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70 Elk Street

Glen Park · San Francisco, CA 94131

  • Assessor class: vacant lot
  • Zoned P
  • District 8
  • Historic status: historic resource
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3,183,494 sq ftLot area
  1. 1934–1938

    The Civil Works Administration cleared the burnt-out 1890s pavilion here in 1934 and the Works Progress Administration took the project over in 1935, building a $125,000 fieldhouse to William G. Merchant's design, regrading the baseball diamonds, building a concrete retaining wall and access stair along Bosworth Street, and adding tennis courts and perimeter fencing. The work was finished in May 1938, and the fieldhouse was rehabilitated in 2017-18.

    San Francisco New Deal Historic Context Statement, adopted 2023
  2. Jul 2012

    To make (ada) acessible: path of travel. restrooms, doors, drinking foundation, mechanical, electrical work to the site & restrooms, drinking fountain. incl conc. slab in restrooms. new landscape work to the site.

    Complete Permit 201207175064 $$$ $1,261,382
  3. Jul 2012

    To creat address at glen park recreation center. block 7560. lot 002 as 70 elk street.

    Issued Permit M335767 $$$ $267
  4. Nov 2013

    Fire only permit. install new 8" fire service & new low pressure fire hydrant off of 8" city main on berkeley way per nfpa 13 & 24. new low pressure fire hydrant in glenn canyon park. fire hydrant location approx on north west corner of gynmasium.

    Issued Permit 201311010912 $$$ $200,000
  5. Jun 2014

    Site plan for phace ii. renovation, seismic retrofit of existing building. addition of a multi-purpose room & bleacher. new lobby- construction, mep, fire alarm and sprinklesr separate permits.

    Complete Permit 201406249343 $$$ $8,200,000
  6. Aug 2015

    Replace damaged roof sheating fascias & rafters due to dry rot on the silver tree building. for glenridge coop nursery school.

    Complete Permit 201508113896 $$$ $15,000
  7. Aug 2015

    Silver tree building: reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201508194674 $$$ $45,000
  8. Oct 2015

    Soft demolition of recently vacant public recreation ctr. the work involves the removal of all non structural elements of the bld which includes all mep, doors and windows and all finishes. building. is non sprinklereed and no fire alarm.

    Complete Permit 201510210420 $$$ $1
  9. Feb 2016

    Fire alarm system for monitoring fire sprinkler system. ref pa 2014 0624 9343.

    Complete Permit 201602038669 $$$ $7,500
  10. Mar 2016

    Install fire sprinkler system overhead to nfpa13. - 195 heads. ref #2014-0624-9343. underground on deferred submittal.

    Complete Permit 201603091589 $$$ $55,000
  11. May 2017

    Underground fire line, ref. sprinkler permit # 2016 0309 1589 ref #2014-0624-9343.

    Issued Permit 201705035562 $$$ $15,000
  12. Jan 2018

    Amendment to building permit set addendum #1 201406249343-s1, change to ext. restroomds 106 & 107 gender designation per city ordinance. per 11b-213.2 only one restroom in single user cluster is required to be accessible. restroom 107 is not required to be accessible.

    Issued Permit 201801108274 $$$ $1
  13. 2023

    Recommended for city landmark designation in 2023, on historical, aesthetic and artistic grounds.

    San Francisco New Deal Historic Context Statement, adopted 2023

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