit 202009285354 $$$ $12,764

    Fire as built for permit application 201906183714: add to an existing system. add new relays for elevator door holders as-builts.

21. Dec 2020

    Permit 202012140939 $$$ $125,000

    1st, 3rd & 4th fl mechanical improvements. ref permit application 202001071340, permit application 202009013209.

22. May 2025

    Permit 202505307632 $$$ $200,000

    Basement, 1st & 2nd fl t.i. demolition non structural partitions/finishes, removal e) retail stairs finishes. new retail space & back of house non structural paritions, ceiling finishes, casement, retail stair enclosure, guardrail, restrooms & b.of n rms with ada complianct, water fountain. e)elevator remain.

23. Sep 2025

    Permit 202509296289 $$$ $50,000

    Basement 1 and 2: fire sprinkler permit- install 52 new pendents, relocate 7 pendents and delete one. relocate 23 uprights, add 8 upright and delete 3. ref permit application 202505307632.

24. Oct 2025

    Permit 202510087004 $$$ $30,000

    3rd fl - partial ti of existing 3rd office. addition of new non-structural, non-rated drywall and glazing partitions per plan or 2 new meeting rooms and 1 new conference room; addition new drywall drop ceiling over the new conference room deferred fire & mep.

25. September 2, 2026

    Thor Equities Buys San Francisco’s 146 Geary St. for $20.5MM, Doubling Down in Union Square — The Registry

DBI holds 50 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 50. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 cancelled permits are not shown.