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151–199 Potrero Avenue

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1928
  • Industrial building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned PDR1D
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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75,575 sq ftBuilding area
20,891 sq ftLot area
28Rooms · 8 baths
  1. 1906

    Built as a commercial building, associated with R. N. Nason & Co. paint factory. Built by Kiel & Dye. The survey cites building permit no. 686, dated 14 June 1906.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  2. 1917

    Built as an industrial building, associated with R. N. Nason & Co. paint factory. Designed by Emile S. Semme (north portion) and Theodore Lenzen (south portion).

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  3. 1929

    Built as an industrial building, recorded as occupied by R. N. Nason & Co.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  4. Nov 1984

    Replace brich along steel beam & header ovel window.

    Complete Permit 8412065 $$$ $3,500
  5. Dec 1988

    Build a metal room in warehouse for paint mixing.

    Complete Permit 8820452 $$$ $5,000
  6. Jan 1990

    Fire sprinklers for spray booth and mezzanine.

    Expired Permit 9000267 $$$ $2,000
  7. Oct 1992

    Parapet.

    Complete Permit 9216933 $$$ $20,000
  8. Oct 2000

    Replace currect sign with painted or self adhesive vinyl advertising exhibits a & b.

    Complete Permit 200010264198 $$$ $1,000
  9. Feb 2003

    Submittal to clear umb building ord for umb section with seismic upgrade (umb retrofit).

    Complete Permit 200302147580 $$$ $75,000
  10. Feb 2003

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 200302147464 $$$ $16,050
  11. Feb 2014

    Construct new 5' wide mezzanine for artists and upgrade electrical and introdue heating into spaces. upgrade ada compliance with new front entry door, ada closing hardware and push button at exterior. n/a for maher ordinance ~kf21&~kf21&-133.

    Issued Permit 201402067956 $$$ $30,000
  12. Mar 2014

    Add (14) sprinklers to existing sprinkler system. ref app#201402067956.

    Issued Permit 201403281971 $$$ $5,800
  13. Jan 2019

    Change of use. change to arts activities, retail sales and services accessory use for gallery ar sales 576 sq ft and community facility private.

    Withdrawn Permit 201901180748 $$$ $1
  14. Sep 2020

    New dedicated function sprinker monitoring system. sprinkler permit application 201403281971.

    Issued Permit 202009043531 $$$ $12,300
  15. Oct 2020

    Demolition of portion of non-historic loading dock in building b ( 199 potrero / 648 15th st ). installation of a pge transformer on a concrete pad. electrical drawings showing the bus duct and electrical room layout shall follow as a separate submittal.

    Withdrawn Permit 202010096274 $$$ $95,000
  16. Nov 2020

    Renovation & expansion of existing building 2 (identified on plans as area c, e & lobb) on parcel 004.

    Issued Permit 202011048189 $$$ $4,470,112
  17. Nov 2020

    Renovation & expansion of existing building 1 (identified as area a and b) on parcel 004.

    Issued Permit 202011048183 $$$ $3,796,489
  18. Nov 2020

    Demolition of structure (area b - 199 potrero st/648 15th st) to accomodate expansion of adjacent area a (151 portero ave).

    Withdrawn Permit 202011048190 $$$ $50,000
  19. Nov 2020

    Building 1: interior structural strengthening, roof strengthening, selected interior demolition & elevator shaft modifications to convert existing freight elevator in area e into a passenger elevator.

    Issued Permit 202011189185 $$$ $2,405,793
  20. Nov 2021

    Demolition of a portion of a non-historic loading dock in building b (199 potrero/648 15th st). install pg&e transform on concrete pad. elecrical drawings showing the bus duct & electrical room layout shall follow as separate submittal.

    Cancelled Permit 202111222924 $$$ $95,000
  21. Jan 2022

    Concrete chipping for scanning of existing columns and beams. removal of non-structural masonry to expose concrete for material scanning. no structural work.

    Issued Permit 202201316972 $$$ $10,000
  22. Sep 2022

    Building 2, interior structural strenthening, roof strengthening, selected interior demolition & elevator shaft modifications to convert existing freight elevator in area e to passenger elevator. application travel with permit application: 202011189185.

    Issued Permit 202209092150 $$$ $1
  23. Sep 2022

    Patrial demolition of a one story plus mezzanine wood framed structure known as area b (199 potrero av) including roof, walls & supporting foundations. site preparation for expansion of existing adjacent area a (151 potrero) and a new accessible entrance in area a.

    Issued Permit 202209293429 $$$ $50,000
  24. Dec 2022

    Deferred submittal for fiber reinforced polymer (frp) as shown on the approved seismic strengthening drawings (bpa# 202209092150).

    Issued Permit 202212057692 $$$ $500,000
  25. Dec 2022

    Temporary shoring along perimeter for new development.

    Complete Permit 202212229011 $$$ $100,000
  26. Aug 2023

    Revision to bpa#202209092150 for modifications to concrete drag beams.

    Issued Permit 202308224971 $$$ $1
  27. Oct 2023

    Revision for electrical review missed under permit application 202011048189 & 202011048183.

    Issued Permit 202310249301 $$$ $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. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

The survey's data table dates the building to 1914; the context statement's appendix dates it to Ca. 1915. The survey's data table dates the building to 1906; the context statement's appendix dates it to Ca. 1915. The survey's data table dates the building to 1917; the context statement's appendix dates it to Ca. 1915. The survey's data table dates the building to 1929; the context statement's appendix dates it to Ca. 1915. Not yet documented: the developer and the early tenants. Submit an update