1500 Bush Street

1. 1913

   Designed by MacDonald & Applegarth, at the corner of Van Ness Avenue — one of the rare Reconstruction-era large apartment buildings outside the burned district.

   Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
2. Dec 1984

   To bring building into compliance of municipal codes.

   Expired Permit 8412979 $$$ $5,000
3. Feb 1986

   Pcd #d124678 bring building to code complaine.

   Issued Permit 8602300 $$$ $15,000
4. Aug 1988

   Reroofing including skylight replacement.

   Expired Permit 8811436 $$$ $100,000
5. Nov 1988

   To clarify add'l. scope of work under appl. #8811436.

   Expired Permit 8818880 $$$ $650,000
6. Mar 1989

   Replace existing elevator doors with fire rated steel door.

   Cancelled Permit 8903976 $$$ $8,000
7. Jan 1990

   E.w.o. (s).

   Complete Permit 9001685 $$$ $5,000
8. Dec 1993

   Replace exist. storefront with new wood door.

   Expired Permit 9322480 $$$ $8,000
9. Mar 1994

   Renovation of exisitng storage areas from large rooms.

   Complete Permit 9404084 $$$ $18,000
10. Mar 1994

    Replace windows.

    Expired Permit 9404487 $$$ $45,000
11. Jul 1994

    Add and relocate 30 sprinkler head add 3" backflow.

    Complete Permit 9410910 $$$ $6,000
12. Sep 1994

    Replace existing single pane fixed windows with dual glazed.

    Expired Permit 9414449 $$$ $15,000
13. Jun 2004

    Replace head per complaint #ord 170-02.

    Expired Permit 200406216984 $$$ $7,300
14. Sep 2007

    Change of use group m to group b- dental office, t/i to prvide dental fixtures/waiting room, lab, mechanical room, business office, restroom, pvt. office.

    Complete Permit 200709061958 $$$ $80,000
15. Nov 2007

    Reface existing blade sign, install new 32 sq ft. projecting sign, illuminated mounted on steel frame.

    Complete Permit 200711218777 $$$ $7,000
16. Dec 2007

    Fire alarm t.i. add (1) 4008 panel facp, 1 remote ann, 2 pull stations, 2 heat detectors, 11 smoke detectors, 2 strobes and 4 horn strobes to space. work on the 1st floor.

    Complete Permit 200712180699 $$$ $9,650
17. Sep 2013

    Commercial t.i. to existing starbucks, major improvements to cafe front bar & backbar. install newcounter tops & reskin casework. update funiture and casework. repaint existing walls and ceiling for new finish. install new flooring, non load baring partitions. update light fixtures. existing exterior remain.

    Complete Permit 201309096253 $$$ $129,000
18. Jun 2018

    G/f -ti - existing starbucks cafe including arch, plum, ele modifications, new furniture, finishes and artwork.

    Complete Permit 201806071218 $$$ $380,000
19. Feb 2022

    Phase 2: 1103.7.6.1 upgrade e fire alarm system. permit application 201906183710. change panel to 200 points and install 3 wireless gatewayts to control wireless low freq sounders installed in each sleeping room.

    Filed Permit 202202168058 $$$ $26,000
20. Dec 2023

    Repair of spalled concrete facades excluding front of building including water proofing and securing existing fire escape. patch and repair non-structurual minor cracks through-out building to maintain water proofingr & r fire secape bolts as needed to meet current code standared.

    Cancelled Permit 202312152644 $$$ $18,000
21. 2024

    Evaluated in the city's citywide survey of large apartment buildings as keeping its highly ornamental cornice, top-floor balcony, overall form, massing and central lightwell, but altered at the ground floor — storefronts introduced, the lightwell infilled, an entry marquee removed and the cladding possibly simplified — and so not rising to individual eligibility under Criterion C/3.

    Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
22. Sep 2024

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 202409130695 $$$ $150,000
23. Mar 2026

    Interior renovations on 4 units (#201, #210, #407, #410). reconfigure interior layout with 2 bedrooms, kitchen, laundry, living room. relocate non-load bearing walls; in-kind replacement of plumbing and electrical fixtures.

    Withdrawn Permit 202603057035 $$$ $50,000
24. Mar 2026

    Repair and restore the north side outdoor stairs, replacing the deteriorated material in kind (10% replacement), not facing the street. only serving the r-2 occ.

    Complete Permit 202603308525 $$$ $7,000
25. Apr 2026

    Replace existing metal egress stairs in kind. in the lightwell @ the south side of the building, visible from the street, due to significant corrosion.

    Issued Permit 202604028776 $$$ $75,000
26. May 2026

    Reconfigure interior layout by relocating non load bearing walls and adding laundry units in 201, 210, 404, 407, 410. in kind replacement of kitchen and electrical fixtures. in kind replacement of plumbing fixtures and add plumbing fixtures to bathroom.

    Issued Permit 202605271939 $$$ $100,000

DBI holds 54 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 54. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.