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642 Commercial Street

Financial District · San Francisco, CA 94111

Assessor class: vacant lot
Zoned CCB
District 3
Privately owned public open space
Historic status: historic resource

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1,991.47 sq ftLot area

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.

Permit history

Sep 1982

Building use: offices.

Complete Permit 8207820 $$$ $4,000
Nov 1988

Erect a retaining wall.

Expired Permit 8818734 $$$ $150,000
Dec 1988

Demolish offices.

Complete Permit 8819581
Jun 1990

Sign.

Complete Permit 9011286 $$$ $1,800

Empire Park

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 Sign is not in compliance, too small, unclear hours, outdated logo.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

At a glance

ParcelBlock 0227, Lot 031

Last saleJanuary 10, 2005

Historic statusCEQA A — historic resource

Historic district

Chinatown

Significant 1906–1930/1938

Eligible for the California and National Registers
Not a city landmark district

Not yet documented: the year the building went up, the architect and builder, the early tenants, when each artwork was installed and who designed the open space. Submit an update