750–756 Irving Street

1. 1930

   Built 1930. Architect: Albert Schroepfer. Dessel's Pharmacy; Frank W. Dessel moved his pharmacy business here in 1931 from 800 Irving Street, owned it through 1949, Dessel's continued under other owners into the 1990s.

   Inner Sunset Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
2. between 1945 and 1951

   The Office of the Assessor-Recorder photographed the property for tax assessment. Dessel's Pharmacy was at the address.

   Assessor-Recorder Photographs (SFP 23), San Francisco Public Library
3. May 26, 1977

   The two-storey corner building had a vacant store that a hardware store had previously occupied.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
4. May 26, 1977

   Over the Inner Sunset merchants' objection, the City Planning Commission unanimously approved a 1,600-square-foot branch of the Chinatown Federal Savings and Loan Association in the former hardware store, its first office outside Chinatown (Resolution 7735).

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
5. Aug 1984

   Permit 8408459 $$$ $450

   Face changes on existing signs, no sructural change.

6. Aug 1984

   Permit 8408460 $$$ $450

   Face change only, no structural changes.

7. Sep 1986

   Permit 8611271 $$$ $1,200

   Erect sign.

8. Sep 1986

   Permit 8611272 $$$ $600

   Erect sign.

9. Apr 1992

   Permit 9206967 $$$ $1,800

   Sign.

10. Sep 1995

    Permit 9515947 $$$ $10,000

    Provide moment frame at front of building-partial seismic upgrad.

11. Apr 1997

    Permit 9706894 $$$ $3,800

    Remove metal fascia repair dry rot provide h.c entry door.

12. May 1997

    Permit 9708268 $$$ $40,000

    Interior tenant improvements, electrical, plumb, gen construction.

13. May 1997

    Permit 9708270 $$$ $2,000

    Exploratory demolition & removal of previous tenant fixture.

14. Jun 1997

    Permit 9710889 $$$ $28,000

    Partial structural strengthening.

15. Jun 1997

    Permit 9711469 $$$ $8,800

    Reroofing.

16. Jul 1997

    Permit 9712239 $$$ $10,000

    Erect an electrical sign.

17. Jul 1997

    Permit 9712240 $$$ $10,000

    Erect an electrical sign.

18. Jul 1997

    Permit 9712241 $$$ $10,000

    Erect an electrical sign.

19. Sep 1997

    Permit 9718345 $$$ $30,000

    Tenant development including new partition walls, acousctics.

20. Feb 1998

    Permit 9802659 $$$ $916

    Sign.

21. Oct 2009

    Permit 200910269815 $$$ $10,000

    Replace floor of restaurant with poly resin cement. patch & repair. sheetrock.

22. Jun 2011

    Permit 201106067518 $$$ $60,000

    Shoring for work on adjacent property at 1266 9th ave( ref permit application 2009-1218-3521).

23. Nov 2011

    Permit 201111148806 $$$ $80,000

    Tenant improvement for retail use: change from salon to retail - new gypsum board on walls & ceiling, construct fitting rooms & interior partitions. install sales counter & display cases. install awning over front door along front & corner building, signage under separate permit.

24. Feb 2015

    Permit 201502279638 $$$ $30,000

    Wall extension, built in counter with handwashing sink and dipper well.

25. Dec 2021

    Permit 202112033651 $$$ $8,000

    Renovate front service counter.

DBI holds 30 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 30. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired permits are not shown.