740 Castro Street

Eureka Valley · San Francisco, CA 94114

  • Built 1900
  • Single-family house
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RH-2
  • District 8
  • Identified historic resource
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One of two buildings on this block that the city's planning survey identifies as a historic resource — and the most heavily altered, with three permits between 2019 and 2021 totalling $620,000 in estimated cost.

3,050 sq ftBuilding area
3,123 sq ftLot area
11Rooms · 2 baths

Permit history

Twelve permits on file with the Department of Building Inspection. The property last sold in July 2019; the three permits filed between October 2019 and May 2021 account for $620,000 of the total. Estimated cost is marked $$$ under $5k, $$$ $5k–$25k, $$$ over $25k.

  1. May 2021

    Garage expansion and foundation replacement, with living space added at basement level.

    Complete Permit 202105210825 $$$ $360,000
  2. Jan 2021

    Revised den access to the rear patio; new rear yard landscaping.

    Complete Permit 202101072244 $$$ $160,000
  3. Oct 2019

    Interior remodel of two baths, half bath relocated at main level, new sliding doors at the den.

    Complete Permit 201910114224 $$$ $100,000
  4. Jun 2011

    Kitchen, powder room and pantry remodel with new electrical.

    Complete Permit 201106309326 $$$ $60,000
  5. Oct 2004

    Roof to be replaced with a roof deck serving a second-floor bedroom; windows and doors replaced at the area of work.

    Cancelled Permit 200410146871 $$$ $90,000
  6. May 1998

    Horizontal addition.

    Complete Permit 9808850 $$$ $30,000
  7. Jul 1997

    Bathroom remodel with new plumbing and electrical.

    Complete Permit 9712921 $$$ $5,000
  8. Apr 1995

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9505249 $$$ $9,000
  9. Aug 1993

    Rotted wall removed and replaced; footing and stair rail raised.

    Complete Permit 9313731 $$$ $7,000
  10. Jun 1990

    Cap footings and provide two additional shear walls.

    Expired Permit 9010972 $$$ $8,000

A $0 withdrawn revision (2022) and a $100 skylight revision (2000) are omitted.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the building's configuration before the 1998 horizontal addition, and which survey determined its historic resource status. Know any of it? Tell us — just describe it in plain words.