746 Castro Street

1. 1892

   Built by Charles L. Hinkel, whose family firm was among the Bay Area's leading residential builders in the late nineteenth century; his work is marked by canted narrow windows with keystone lintels, pedimented gables with boxed eaves and prominent scrolled brackets.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
2. 1896

   Built.

3. Sep 1983

   Foundation raised in various areas.

   Complete Permit 8309087 $$$ $5,000
4. Jul 1985

   Access hole opened in the concrete foundation wall.

   Complete Permit 8507957 $$$ $450
5. Jul 1990

   Deck in rear yard replaced.

   Complete Permit 9014115 $$$ $2,000
6. Aug 1991

   Voluntary seismic strengthening.

   Complete Permit 9114464 $$$ $2,000
7. Oct 1991

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

   Complete Permit 9120051 $$$ $5,000
8. May 1994

   Reroofing.

   Complete Permit 9407161 $$$ $9,400
9. Jul 1994

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

   Complete Permit 9411543 $$$ $5,400
10. Jul 1995

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

    Complete Permit 9510533 $$$ $5,400
11. Feb 2000

    Second-floor bathroom remodel.

    Complete Permit 200002081331 $$$ $5,000
12. Sep 2001

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

    Complete Permit 200109289477 $$$ $9,500
13. May 2026

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

    Filed Permit 202605292197 $$$ $750,000
14. Interior remodel at the top unit and dormer addition; lower unit relocated. Superseded by the 2026 application.

    Cancelled Permit 202509155299 $$$ $450,000

15 permits on file; an expired street-space permit (2001), a 1995 valuation amendment and a 1989 cancelled cross-reference are omitted from the page. The assessor's roll gives 1896; this address is recorded as built 1892. The assessor roll records one dwelling unit, but permit applications 202509155299 and 202605292197 refer to a 'top unit' and a 'lower unit'. The two sources disagree; neither has been reconciled here.

The assessor roll records a single dwelling unit, but both recent permit applications describe a "top unit" and a "lower unit." The two city sources disagree; this page does not resolve it.