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25–35 Kearny Street

Union Square · San Francisco, CA 94108

  • Built 1909
  • Office building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned C3O
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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45,354 sq ftBuilding area
6,510 sq ftLot area
27Rooms · 14 baths
  1. 1940

    Stein's, photographed here in 1940 as a Streamline Moderne storefront, and since demolished.

    Neighborhood Commercial Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. Nov 1984

    Build partition wall & new entrance door.

    Expired Permit 8412085 $$$ $8,000
  3. Jul 1989

    Remodel/alteration/addition to main lobbly.

    Expired Permit 8912755 $$$ $50,000
  4. Aug 1995

    Seismic upgrading (roof work only) plywood sheathing/parapet.

    Expired Permit 9512626 $$$ $65,000
  5. Sep 1995

    To comply with umb ordinance.

    Cancelled Permit 9514913 $$$ $320,000
  6. Oct 1995

    Instll fire svc & add a new fire pump to existingfire sprkl systm.

    Expired Permit 9517275 $$$ $21,000
  7. Apr 1997

    Fire pump assembly.

    Expired Permit 9707683 $$$ $25,000
  8. May 1997

    Soft demolition only under this permit.

    Complete Permit 9708850 $$$ $22,000
  9. May 1997

    Cti 1 5th floor new finishes, low height ptns upgrade rstrm.

    Expired Permit 9708851 $$$ $22,000
  10. Jul 1997

    Full height parition, adjust ceiling, upgrade restroom, door.

    Expired Permit 9712293 $$$ $56,000
  11. Aug 1998

    Oti-1 el, me, sp 6th floor.

    Expired Permit 9817207 $$$ $90,000
  12. Oct 1998

    Oti-2 6th floor el, me, sp.

    Expired Permit 9821514 $$$ $90,000
  13. Mar 2001

    Soft demolition non-structural.

    Expired Permit 200103134177 $$$ $35,000
  14. May 2002

    Demolish aprox.125" of walls, buuild aprox 105" of walls, movf.five doors, install some light switc.

    Complete Permit 200205096161 $$$ $38,100
  15. Feb 2005

    New walls, new doors, new restrooms, new lighting, no structural.

    Complete Permit 200502074918 $$$ $122,000
  16. Aug 2005

    Demolish existing brick non bearing wall and replacew/storefront aluminum, replace mezzanine windows.

    Issued Permit 200508019107 $$$ $25,000
  17. Jul 2006

    Retail t.i. including partition wall, wall & floor finishes, toilet room finishes & lighting. no change to existing hvac.

    Expired Permit 200607247430 $$$ $55,000
  18. Jul 2006

    Retail t.i. including partition wall, wall & floor finishes, toilet room finish & lighting. no change to existing hvac.

    Expired Permit 200607247429 $$$ $50,000
  19. Jul 2006

    Tenant improvement of partial grd & 2nd floor to create business space for a walk-in & appt. cosmetic treatment facility. work on site to include addition of partition walls to divide tenant area.

    Issued Permit 200607257468 $$$ $85,500
  20. Jan 2018

    Minor permit to alter. change storefront, add (1) exhaus louver, ada doors & signage program.

    Issued Permit 201801199074 $$$ $35,000
  21. Jun 2018

    1/f: interior tenant improvement for cafe with less than 49 occupancy.

    Complete Permit 201806121622 $$$ $40,000
  22. Sep 2018

    New ada bathrooms/new storefront & doors, lights & hvac.

    Withdrawn Permit 201809119662 $$$ $60,000
  23. Mar 2019

    1st floor, build out kitchen and dining area, build out basement prep kitchen, dishwasher, storage and restroom.

    Complete Permit 201903276333 $$$ $90,000
  24. Jul 2020

    2/f & 3/f: interior renovation to approximately 8, 352 sq ft. of business space. scope includes demolition of interior partitions, ceilings, lighting, plumbing and hvac. construction of interior partitions, ceilings, lighting, plumbing hvac and architectural finishes.

    Complete Permit 202007019491 $$$ $987,000
  25. Aug 2021

    Rev to permit application 202007019491 floors 2nd & 3rd: existing conditions in restroom area required some changes to restrooms. adding hvac to rooms 312 and 313.

    Complete Permit 202108055870 $$$ $15,000
  26. Jan 2025

    4th, 5th, and 6th floor; furnish and install 6 heatpumps and 4 coils with associated ductwork and refrigerant line sets.

    Complete Permit 202501087963 $$$ $222,800

DBI holds 77 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 77. 14 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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