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1691 Laguna Street

Japantown · San Francisco, CA 94115

  • Built 1981
  • Church
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned RM-3
  • District 5
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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6,926 sq ftBuilding area
10,937.5 sq ftLot area
2Rooms · 4 baths
  1. Dec 1982

    New construction wood frame.

    Complete Permit 8209854 $$$ $329,369
  2. 1984

    The Sokoji Zen temple, built to a design by VBN Corporation in 1984 in a Japanese-influenced style — broad gable roofs, exposed rafter tails and gilded ornament — after the congregation left the former synagogue on Bush Street.

    Japantown Historic Context Statement, May 2009
  3. Nov 2004

    Fabrication & installation of guard rails, about 125 linear feet @ the property line. replacing existing.

    Complete Permit 200411189582 $$$ $8,000
  4. Aug 2006

    Reroofing reroofing.

    Expired Permit 200608230248 $$$ $18,000
  5. Apr 2016

    Barrier removal and accessibility upgrades to existing restrooms and exit door.

    Complete Permit 201604134736 $$$ $120,000
  6. Sep 2022

    Basement - renovation of an existing restroom to include an accessible single use restroom with a shower. modification of finishes & casework in existing of office space with existing casework & sink.

    Issued Permit 202209011747 $$$ $65,000

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline.

The city's Japantown context statement dates the Sokoji Zen temple building to 1984; the assessor's roll and Planning's historic resource survey both record 1981. Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update