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401–499 Alabama Street

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94110

  • Built 1925
  • Industrial building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned UMU
  • District 9
  • Historic status: historic resource
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79,997 sq ftLot area
3Rooms · 1 bath
  1. 1925

    Built as an industrial building, recorded as occupied by American Can Co. offices and machine shops.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  2. Nov 1977

    Created during job card conversion on: 04/19/84.

    Expired Permit 9911576 $$$ $50,000
  3. Nov 1977

    Created during job card conversion on: 04/19/84.

    Expired Permit 7711576 $$$ $40,875
  4. Jun 1980

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8005518 $$$ $283,000
  5. Aug 1983

    Into domestic hot water sourd for residance build a domestic.

    Complete Permit 8308635 $$$ $29,500
  6. Aug 1984

    Add handicap & exit ramp, toilets & office, etc.

    Complete Permit 8408748 $$$ $110,000
  7. Nov 1988

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 8816517 $$$ $73,000
  8. Jun 2000

    Street space use.

    Expired Permit M12981 $$$ $40,000
  9. Jul 2002

    Acoustic improvements to interior walls between theater & common hallway. replace existing fire doors with a.

    Complete Permit 200207010416 $$$ $45,000
  10. Feb 2003

    Umb seismic retrofit & associated disabled access work. umb retrofit-general procedure-new stairs &.

    Complete Permit 200302147508 $$$ $100,000
  11. Sep 2004

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200409234922 $$$ $31,500
  12. Dec 2007

    Revision to permit application 2003/02/14/7508 to revise umb seismic retrofit, accessibility improvement, entry, path of travel, restrooms, demolish mezzanine in live/work studio 123. mechanical and electrical work under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200712241248 $$$ $1
  13. Jan 2008

    Building# b. renew permit application 2003/02/14/7508.

    Complete Permit 200801222907 $$$ $30,000
  14. Oct 2008

    Revision to 200804210257: add new accessible restroom and shower, extend existing mezzanine in space 122.

    Expired Permit 200810083647 $$$ $36,000
  15. Apr 2012

    New improvement for sculpture studio(lower level) and kitchen/bath/bedroom (upper level). mechanical, electrical and sprinkler and fire alarm work under seperate permit. less than 800 sq ft.

    Complete Permit 201204198690 $$$ $58,500
  16. Aug 2012

    Alteration/remodel bathroom at living area.

    Complete Permit 201208066707 $$$ $40,000
  17. Sep 2013

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201309126599 $$$ $40,135
  18. May 2015

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 201505297491 $$$ $73,000
  19. Aug 2016

    3rd fl: interior loft renovation, demolition kitchen, new mezzanine area, new kitchen, remodel bath. n/a for maher. life safety deferred.

    Complete Permit 201608124902 $$$ $50,000
  20. Nov 2016

    One unit: remodel kitchen & bathroom finishes only. no walls moved, removed, added or infilled. all existing layouts to remain unchanged.

    Complete Permit 201611183165 $$$ $6,000
  21. Nov 2016

    Remodel kitchen & bathroom fixtures only, no walls moved/removed/added/infilled. all existing layouts to remain unchanged.

    Filed Permit 201611183160 $$$ $6,000
  22. Mar 2022

    Restoration of windows at four units.

    Issued Permit 202203210465 $$$ $30,000
  23. Jan 2025

    Reroute roof water to 10k gal above ground cistern anchored to new reinforced concrete pad in existing parking lot. extend rainwater piping from interior of theater building to upper floor windows, along face buiding to suport posts along fence and then over to cistern.construction of bioretention planters.

    Complete Permit 202412247385 $$$ $380,000
  24. Jul 2025

    Comply with complaint 202539710. removal of ship ladder (leading to loft storage area) and relocation of 1st floor closet. no structural walls being relocated.

    Issued Permit 202507100584 $$$ $28,000
  25. May 2026

    Barrier removal, bathroom restoration.

    Issued Permit 202605141268 $$$ $38,000

DBI holds 256 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 256. 15 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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