One Kearny

1. 1902

   Built as the twelve-storey headquarters of the Mutual Savings Bank on the gore of Kearny, Market and Geary Streets, one of the city's earliest skyscrapers: a steel frame on a V-shaped plan in stone and terra cotta, French Renaissance Revival, designed by William Curlett.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. April 18, 1906

   One of the few downtown towers to survive the earthquake and fire: its interior was gutted but the cladding took only moderate damage and the frame little. William Curlett rebuilt it, and the bank kept its headquarters here until 1919.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
3. October 13, 1906

   Grimes & Lucas contracted for painting on the Mutual Savings Bank building, at $4,105.

   The San Francisco Call, 13 October 1906, p. 13
4. 1946

   The Magee Building, at the parcel's 710 Market Street address, was heavily altered in 1946 for conversion into a bank; dozens of further alterations through the 1990s left virtually none of its original Bliss & Faville design.

   San Francisco Planning Department, Mitigated Negative Declaration: One Kearny Street Historic Rehabilitation and Addition (Case No. 2004.0165E), 2006.
5. 1962

   Citizen's Federal Savings and Loan, 1962, and Charles W. Moore's only recorded San Francisco building.

   Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
6. 1964

   The Mutual Savings Bank extended to designs by Hervey Parke Clark.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
7. July 20, 1964

   The California Historical Society dedicated a plaque on the completion of its rebuilding as the Citizens' Building, head office of Citizens' Federal Savings & Loan: Charles W. Moore, with Clark & Beuttler, gutted the original building and added a twelve-storey concrete annex faced in brick on the site of the Flannery Building to carry the lifts and stairs — probably the earliest postwar contextual addition in the city. Joseph L. Barnes was the general contractor and H. J. Brunnier the engineer; it cost $2,117,000.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
8. 1968

   The Here Today survey praised the Mutual Savings Bank Building as 'an excellent example of preservation combined with a thoughtful modern enlargement.'

   San Francisco Planning Department, Mitigated Negative Declaration: One Kearny Street Historic Rehabilitation and Addition (Case No. 2004.0165E), 2006.
9. 1976

   The Planning Department's Architectural Quality Survey rated the Mutual Savings Bank Building 5, its highest grade.

   San Francisco Planning Department, Mitigated Negative Declaration: One Kearny Street Historic Rehabilitation and Addition (Case No. 2004.0165E), 2006.
10. 1977–1978

    The Magee Building was rated 'D' — minor or no importance — in the Heritage survey published as Splendid Survivors, and the Downtown Area Plan classed it Category V, non-contributing.

    San Francisco Planning Department, Mitigated Negative Declaration: One Kearny Street Historic Rehabilitation and Addition (Case No. 2004.0165E), 2006.
11. 1978

    In the Splendid Survivors survey the Mutual Savings Bank Building was rated 'A', the highest importance; the survey form shows only the original 1902 Citizens Savings building was evaluated.

    San Francisco Planning Department, Mitigated Negative Declaration: One Kearny Street Historic Rehabilitation and Addition (Case No. 2004.0165E), 2006.
12. Jun 1993

    Permit 9310519 $$$ $1,000

    Relocate loby door & build curb wall.

13. 2006

    Under Article 11 of the Planning Code and the Downtown Plan the Mutual Savings Bank Building is a Category I building — individually significant; the state Office of Historic Preservation's Historic Property Data File coded it '3S', appearing eligible for the National Register as a separate property, though it is not a designated City Landmark under Article 10.

    San Francisco Planning Department, Mitigated Negative Declaration: One Kearny Street Historic Rehabilitation and Addition (Case No. 2004.0165E), 2006.
14. Jul 2006

    Permit 200607136416 $$$ $10,000,000

    Assembly occup is not allowed in this building.proposedexistingas apprv only complies with "b" occp.any future res. "r"or assembly"a"occup would req both exit stairs to discharge directly to public way.new ten story horiz addition toexisting12 story historical building.existing3 story building was demolish under 200705252255.

15. Dec 2009

    Issued Permit 200912183458 $$$ $236,000

    Construction of office t.i. on 4th. & 5th. floors of an existing building. construction of 8-offices, interior partitions & wall finishes. ceiling, lighting & hvac. architectural drawings only. electrical, mechanical, fire alarm & fire sprinkler is design/build & will be submitted under separate permits.

16. Jan 2010

    Issued Permit 201001134651 $$$ $150,000

    8th floor-interior tenant improvements on 8th floor of existing building, includes construction of enclosed offices, interior partitions, ceilings, and finishes throughout. architectural drawings only. mechanical, electrical, fire alarm, and fire sprinklers wil be under separate permit.

17. Jan 2010

    Issued Permit 201001144799 $$$ $267,000

    Hvac tenant improvements of 4th and 5th floors. permit application 2009.12.18.3458 for arch. reference. hvac design build allied heating and aic cooditioning inc.

