56–70 12Th Street

1. 1912

   The S. C. Johnson floor wax building, cited with 1563 Mission Street as one of the more substantial industrial buildings of the decade after 1909.

   Market & Octavia Historic Context Statement, adopted 2007
2. 1912

   Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as an auto showroom. A showroom for the Jeffrey Auto Sales Company, makers of the Rambler, for a few years from its completion.

   Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
3. 1936

   Listed in the telephone directory as Johnson S C & Son floor wax.

   Market & Octavia Historic Context Statement, adopted 2007
4. 1953

   Listed in the city directory as Boyd Lighting fixture co.

   Market & Octavia Historic Context Statement, adopted 2007
5. May 1991

   Parapet bracing.

   Complete Permit 9107544 $$$ $23,000
6. Oct 1993

   Reroofing.

   Expired Permit 9318618 $$$ $18,500
7. Jun 1997

   Sismic retrofiting t. improvement.

   Expired Permit 9710639 $$$ $350,000
8. Jul 1998

   New fire alarm.

   Expired Permit 9814068 $$$ $1
9. Sep 1998

   Revision to permit application 9810793.

   Expired Permit 9817793 $$$ $2,500
10. Sep 1998

    Construct non bearing partitions, install doors/windows.

    Expired Permit 9819334 $$$ $5,000
11. Mar 2000

    T/i: partitions, accessible toilet facilities, mechanical.

    Expired Permit 200003174630 $$$ $125,000
12. Apr 2000

    Tenant improvement fire sprinkler work-relocating or adding heads as needed.

    Expired Permit 200004217858 $$$ $4,500
13. May 2000

    Oti-1, 2nd floor, el, me, sp.

    Complete Permit 200005059219 $$$ $80,000
14. Jul 2000

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M13407 $$$ $80,000
15. Jul 2000

    As built fire sprinkler drawings to existing permit # 908130.

    Expired Permit 200007185379 $$$ $1
16. Jul 2000

    Fire sprinklelr t. i. work, add 16 heads. 12th floor only.

    Complete Permit 200007316561 $$$ $1,600
17. Aug 2000

    Fire alarm @ 2nd floor.

    Expired Permit 200008238715 $$$ $1,500
18. Sep 2002

    Install 15 kw standby power diesel generator include 55 gallon day tank.auto transfer switch & stru.

    Cancelled Permit 200209237268 $$$ $20,000
19. Jan 2006

    Non structural interior demolition on 1st & 50% of 2nd floors. defered d.a per ab-017.

    Issued Permit 200601132083 $$$ $4,000
20. Feb 2006

    Oti-1, 1st floor, el, me, ls, sp.

    Issued Permit 200602245336 $$$ $115,000
21. Feb 2006

    Oti-1, 2nd floor, el, me, ls, sp.

    Issued Permit 200602245340 $$$ $85,985
22. 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 Criteria 1 and 3.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
23. Jul 2013

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 9710639; all work is complete.

    Complete Permit 201307222444 $$$ $1
24. Jul 2013

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under pa9817793; all work is complete.

    Complete Permit 201307222447 $$$ $1
25. Jul 2013

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 9814068; all work is complete.

    Complete Permit 201307222448 $$$ $1
26. Jul 2013

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under pa9810793; all work is complete.

    Complete Permit 201307222449 $$$ $1
27. Aug 2018

    Shoring for new construction on 30 otis street. ref permit application 2016/11/28/3577-s.

    Complete Permit 201808207758 $$$ $515,000
28. May 2020

    Tie back extending under 56-70 12th street property from 1125 stevenson shoring systems. ref permit application.

    Issued Permit 202005117407 $$$ $1
29. Aug 2020

    Tiebacks for 53 colton st.

    Issued Permit 202008041051 $$$ $1

DBI holds 28 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 28. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.