642 Commercial Street

Assessor class: vacant lot

37.7943, −122.4038 Street View appears here once a Google Maps embed key is configured.

Public art

Untitled — Pepo Pichler
Concrete, granite, stone, cast bronze; Empire Park; open space and artwork is accessible during daylight hours.
Pichler was born in 1948 in Klagenfurt, Austria, trained at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, and moved to San Francisco in 1975; his fountain sculpture is the park's central focal point.

1 expired permit is omitted.

TypeUrban Park

HoursDaylight Hours.

WhereAlong commercial street and at 642 commercial st

Seating15 chairs w/ tables, 8 bench seats in the park, 8 along commercial.

Food serviceThere is food service serving the commercial street POPOS, but not directly serving that of Empire park.

RestroomsNo

Step-free accessDirect. Gate at sidewalk open during daylight hours.

LandscapingWater fountain and lots of plants and shade. Diversity of trees.

Signageyes. Sign is not in compliance, too small, unclear hours, outdated logo.

Required from1988

Eligible districtChinatown Historic District — non-contributory, proposed 1990

ConstructionUnreinforced masonry

From the survey's appendix table of unreinforced masonry buildings and their historic ratings, study area 1 (Downtown).

Historic district

Significant 1906–1930/1938