Ping Yuen North

1. 1951

   Ping Yuen public housing, designed by John Savage Bolles.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
2. 1961

   Ping Yuen North, built by the San Francisco Housing Authority.

   Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
3. 1961

   The building here went up in 1961, before the height and bulk district that governs the block was adopted in the 1980s.

   838 Pacific Avenue mitigated negative declaration, SF Planning Dept., 2012
4. 1962

   Built.

5. June 19, 1964

   Photographed, showing the Ping Yuen apartments.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
6. Apr 1987

   Issued Permit 8704449 $$$ $5

   To bring building into code.

7. Apr 1997

   Permit 9706966 $$$ $89,600

   Security fencing enclosing entire proj, pedestr, intercom, gate.

8. Nov 2005

   Permit 200511148049 $$$ $808,000

   Interior remodeling existing space at 12 floor for six dwelling units/construction of new van accessible parking/upgrades to the accessible path of travel including h.c. ramp modification to one existing elevator including new control and signage.

9. Mar 2006

   Issued Permit 200603146639 $$$ $21,000

   Relocation of mailboxes to a new furred wall.

10. Apr 2007

    Permit 200704269736 $$$ $11,000

    Install fire sprinklers (total: 73 each) at 6 units residence on 12th floor.

11. Dec 2007

    Permit 200712100102 $$$ $10,000

    Refer to permit application 2005/11/14/8049. new concrete ramp for disables access near elevators and added directional signs to elevator entrance. no structural work.

12. Nov 2014

    Issued Permit 201411141555 $$$ $12,500

    Like for like voluntary fire system and panel replacement. replace existing devices with new a the same location. replace existing bells with new weatherproof horn strobes, add relays for elevator recall modernization. tie in existing waterflow switches to panel- no records ofplans or ul cert.

13. Oct 2015

    Permit 201510190132 $$$ $18,000,000

    Horizontal addition. co gen enclosure. renovate unit-kitchen/baths-new appl&plumbing fixtures.g/fl-offices, community rm, laundry.new interior main entrances on pacific ave.replac all windows in kind, new entry drs.landscaping along pacific ave.

14. May 2017

    Withdrawn Permit 201705187003 $$$ $100,000

    Install fire sprinkler head 157 to tal, replace existing fire pump and backflow preventer.

15. Aug 2017

    Permit 201708255882 $$$ $2,500

    Structural connection for roof top exterior building maintenance davit system - 24 locations.

16. Oct 2017

    Permit 201710121107 $$$ $24,360

    64 evacuation maps: all floors (1-12).

17. Apr 2018

    Permit 201804206977 $$$ $10,000

    Revision to app#201510190132 to add non-structural aluminum awning at front facade. n/a for maher.

18. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808227984 $$$ $1,000

    Revision to app#201510190132 to provide pipe wrap at shower per inspections.

19. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809079360 $$$ $19,000

    2 way communications system installation for the building.

20. Oct 2018

    Permit 201810092694 $$$ $50,000

    Priority plan review. demolition existing emergency generator, provide new emergency generator at same location with fuel port, quick connect, electrical, mechanical, plumbing for new installation.

21. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902122758 $$$ $31,930

    Replace existing fire sprinkler head with new. ref permit application 201510190132-s4.

22. May 2019

    Permit 201905302025 $$$ $9,785

    Revision to permit application 201902122758. add 19 sprinkler heads, 1 sidewall in trash enclosure, 4 pendants and 4 uprights in ground fl elvevator lobby. add 1 upright head in the existing janitor closet from 2nd to 12th fl.

23. Dec 2025

    Issued Permit 202511139494 $$$ $200,000

    Repair of "unsafe conditions" outlined in facade inspection and maintenance, ab-110. the repair will include the repair of exterior concrete wall spalling from eport by rgh, as required by the sq ft dbi facade ordinance for building facade inspection and maintenance, ab-110.

DBI holds 40 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 40. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. This building is dated 1961 in the historical record; the assessor's roll gives the parcel a build year of 1962.