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538–542 Castro Street

Castro (Eureka Valley) · San Francisco, CA 94114

  • Built 1905
  • 4-unit building with a ground-floor store
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned CASTRO
  • District 8
  • Historic status: historic resource
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3,084 sq ftLot area
7Rooms · 4 baths

Permit history

  1. May 2019

    Small kitchenette remodel (8'x10'), new doors, trim, prep prime paint. like for like.

    Cancelled Permit 201905291909 $$$ $16,000
  2. Apr 2019

    To remodel existing kitchen, relocate bathroom door & increase opening into dining room, new electrical & plumbing in kitchen.

    Complete Permit 201904248857 $$$ $30,000
  3. Apr 2019

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201904238721 $$$ $23,250
  4. May 2015

    Erect illum sign single faced electric wall.

    Issued Permit 201505227030 $$$ $1,700
  5. May 2015

    Erect illum projecting double faced sign.

    Issued Permit 201505227033 $$$ $1,400
  6. Apr 2015

    Move existing partition wall, new partition wall, add electrical outlet, replace bathroom fixture, one new counter sink & 5 new doors.

    Complete Permit 201504224368 $$$ $20,000
  7. Nov 1999

    Install new surface mounted lights.

    Complete Permit 9924275 $$$ $2,400
  8. Sep 1995

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9515247 $$$ $10,135
  9. Aug 1985

    Suspended ceiling in new bookstore.

    Complete Permit 8508416 $$$ $1,500

2 nominal $1 street-space permits are omitted.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early residents and the date of the last recorded sale. Know any of it? Tell us — just describe it in plain words.