384–398 Post Street

1. 1924

   The Fitzhugh Building was designed in 1922 and finished in the middle of 1924 to the design of James and Merritt Reid — a ten-storey tower 137 feet high fronting Post Street, built as medical and dental offices, with a one-storey extension to the north.

   Saks Fifth Avenue, Union Square Project: Final Environmental Impact Report, 1978
2. January 20, 1976

   Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 20 January 1976, after the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board had twice declined to recommend it for city landmark status and then voted 4 to 3 to recommend the National Register listing.

   Saks Fifth Avenue, Union Square Project: Final Environmental Impact Report, 1978
3. 1980

   Built.

4. Mar 1982

   Additions alterations or repairs.

   Complete Permit 8201527 $$$ $2,300
5. Mar 1982

   Building use: com'l.

   Complete Permit 8201924 $$$ $532,300
6. Oct 1991

   Rearrange store fixture walls replace portions of ceiling.

   Complete Permit 9119851 $$$ $637,000
7. Mar 1995

   Install strobe lights for h.c. add drywall partitions, etc.

   Complete Permit 9504394 $$$ $500,000
8. Oct 1996

   Renovation of existing elevators.

   Expired Permit 9619355 $$$ $175,000
9. May 1997

   Remodel basement retail space install fixture partition wall.

   Complete Permit 9709187 $$$ $1,000,000
10. Jun 1997

    Revise app #9709187 for mechanical. and electrical.

    Complete Permit 9711736 $$$ $15,000
11. Nov 2000

    Upgrade below grade level include building new decorative staircase.

    Expired Permit 200011176025 $$$ $120,000
12. Dec 2000

    Provide tenant improvement at main level 2nd 3rd and 4th level install selves counter display case.

    Issued Permit 200012268612 $$$ $325,000
13. Oct 2002

    Replacing existing conventional fire panel to addressable fire panel and replacing existing sounding devices.

    Issued Permit 200210229553 $$$ $190,000
14. May 2005

    Remodel of 5th fl retail area. interior room structural work only, fitting rms. counters.

    Complete Permit 200505031512 $$$ $211,000
15. Jun 2007

    Ground floor remodel of vendor area for prada, gucci, d & g, tods and fendi. remodel cosmetic office and handbag section.new finishes and lighting. sprnklr and fire alarm under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 200706214736 $$$ $500,000
16. Jul 2007

    Interior non-structural remodel of fur sales area on 3/f (approx 1000 sq ft.). demolish non bearing partition and finishes. new stockroom & fitting room, fire alarm, sprinklers and m.e.p. under seperate permit. no exterior work.

    Complete Permit 200707176969 $$$ $150,000
17. Aug 2007

    Interior non-structural remodel of sales area on 1st. and 3rd. floor. no work to fire alarm or sprinkler. no exterior work.

    Issued Permit 200708291247 $$$ $330,000
18. Oct 2007

    Interior (non-structural) remodel of (4) existing vendor areas. (1) oscar de la renta - 911 sq ft 3rd floor (2) armani - 2370 sq ft 3rd floor (3) chloe - 464 sq ft 2nd floor and (4) dolce gabana 312 sq ft 1st floor.

    Complete Permit 200710105000 $$$ $660,000
19. Oct 2007

    2nd & 3rd floor - interior non-structural remodel of demolition with new walls, light fixutres. new finishes. fire sprinkler and fire alarm under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200710306812 $$$ $125,000
20. Apr 2012

    Demolition existing wall and ceilings/temp walls. ab-017.

    Complete Permit 201204067828 $$$ $150,000
21. Oct 2012

    Interior tenant improvement of existing vendor shop on the 3rd floor of saks 5th ave. remove existing partition, new finishes, new lighting, new power, new display fixtures.

    Complete Permit 201210292952 $$$ $150,000
22. Oct 2012

    Interior ti of existing vendor shop on 3rd fl of saks 5th ave. remove existing partitons, new finishes, lighting, power, display fixtures.

    Cancelled Permit 201210292953 $$$ $150,000
23. Jan 2013

    Replace existing cooling tower installed in 1980 with new "like for like" cooling tower.

    Complete Permit 201301288907 $$$ $120,000
24. Nov 2013

    T.i. for givenchy boutique space (approx 200 sq ft) on ground floor of saks 5th ave. work includes new flooring, fixtures, millwork, finishes. no change to mep, fire protection under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201311121637 $$$ $250,000
25. Oct 2014

    Interior of remodel of existing space including fixtures, flooring, interior wall and structural mounting blocking. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201410068212 $$$ $121,000
26. Aug 2015

    Interior renovation of an existing retail shop within saks fifth ave. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201508033166 $$$ $130,000
27. Sep 2019

    Commercial t.i. consisting of demolition existing area, non structural partitions, casework, fixtures, interior signage and electrical fixtures. tenant sak's fifth ave on post street. n/a for maher.

    Issued Permit 201909091031 $$$ $175,000
28. Sep 2021

    Tenant improvement of a retail space area inside existing saks 5th avenue store. work to inlcude arch, mechanical, and electrical.t.i. on pad on 2nd floor: new fitout, new floor & finishes, sale floor fixtures. new store front signage.

    Issued Permit 202109309570 $$$ $150,000

DBI holds 160 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 160. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.