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285–295 Geary Street

Union Square · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1907
  • Office building with ground-floor retail
  • 7 stories
  • Zoned C3R
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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41,622 sq ftBuilding area
6,587.5 sq ftLot area

Permit history

  1. Aug 1980

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Filing Permit 8007529 $$$ $30,000
  2. Oct 1986

    Tenant improvement only - no change to use or occupancy.

    Expired Permit 8612642 $$$ $118,000
  3. Apr 1991

    Existing & new wall finishes add 1/2 bath re-lite space.

    Complete Permit 9106542 $$$ $85,000
  4. Jul 1997

    T.i. on 7th floor, elevator, toilet rm to provide disable access.

    Cancelled Permit 9712559 $$$ $950,000
  5. Feb 2001

    Full compliance, umb buildings section 104 f.

    Complete Permit 200102152262 $$$ $280,000
  6. Jan 2003

    Seismic upgrade of building., accessibility title 24 upgrade of building including restrooms.

    Cancelled Permit 200301245878 $$$ $2,400,000
  7. Jun 2004

    Oti-1 7th floor el, me, l/s, sp.

    Expired Permit 200406116227 $$$ $125,000
  8. Jun 2004

    Interior remodeling in ground & bsmnt/side elevation or entrance on the powell side/mill work.

    Complete Permit 200406237117 $$$ $500,000
  9. Nov 2005

    Drywall work on floors 2, 4 and 5, walls and ceiling, plastor patching on floors, 3 and 7.

    Complete Permit 200511188607 $$$ $180,000
  10. Jul 2006

    New h.c. bathroom, non load bearing wall, cabinet, mill work & cash register. store front changes on seperate permit. no structural work. fire alarm under seperate permit. sprinkler under seperate if applicable.

    Expired Permit 200607126268 $$$ $100,000
  11. Mar 2007

    Lobby work, including new entrance door. replace existing insidie marble floor, paint. replace existing marble with new marble in interior walls.

    Issued Permit 200703065586 $$$ $100,000
  12. Jun 2007

    Tenant improvement at first floor, including removal of existing stair to basement and infill of floor. automatic sprinklers under separate permit.

    Cancelled Permit 200706214724 $$$ $200,000
  13. Jul 2007

    Install 2 new boilers, 2 new pumps & associated piping for tenant, comfort heating at basement level. distribution system at baseboards 2nd to 6th floros. install 1 hr. rated self closing door for mechanical. room & roof curb.

    Complete Permit 200707106377 $$$ $375,000
  14. Feb 2008

    1st floor & basement - ti work including flooring, partitions, suspended ceiling, cabinets, electrical, new bathrooms, new elevator. demolitoin under permit application 200802195018, store front under separat permit & sprinkler under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200802265613 $$$ $170,000
  15. Aug 2010

    Interior alterations for retail and barber shop (the art of shaving new york) including finishes of floors, walls, cabinets, ceilings, mep traders, b new interior walls.restroom shall remain as is except finish alteration. new water heater.

    Complete Permit 201008269671 $$$ $130,000
  16. Jan 2011

    T.i. for new retail store on ground floor & basement. work includes new partitions fixtures, finishes ceiling new lighting & mechanical. no exterior work, signs & fire protection under separate permits.

    Complete Permit 201101188519 $$$ $150,000
  17. Sep 2012

    3rd floor suite 300 - non-structural tenant improvement. change from office to a dental office, inteior partitions, doors, casework, related electrical & plumbing, partial raised floor for plumbing vents & dental equipment. sprinklers and fire alarm separate permit.

    Issued Permit 201209058962 $$$ $177,400
  18. Jun 2017

    T.i. non structural partitions, structural work including new floor, joists, structural, supports, electrical, mechanical, plumbing ceiling, lighting and finishes. new bathroom on ground floor. no exterior or storefront demolition, under sep. permit.

    Complete Permit 201706270488 $$$ $1,600,000
  19. Aug 2017

    New storefront - fixed and operable: replacement & demolition of non-historic storefront. previous permit: interior ti under pa 2017-0627-0488 under separate permit: structural, sidewalk.

    Issued Permit 201708114639 $$$ $110,000
  20. Jul 2018

    Store front replacement on powell st. stone base replacement on geary st and powell st. new metal panels on geary st. and powell st. maher na.

    Suspended Permit 201807194935 $$$ $100,000
  21. Jun 2019

    Storefront replacement to match existing on powell st. stonebase replacement on geary and powell. new stone facia and moulding on geary and powell streets.

    Issued Permit 201906173638 $$$ $30,000
  22. Oct 2019

    #400: existing office space, minor demolition of non bearing walls, partitions, finishes, new non bearing walls, partitions, and finishes. no structral in scope.

    Issued Permit 201910245526 $$$ $220,000
  23. Feb 2021

    2/f: renovation of 2/f office space. minor demolition of non-load partitions and finishes. new non-load partitions millwork and finishes. new led lights and new power outlets. no structural work. sprinkler under separate permit.

    Withdrawn Permit 202102084239 $$$ $209,500
  24. Jun 2023

    One unit: build partition walls (4) glass fronted offices, install new lights/plugs, install data/routers, sheetrock walls, wood painted doors.

    Issued Permit 202306059229 $$$ $110,000
  25. May 2024

    One unit: small t.i. - build partitions for 1 glass front office, 2 phone rooms. install new lights, plugs, data, sheet rock walls, 3 wood painted doors, replace a/c with new heat pump dedicated system or this office only.

    Issued Permit 202405222741 $$$ $125,000

DBI holds 205 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 205. 20 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update