18. Jan 2010

    Issued Permit 201001255273 $$$ $133,500

    8th floor-office t.i. mechanical bldng permit application 201001134651-install hvac, fan coils, ducts & refer piping. field verify that all hvac shuts down on area smke alrm as noted on plans. exception: fan coil one unit-2 & 8-3 and 8-6, 8-7 & 8-8 are in 2 seperated smoke zones & total cfm is less than 2000 cfm each.

19. Feb 2010

    Issued Permit 201002086120 $$$ $150,000

    Permit application for electrical lighting: title 24 only. permit application 2009.12.18.3458 for architectural plans reference. fire alarm, sprinklers, mechanical under separate permit.

20. Aug 2010

    Issued Permit 201008189027 $$$ $250,000

    Remodel of 2 rooms on south portion of 11th floor of existing office building. existing condition of 2 rooms are finished shell. rooms will be conference room and warming kitchen for meetings. ref 200607136416s, s-3. tco has been issued but final pending.

21. Oct 2010

    Permit 201010062366 $$$ $1,000,000

    9th floor - tenant improvement including minor demolition, new partitions, lighting & associated mechanical & electrical.

22. Feb 2011

    Issued Permit 201102170442 $$$ $428,000

    Construction of interior improvement for a business lounge on the 11th floor, including installation of mechanical systems electrical, lighting, and plumbing and grease duct for a new kichen.

23. Jun 2011

    Permit 201106017167 $$$ $750,000

    10/f - new non-load bearing partitions, ceilings and finishes, mechanical and electrical included. fire sprinkler and life safety under sep permit.

24. Aug 2011

    Permit 201108081959 $$$ $355,000

    8th floor replacement of rated pair doors addition of non-structural partitions, doors millwork. mep, life safety & fire sprinkler under separate permit.

25. Aug 2011

    Permit 201108172603 $$$ $370,000

    7th floor-t.i. includes demolition of non structural partitions & building new non structural partitions. all new or revised hvac, electrical, plumbing & life safety work will ne design build & submitted for permit seperately. building is fully sprinklered.

26. Sep 2011

    Permit 201109194945 $$$ $5,000

    8th floor-refer to permit application 2011-0808-1959-mechanical & electrical-re-configure ductwork to fit tenants space & occupancies as neccessary. install new thermostats, re-balance cfm's in air registers.

27. Sep 2011

    Permit 201109275572 $$$ $153,000

    7th floor ti: this permit is to submitt t-24 mechanical drawing seperately. the arch building permit # 201108172603.

28. Oct 2011

    Permit 201110197146 $$$ $396,712

    6th fl. interior improvement on the 6th fl. new interior non structural partitions. new mep, new furniture, lighting, ceilings, doors, hardware, finishes typical.

29. Jan 2012

    Issued Permit 201201192566 $$$ $200,000

    Barrier removal to provide new accessible elevator to serve 2nd floor restaurant space. t.i under seperate permit.

30. May 2012

    Issued Permit 201205039699 $$$ $2,000,000

    2nd floor-tenant improvement for hakkasan restaurant-minor work in basement storage area, ground floor & entry. no exterior work. fire alarms and sprinklers under separate permit.

31. May 2012

    Permit 201205049825 $$$ $750,000

    Interior t.i. on the 4th floor. new doors and hardware. mechanical and electrical work included.

32. Aug 2012

    Permit 201208036459 $$$ $743,000

    Remove existing temp lights, construct new partitions, ceilings, lighting, finishes & mep work. no structural work. interior only. smoke control building- sprinklers and fire alarm separate permit.

33. Aug 2012

    Issued Permit 201208076789 $$$ $350,000

    Exterior modifications and architectural work at historic lobbies for work approved under 2012-05-03-9699. no changes to interior layout or approved occupant load. exterior window work. louvers approved under permit application 2011-1201-9874.

34. Oct 2012

    Permit 201210051389 $$$ $450,000

    Tenant improvement of existing bank (chase). new offices, non-structural partitions, new ceiling, new finishes, expansion of bank to existing vacant space. interior work only. f/a and sprinkler on separate permit.

35. 2013

    A ten-storey addition clad in terra cotta, designed by Charles F. Bloszies to complement the 1902 building, was completed, and the building became wholly commercial.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
36. January 22, 2014

    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places for William Curlett's tower, one of the few downtown buildings to come through the earthquake and fire, and for Charles Moore's annex.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
37. Feb 2021

    Permit 202102164724 $$$ $259,700

    Work includes new exhaust ductwork & equipment serving greast duct system. exterior modification are limited to new louvers in existing wall at 2nd floor of recess in annex facade on geary st. all electrical & plumbing work will be design-build by the general contractor under a separate permit.

DBI holds 183 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 183. 8 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The 1902 Mutual Savings Bank Building by William Curlett is the historic core; a 1964 addition was designed by Clark & Beuttler with Charles Moore, and a further Bloszies-designed addition followed, with one secondary source (CommercialCafe) giving 2009 for that addition's completion. Charles F. Bloszies's addition is dated 2013 in one account and 2009 in another.