2555 Divisadero Street

1. 1939

   Designed by Paul Revere Williams and featured in Western architectural press in June 1940 — one of only two of his San Francisco buildings known to survive.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
2. Jul 1990

   Replacement of kitchen cabinetry, and fixtures, etc.

   Expired Permit 9013881 $$$ $60,000
3. Sep 1991

   Expansion of top floor to match floor below (1000 sq ft).

   Cancelled Permit 9116198S $$$ $150,000
4. Jul 1992

   Install new window &, cabinet.

   Expired Permit 9212891 $$$ $10,000
5. Nov 1992

   Reroofing.

   Expired Permit 9219334 $$$ $4,000
6. Oct 1997

   Vertical addition.

   Complete Permit 9721168 $$$ $250,000
7. Aug 1998

   Remove contents out of existing kchn & open up various wall.

   Complete Permit 9816282 $$$ $1,000
8. Jan 1999

   Reroofing.

   Complete Permit 9901610 $$$ $14,500
9. Sep 2006

   Add new mechanical gate system at driveway behind existing brick wall. iron gate with motor and keypad entry.

   Expired Permit 200609081800 $$$ $30,000
10. Sep 2006

    Cut back existing curb to wides to 12'-0" in front of driveway.

    Expired Permit 200609081791 $$$ $10,000
11. Sep 2006

    Back yard landscape work and tile work, bbq, irrigation and lighting, wet bar in island with water & gas.

    Expired Permit 200609283613 $$$ $99,000
12. Dec 2006

    Construct spa support pad and associated slabs at rear yard.

    Expired Permit 200612180020 $$$ $45,000
13. Jan 2007

    Build concrete spa with 12 therapy jests, filter system, 2 fiber optic lights, electric cover, front of concrete spa is constructed inside of existing concrete vault. no excavation involved.

    Expired Permit 200701262677 $$$ $50,000
14. Mar 2010

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200609081791; all work is complete.

    Expired Permit 201003319385 $$$ $1
15. Sep 2010

    Vertical addition-add 5'11" to building height. includes new room, closet & bath. 40 sq ft. horizontal addition to current 3rd floor stairway. new deck addition @ current roof. structural/seismic work as req. new fire sprinklers at vertical addition.

    Complete Permit 201009150963 $$$ $229,500
16. Jul 2014

    Add elevator & mid-section roof-top deck.

    Issued Permit 201407080641 $$$ $45,000
17. May 2015

    Provide pre-fabricated metal stair for roof access - for repair and maintenance (in closet) per plan.

    Issued Permit 201505136251 $$$ $3,500
18. Mar 2016

    Eliminate sink/toilet on 3rd fl, substitute 42" glass guard with 8'6" glass windscreen in rec room and elimiante nanawall. relocate pre-fab stair from nw corner to ne corner ref bpa 201505136251. alterations per plan, as-built structural on roof, 4th, & 3rd fl in ref bpa 201407080641s1.

    Issued Permit 201603172324 $$$ $4,000
19. Jul 2016

    As-built plans revision for bpa 201009150963, bpa 201407080641, bpa 201505136251, and 201603172324 within existing envelope per plan. no exterior changes.

    Complete Permit 201607293784 $$$ $8,000
20. Jul 2016

    Scope of work: ground floor alteration only - reolocate interior wall inside existing family room per plan.

    Complete Permit 201607293781 $$$ $8,400
21. Oct 2016

    Elevator shaft revision under bpa #201607293784 per plan.

    Complete Permit 201610130135 $$$ $5,000
22. Nov 2016

    Install 8 sprinklers per nfpa 13-r, underground per nfpa#24. t.i. 201607293784.

    Issued Permit 201611183090 $$$ $3,000
23. Feb 2017

    As built drawings to consolidate 201607293781 & 201610130135 and 201607293784 into one permit per plans.

    Complete Permit 201702109141 $$$ $1
24. Mar 2017

    To renew bpa # 201407080641, 201009150963, 201505136251, 201603172324 to complete work and obtain a final inspection.

    Issued Permit 201703091137 $$$ $70,000
25. Jun 2017

    Install fire sprinkler monitoring supervisory system. all work in garage area. ref 2016-0729-3784 and 2016-1118-3090.

    Complete Permit 201706149352 $$$ $4,378

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. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.