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159 Fell Street

Hayes Valley · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1927
  • Industrial building
  • 1 story
  • Zoned C3G
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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5,415 sq ftBuilding area
3,297 sq ftLot area
2Rooms · 2 baths
  1. 1926

    Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as a specialty shop. Wheel-aligning and brake shops and an automobile parts manufacturing shop worked here for at least 26 of the years between 1926 and 1961.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  2. Jun 1990

    Parapet work.

    Complete Permit 9011892 $$$ $2,500
  3. Jan 1991

    Modification of restroom to meet title 24.

    Complete Permit 9100791 $$$ $20,000
  4. May 1991

    Exhaust blower supplied and installed for ventilation garage.

    Expired Permit 9107896 $$$ $3,000
  5. Jun 1991

    New 4" service to complete overhead system, & pipe.

    Complete Permit 9110159 $$$ $21,416
  6. Apr 1992

    Renew expired app#9107896.

    Complete Permit 9205517 $$$ $500
  7. 2010

    Evaluated in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor and given California Register status code 3CS — individually eligible for the California Register, under Criterion 1.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  8. Dec 2019

    Erect 7-story, 1 basement, 24 condo residential units, office building. yes comply maher. 5 stories type iiia over 2 stories type 1a construction.

    Issued Permit 201912200114 $$$ $4,500,000
  9. Dec 2019

    Demolish 2-story, type 5, auto repair building. yes comply maher.

    Complete Permit 201912200115 $$$ $20,000
  10. Jul 2023

    Temporary shoring & excavation for new construction permit application 201912200114-s. ** maher: exempted - approval from dph attached **.

    Withdrawn Permit 202307051458 $$$ $50,000
  11. Nov 2023

    Alter site permit to permit application 201912200114s. eliminate basement & move utility spaces to the ground fl. eliminate retail space at ground fl & provide one additional residential unit for a total of 25. fell & hickory ground fl street facades revised to show changes in use. no changes to fl 2-7.

    Issued Permit 202311281457 $$$ $1
  12. Jun 2025

    To remove asbestos present in the building to be demolished under pa201912200115 for new construction.

    Withdrawn Permit 202506118449 $$$ $10,000
  13. Jul 2025

    15 ft of shoring on the west side of property for the elevator pit excavation for new construction.(reference: alter site #202311281457 and original site 201912200114 entitlement non-structural).

    Complete Permit 202507291840 $$$ $25,000
  14. Nov 2025

    Design and installation of proposed 6" underground fire service to supply overhead automatic fire sprinkler system. ref permit application 2023-1128-1457/origingal site 2019-1220-0114.

    Issued Permit 202511079169 $$$ $10,000

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