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District 9 · Block 6574, Lot 069 · ZIP 94110

3120 Mission Street

Building

  • 3 stories
  • 117,920 ft2
  • 52,292 ft2 lot area
  • 60 bathrooms
  • Zoned NC-3
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  1. 1929

    The Sears, Roebuck & Company building here, photographed in 1929, when neighborhood department stores on Mission Street were competing directly with downtown.

  2. 1956

    Built.

  3. March 1, 1976

    The Sears, Roebuck store at Army and Mission Streets stood abandoned; Mission groups proposed it as a site for a University of California dental clinic.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  4. February 3, 1977

    The building, with 45,000 square feet on the ground floor, 40,000 on each of the two floors above and 99 parking spaces off Valencia Street, stood vacant; it had been a Sears Roebuck store.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  5. March 24, 1977

    The ground floor of the former Sears store was to become offices of the State Employment Development Department, a government use the Acting Director approved as beyond local zoning; the request to store household goods upstairs had been withdrawn.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  6. April 21, 1977

    By 21 April 1977, the Board of Permit Appeals had upheld the permit for the State Employment Development Department to occupy the former Sears store, over the Mission Planning Council's opposition.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  7. May 1983
    Permit 8304855 $$$ $46,300

    Install demountable partitions.

  8. Mar 1999
    Permit 9904882 $$$ $15,000

    Interior ti to alter partitions.

  9. Jun 1999
    Permit 9911267 $$$ $980

    Add four fire sprinklers to accommodate new wall constructio.

  10. Jun 2001
    Permit 200106222174 $$$ $100,000

    Barrier removal only.

  11. Nov 2003
    Issued Permit M25632

    Side walk permit.

  12. May 2009

    Remove 6'x12' sign (#8006840) per nov 10197.

  13. Aug 2016
    Issued Permit 201608165143 $$$ $10,000

    Install 15 ft of new underground piping per nfpa #24 and new 6" back flow preventor; maher n/a existing fdc is recessed.

  14. May 2017
    Permit 201705166729 $$$ $5,000

    Pipe installation and slab repair for installation of a fire sprinkler.

  15. Jan 2019
    Permit 201901079734 $$$ $30,000

    One unit: new kitchen cabinets, new shower pan, shower valve. electrical upgrade. no change of e floor plan.

  16. Jan 2020
    Permit 202001272847 $$$ $40,000

    One unit: kitchen, 80sq ft, and bathroom, 97sq ft, remodel. electrical service upgrade.

  17. Mar 2020

    One unit: rev to permit application 202001272847; frame existing walls for non-loading/partition closets outside bathroom and inside office. remove stairs & mezzanine.

  18. Feb 2021
    Issued Permit 202102174795 $$$ $35,000

    One unit: remodel kitchen & one bath. new fixtures. install new cabinets. no change to layout of walls & openings.

  19. Mar 2021
    Filed Permit 202103267390 $$$ $2,000

    Voluntary removal of general advertising sign. remove all above ground equipment associated with the sign. cut column below grade & backfill with asphalt or cement. there will be an understanding once the sign is removed, it cannot be put up again.

  20. Sep 2021
    Permit 202109249109 $$$ $65,000

    Exterior work only: 3 exterior ada entry gates, auto gate access and fence. new curb cut. majority of work takes place on 3435 cesar chavez property. part of new driveway takes place on 3485 cesar chavez property. ref permit application 202311030163 and permit application 5 assigned.

  21. Sep 2023
    Issued Permit 202309156671 $$$ $35,000

    #215: one kitchen remodel new cabinets counters, one bathroom remodel new toilet vanity, bath valve.

  22. May 2024
    Permit 202405212623 $$$ $180,000

    Addition of 93 low frequency sounders to existing fire alarm system as per sffd 1107.6.1 & ab-3.08.

  23. Feb 2026
    Permit 202602196173 $$$ $85,000

    Interior non structural ti ro resolve nov #202650676. barrier removal scope to remove and reinstall existing restrooms. addition of one new water closet. existing ceiling, lighting, electrical and mechanical to remain.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. A Sears, Roebuck & Company store stood here in 1929; the assessor's roll dates the building on the parcel to 1956.

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