746 Castro Street

Eureka Valley · San Francisco, CA 94114

  • Built 1896
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RH-2
  • District 8
  • Identified historic resource
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Identified as a historic resource by the city's planning survey and held by the same ownership since 1989. A $750,000 application to remodel the upper unit, add a dormer and relocate the lower unit to the basement was filed in May 2026 and is still under review.

2,916 sq ftBuilding area
3,125 sq ftLot area
7Rooms · 1 bath

Permit history

Fifteen permits on file with the Department of Building Inspection. The pending 2026 application is the largest by estimated cost in the record for this block; a $450,000 application for substantially the same scope was cancelled beforehand. Estimated cost is marked $$$ under $5k, $$$ $5k–$25k, $$$ over $25k.

  1. May 2026

    Interior remodel at the top unit and a dormer addition of up to 8 × 8 feet; lower unit relocated to the basement.

    Under review Permit 202605292197 $$$ $750,000
  2. Date not recorded

    Interior remodel at the top unit and dormer addition; lower unit relocated. Superseded by the 2026 application.

    Cancelled Permit 202509155299 $$$ $450,000
  3. Sep 2001

    New trellis on the rear facade; rear deck and stair repaired for dry rot.

    Complete Permit 200109289477 $$$ $9,500
  4. Feb 2000

    Second-floor bathroom remodel.

    Complete Permit 200002081331 $$$ $5,000
  5. Jul 1995

    Kitchen alteration; door and window added, interior wall removed.

    Complete Permit 9510533 $$$ $5,400
  6. Jul 1994

    Portion of existing storage removed, water heater moved, plumbing work.

    Complete Permit 9411543 $$$ $5,400
  7. May 1994

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9407161 $$$ $9,400
  8. Oct 1991

    Structural support repaired; tongue-and-groove siding repaired and replaced.

    Complete Permit 9120051 $$$ $5,000
  9. Aug 1991

    Voluntary seismic strengthening.

    Complete Permit 9114464 $$$ $2,000
  10. Jul 1990

    Deck in rear yard replaced.

    Complete Permit 9014115 $$$ $2,000
  11. Jul 1985

    Access hole opened in the concrete foundation wall.

    Complete Permit 8507957 $$$ $450
  12. Sep 1983

    Foundation raised in various areas.

    Complete Permit 8309087 $$$ $5,000

An expired street-space permit (2001), a 1995 valuation amendment and a 1989 cancelled cross-reference are omitted.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, which survey determined the building's historic resource status, and how the pending 2026 application was resolved. Know any of it? Tell us — just describe it in plain words.