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District 8 · Block 1270, Lot 022 · ZIP 94117

900 Ashbury Street

4-unit apartment building

  • 3 stories
  • 6,030 ft2
  • 5,309 ft2 lot area
  • 20 rooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-3
  • Historic resource
  • Sold September 8, 1994
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  1. 1908

    Built in 1908, in what is now the Ashbury Heights Historic District; it was the headquarters of the All-Cossacks Union in the years after the Second World War.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  2. June 2, 1977

    The four-floor, nine-bedroom building was a boarding house and the social club of the All Cossacks Union of San Francisco, with a two-car brick garage behind.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  3. June 2, 1977

    The City Planning Commission unanimously approved converting the All Cossacks Union's boarding house into four apartments, keeping its low-density residential exterior (Resolution 7744).

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  4. Jan 1995
    Permit 9500587 $$$ $6,500

    Relocate bathrm, fixtures, lavatory sink, toilet, install floor.

  5. Nov 2007
    Permit 200711158253 $$$ $7,200

    Remove stucco and dry rot repair to front terrace in kind. revision to appl#200709051790 demolition front deck, replace all frame with new, replace floor framing with pt 4x4 floor joist, reuse existing ballusters and caps, and install new floor tiles and 2 floor drains.

  6. Nov 2007

    Revision to p/a #2007.0905.1790. to clarify where are the common area for 1st & 2nd floors only. designate office area on 2nd floor belongs to main residence. fire: field verify that rescue / egress windows & egress doors comply with code.

  7. Dec 2007
    Permit 200712039458 $$$ $36,000

    Comply compl. #200732050. new framing for existing upper rear balcony to replace damaged & rotted framing - no alter. to size. new wood deck @ rear yard - ave. htg. approx. 2'-0" above grade. no point on deck greater than 2'-10" above grade. install stone veneer atop perimeter conc stem wall arounnd deck.

  8. Mar 2009

    Renew permit application 2007/09/05/1790 to obtain final inspection. all work has been completed.

  9. Mar 2009

    Renew permit application 2007/11/29/9215 to obtain final inspection. all work has been completed.

  10. Mar 2009

    Renew permit application 2007/12/03/9458 to obtain final inspection. all work has been completed.

  11. Oct 2011
    Permit 201110287850 $$$ $3,500

    Master bathroom change floor wall tile. cabinet, sink, faucet, new lighting fixture. comply with cec 150 (k). no structural work.

  12. May 2024
    Issued Permit 202405101898 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: non-structural renovations to existing basement apartment unit. work included: insulating ceilings and walls, installing a new heating system, and cosemetic finishes. work to be performed in exiting one unit. new drywall shall be of 5/8" type x.

3 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 3 expired permits are not shown.

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