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District 8 · Block 1267, Lot 008 · ZIP 94117

847–851 Cole Street

Three-flat · Haight Ashbury

  • 3 stories
  • 4,220 ft2
  • 2,767.05 ft2 lot area
  • 19 rooms
  • 6 bedrooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-3
  • Historic resource
  • Sold March 21, 2007
Land$1,647,926
Improvements$1,561,448
Total assessed$3,209,374
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  1. 1904

    Designed by architect August Nordin.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  2. 1909

    Assessor’s “built” date.

  3. Apr 2003
    Permit 200304021260 $$$ $40,000

    Drywall and plaster repair broken doors insulate exposed walls paint and flooring fire repair comply.

  4. Jun 2003
    Withdrawn Permit 200306278330 $$$ $15,000

    Install fire alarm panel, smoke detectors/horns strobes/heat detector/mini horns/conduit wiring.

  5. Dec 2007
    Permit 200712039477 $$$ $1

    Dwelling unit merger from 5 units to 3 units. one unit-from 2 units to 1 single unit, one unit-from 2 units to 1 single unit. building returning to original configuration, work done by previous owner.legalize extng condition as 3 units.

  6. Feb 2009
    Permit 200902101824 $$$ $1,000

    Adding 19 fire sprinklers, provide fire suppression system to the basement level and to opening protection for the first & 2nd levels. ref. permit application 200805222639.

  7. Sep 2010
    Permit 201009150920 $$$ $1

    Obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 2008-0522-2639. all work complete.

  8. Nov 2012
    Permit 201211144237 $$$ $12,000

    Replace 17 windows, size for size wood to wood, visible from the street, u-value.029 pictures and double hung windows, replace in kind.

  9. Oct 2014
    Permit 201410229594 $$$ $9,800

    Reroofing.

  10. Aug 2015
    Permit 201508315655 $$$ $1

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200903023177. all work is complete.

  11. Aug 2015
    Permit 201508315657 $$$ $1

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200711027179. all work is complete.

  12. Feb 2016
    Permit 201602109274 $$$ $1

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under app#200901069626. all work is complete.

  13. Jun 2017
    Permit 201706159422 $$$ $30,000

    Horizontal addition @ 3rd floor unit. remove 9e) north wall at lighwell, expand & remodel existing bathrooms to fill in lightwell. new 1-hour rated exterior wall. add new bathroom skylights.

  14. Dec 2018
    Permit 201812249072 $$$ $1

    Rev to permit application 201706159422 to delete skylights from 2 bathrooms, remove parapets at skylights, change roof raming to eliminate skylight openings.

  15. Dec 2020
    Permit 202012110859 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: add bathroom & closets. enclose dining room.

  16. Jul 2026
    Issued Permit 202607014397 $$$ $3,100

    Exterior stair repair, <50%, replace with new wood in kind, not visible from the street.

DBI holds 35 permits for this parcel, most of them tenant improvements on individual floors. The timeline shows the 24 largest by stated cost, plus the earliest on file; the DBI query in the sources below returns all 35. 10 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 10 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The assessor's roll gives 1909; this address is recorded as built 1904.

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