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District 10 · Block 5598, Lot 031 · ZIP 94124

491 Bay Shore Boulevard

Store building

  • 1 story
  • Zoned M1
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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107,362 sq ftBuilding area
250,207 sq ftLot area
  1. 1950s–1960s

    The two buildings that stood on the site before the present store were built in the 1950s and 1960s.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  2. Sep 1982
    Permit 8207443 $$$ $16,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  3. Jul 1984
    Permit 8408034 $$$ $150,000

    Alteration and addition of partition walls, partial demolit.

  4. May 1990

    A 550-gallon gasoline underground storage tank was removed from the site under the city's Local Oversight Program; soil testing at the removal found gasoline-range petroleum hydrocarbons and BTEX compounds.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  5. Nov 1994
    Issued Permit 9418236 $$$ $30,000

    Handicapped accessibility compliance.

  6. February 1999

    Two 4,000-gallon underground storage tanks were removed from the site; soil and groundwater samples at the excavation found petroleum hydrocarbons, BTEX, MTBE and lead.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  7. June 1999

    Whole Earth Access, a home furnishing and supply store of about 30,500 square feet, occupied the second building on the site until June 1999.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  8. August 2000

    Goodman Lumber Company ran a 76,846-square-foot home improvement and building supply store on part of the site; it closed in August 2000.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  9. Apr 2001
    Permit 200104096352 $$$ $14,500,000

    Erect 2-story, retail, material sales & parking new building.

  10. 2002

    As of 2002, the site is underlain by bay mud deposits 20 to 92 feet deep and may originally have been part of the bay.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  11. 2002

    The structures then on the site were judged of no historic architectural merit — standard industrial buildings less than fifty years old and not designed by significant architects.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, 491 Bayshore Home Depot Initial Study, 2002.
  12. 2010

    Built.

  13. Feb 2010
    Permit 201002237004 $$$ $65,000

    Lowe's. install six illuminated wall signs.

  14. Jun 2010
    Permit 201006073994 $$$ $200,000

    Installation of fire alarm system.

  15. November 2010

    A Lowe's home improvement store opened at the address in November 2010.

    San Francisco Planning Department, Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration: San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market Project (Case No. 2009.1153E), 2011.
  16. Dec 2013
    Permit 201312134111 $$$ $175,000

    Replacement of existing sliding gate with overhead trolly gate at loading dock parking (non-accessible from public).

  17. Nov 2017
    Permit 201711214481 $$$ $6,000

    Installation and testing of additional heat detectors at the parking garage 2nd floor elevator doors.

  18. Nov 2017
    Issued Permit 201711284982 $$$ $15,000

    Install new 4" main piping to be connected to existing 2" branch lines and upgrade sprinkler design density to accommodate storage of class 3 commodities up to 12' high in select areas to oh2. n/a for maher.

  19. Dec 2019
    Permit 201912038538 $$$ $30,000

    Installation of new reinforced concrete column to support cracked girder pad.

  20. Aug 2022
    Permit 202208039808 $$$ $82,500

    New interior ada accessible staff restroom @ back stock area. this work includes electric, mechnical and plumbing modifications for the new restroom addition.

  21. Dec 2022
    Issued Permit 202212228948 $$$ $138,000

    Reroofing. commercial reroofing flat roof is single ply membrane, (1) layer, 95, 633 sq ft., new system 60mil gaf top single ply white membrane system, new system is title 24 compliant. see attached nrcc-env-01-e form.

  22. May 2023
    Filed Permit 202305238416 $$$ $25,000

    Replacing existing parking lot lightpole mounted lighting fixtures in an existing lowes retail store. replacing the existing pole-mounted lighting fixtures only. no new poles or additional lighting fixtures proposed.

  23. Mar 2024
    Withdrawn Permit 202403228402 $$$ $113,000

    Add fence and gates at all emergency exit alcoves.

  24. Jun 2024
    Permit 202406063879 $$$ $19,500

    Frame in and install new doors for public restrooms including combination locks.

  25. Jul 2024
    Permit 202405152148 $$$ $250,000

    Installation of a 510kwdc, unirac semi-ballasted, rooftop photovoltaic solar energy system, consisting of 954-heliene, 535-solar panels, 1-csi 100k inverter, 4-csi 50k inverter, 6-csi 25k inverter.

  26. Oct 2024
    Triage Permit 202410183231 $$$ $200,000

    Partail interior re-racking/re-merchadising of the sales area in existing lowe's building. all existing mechanical & plumbing to remain. all egress doors/interior doors that are existing to remain. all existing structuural to remain.

  27. Dec 2024
    Issued Permit 202412277466 $$$ $189,000

    Partial interior re-racking/re-mechandising of the sales area in existing lowe's store. disconnect and reconnect relocated electrical drops. all existing plumbing + mechanical to remain. all egress doors/interior doors to remain.

DBI holds 51 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 51. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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