285–295 Geary Street

1. 1907

   Built.

2. June 13, 1909

   L. & E. Emanuel contracted for carpentry, glazing, cabinet work and painting on a six-storey class C building for the City of Paris Dry Goods company.

   The San Francisco Call, 13 June 1909, p. 43
3. Aug 1980

   Filing Permit 8007529 $$$ $30,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

4. 1984

   Known as the Lincoln Bldg; 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.
5. Apr 1991

   Permit 9106542 $$$ $85,000

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

6. Feb 2001

   Permit 200102152262 $$$ $280,000

   Full compliance, umb buildings section 104 f.

7. Jun 2004

   Permit 200406237117 $$$ $500,000

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

8. Nov 2005

   Permit 200511188607 $$$ $180,000

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

9. Mar 2007

   Issued Permit 200703065586 $$$ $100,000

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

10. Jul 2007

    Permit 200707106377 $$$ $375,000

    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.

11. Feb 2008

    Permit 200802265613 $$$ $170,000

    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.

12. Aug 2010

    Permit 201008269671 $$$ $130,000

    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.

13. Jan 2011

    Permit 201101188519 $$$ $150,000

    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.

14. Sep 2012

    Issued Permit 201209058962 $$$ $177,400

    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.

15. Jun 2017

    Permit 201706270488 $$$ $1,600,000

    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.

16. Aug 2017

    Issued Permit 201708114639 $$$ $110,000

    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.

17. Jul 2018

    Suspended Permit 201807194935 $$$ $100,000

    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.

18. Jun 2019

    Issued Permit 201906173638 $$$ $30,000

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

19. Oct 2019

    Issued Permit 201910245526 $$$ $220,000

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

20. Feb 2021

    Withdrawn Permit 202102084239 $$$ $209,500

    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.

21. Jun 2023

    Issued Permit 202306059229 $$$ $110,000

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

22. May 2024

    Issued Permit 202405222741 $$$ $125,000

    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.

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. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.