75 Buena Vista Avenue

1. 1931

   Designed by Albert H. Larsen, built as infill on what was left of a lot once occupied by the stables and garage buildings of the former Buena Vista Sanitarium. Apartment buildings above neighbourhood scale are rare in the Haight Ashbury, and this is one of them.

   Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
2. Feb 1982

   Permit 8201395

   Otc alterations permit.

3. Nov 1990

   Permit 9023093 $$$ $55,000

   Update existing penthouse, replace windows & door.

4. Jan 1991

   Permit 9100307 $$$ $100

   Revise detail for approved ap #9023093.

5. Oct 2005

   Permit 200510075138 $$$ $24,701

   Reroofing.

6. Aug 2009

   Permit 200908315869 $$$ $35,000

   Remove and replace cabinets in kitchen with similar new cabinets and countertop. remove and replace bathroom tile and fixtures and replace in kind. no structural work. all work in apartment on top floor #903 only. no walls to be moved during remodel. no structural work.

7. Apr 2014

   Permit 201404102957 $$$ $6,000

   200 sq ft deck serving existing 9th fl penthouse apt. deck replaces original deck built with the penthouse apartments and removed without a permit. maher--compliance with ordinance no. 155-13 not required.

8. Nov 2019

   Permit 201911086889 $$$ $52,300

   Replacement plus 2021 mandate upgrade of fire alarm system in fully sprinklered building. replace of existing facu with new ifp-75 and 16 pull stations. new aes-7707, 2 power supply, 10 smoke detectors, 54 low frequency sounders and 6 modules/relays.

9. Dec 2025

   Permit 202512151835 $$$ $5,000

   Stabilize concrete facade per nov#202546508 with supervision of the engineer.

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.