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1940 Harrison Street

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1941
  • Industrial building
  • Zoned M1
  • District 9
  • Historic status: historic resource
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268,538 sq ftLot area
  1. 1941

    Occupied by Columbia Steel from 1941.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  2. 1942

    Built as a U.S. Steel warehouse covering an entire block, and one of the largest and best preserved wartime industrial buildings in the district; later the Muni Harrison Street car barn. Built by Columbia Steel.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  3. 1955

    Occupied by U.S. Steel from 1955.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  4. Aug 1981

    Sign - erect.

    Cancelled Permit 8106998 $$$ $5,000
  5. Dec 1985

    Non structural demolition.

    Expired Permit 8514676 $$$ $415,000
  6. Apr 1987

    Interior remodeling, concrete slabs, pit walls, heating.

    Complete Permit 8705578 $$$ $300,000
  7. Feb 1988

    Horizontal addition.

    Expired Permit 8801206 $$$ $11,900,000
  8. Feb 1989

    Install complete wet fire sprklr system.

    Expired Permit 8903263 $$$ $201,865
  9. Apr 1989

    Lowerfire sprinkler mains @ area 6 entry.

    Cancelled Permit 8906917 $$$ $1
  10. Mar 1993

    Provide plat flatform to maintain existing fans.

    Expired Permit 9303281 $$$ $280,000
  11. Mar 1993

    Modification to lighting system/driveway/install halon syst.

    Expired Permit 9303500 $$$ $90,000
  12. Apr 2000

    Street space use.

    Expired Permit M12136 $$$ $951,000
  13. Sep 2003

    Replacement bus maintenance hoist, local exhaust system, and ada upgrade.

    Expired Permit 200309053929 $$$ $1,375,000
  14. Sep 2008

    Obtain final inspection for app#200309053929.

    Issued Permit 200809262725 $$$ $1
  15. Feb 2010

    Replace existing diesel fuel dispensing units (4) each. replace/reoute portions of existing steel fuel piping. remove piping from trench and relocate to overhead. replace concrete covers.

    Complete Permit 201002086125 $$$ $140,000
  16. Jul 2015

    Add breaker to existing electrical panel. run electrical lines in conduit to dis server. install small antennas on building and 2nd ballast mount. run fiber optic, dc and coaxal, cable in conduit in building and external building. n/a for maher.

    Complete Permit 201507212057 $$$ $20,000
  17. Dec 2016

    Demolish existing fire alarm control units, devices and fire alarm cabling. provide new fire alarm control units, devices and fire alarm cabling, per nfpa72.

    Complete Permit 201612285971 $$$ $343,991
  18. Feb 2017

    Remove 2 waste tank system located in an underground concrete vault wall, replace with two new double walled above ground tank system and new tank monitoring system. ul142 n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201702139312 $$$ $958,524
  19. Jan 2018

    Concrete demolition, new concrete foundation maher na.

    Cancelled Permit 201801239298 $$$ $35,000
  20. Aug 2021

    As-builts fire alarm system for pa201612285971. added monitoring of existing water curtain sprinkler switches, clarified mounting heights of existing bus bay horns/strobes.

    Complete Permit 202108307390 $$$ $1
  21. Oct 2022

    Fire alarm t.i.. adding 1 cellular communicator to existing notifier nfs-320 fire alarm system.

    Issued Permit 202210063914 $$$ $1

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

The statement's narrative dates it to 1942 in one passage and 1941 in another; the survey data table gives 1941. Not yet documented: the architect, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. The assessor dates the building to 1941; the city's 2011 survey of Showplace Square and the northeast Mission dates it to 1942. Submit an update