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255–269 Potrero Avenue

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1924
  • Industrial building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned M1
  • District 6
  • Historic status: historic resource
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59,542 sq ftBuilding area
34,599 sq ftLot area
14Rooms · 4 baths
  1. 1924

    Built as the Forderer Cornice Works.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  2. 1940

    Altered.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  3. Jan 1982

    Building use: metal finishing.

    Complete Permit 8200378 $$$ $30,000
  4. Apr 1992

    Siesmic upgrade to facility also handicap street level off.

    Expired Permit 9206885 $$$ $400,000
  5. Aug 1999

    Change of occupancy frm manufactng to off, revise exiting.

    Complete Permit 9916213 $$$ $100,000
  6. Mar 2000

    Oti-2 me 2nd floor.

    Complete Permit 200003073614 $$$ $25,000
  7. Mar 2000

    Oti-2 me 1st floor.

    Expired Permit 200003073623 $$$ $35,000
  8. Mar 2000

    Otc alterations permit.

    Expired Permit 200003134220 $$$ $50,000
  9. Mar 2000

    2nd floor electrical disbribution & lighting.

    Expired Permit 200003134208 $$$ $25,000
  10. Jul 2001

    Convert portion of manufactur building to retail/wholesale furniture convert portion of manufactur building.

    Complete Permit 200107264620 $$$ $50,000
  11. Sep 2001

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200109057577 $$$ $30,000
  12. Dec 2010

    Interior t.i. on existing 1st & 2nd floors of 2 story building. existing basement to remain as is with no new construction. no new mechanical equipment, no changes to building envelope. partition changes, finishes & lighting.

    Complete Permit 201012136541 $$$ $521,323
  13. Oct 2011

    Demolition existing restrooms & provide new male & female restroom facilities for furniture space (m), new 1 hour rated separation between furniture sales (m). mechanical & electrical under seperate permits.

    Complete Permit 201110197134 $$$ $27,500
  14. Oct 2011

    Demolition existing restrooms & provide new male & female restroom facilities for furniture storage (s-1), new 1 hour rated separation between furniture sales (m) & furniture sales (s-1) tenants. mechanical & electrical under seperate permits.

    Complete Permit 201110197136 $$$ $27,500
  15. May 2012

    1st floor-tenant improvement for storage facility with partial height partitions & new lights. life safety & sprinkler under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201205100175 $$$ $40,000
  16. Mar 2013

    Tenant improvements, partitions, restroom and pantry upgrade, replace existing exterior doors. mechanical permit.

    Complete Permit 201303081775 $$$ $105,000
  17. Apr 2013

    Structural work in association with permit application 201303081775.

    Complete Permit 201304094039 $$$ $10,000
  18. Jun 2014

    1)change of occupancy at lower level only. 2) t.i. at lower and upper level.3)new lighting at upper level.4)install new freight lift. 5)install roof deck at upper level. 6)electrical and mechanical. under seperate permit.n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13. no change on exterior front facade. window alter.

    Issued Permit 201406279911 $$$ $90,000
  19. Jul 2015

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 201507020564 $$$ $55,000
  20. Sep 2015

    Ground floor: ti - (partitions, add breakroom, add bathroom, no change to exterior) mep deferred.

    Complete Permit 201509046281 $$$ $150,000
  21. Nov 2019

    Demolition of non-structural wall, new construction of non structural walls, new millwork and replacing light fixture. mep deferred.

    Complete Permit 201911187584 $$$ $2,100,000
  22. Jul 2020

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 202007109930 $$$ $63,255
  23. Sep 2020

    Mep review. deferred submittal from permit application 2019-1118-7584.

    Complete Permit 202009124075 $$$ $450,000
  24. Sep 2020

    Revision to 201911187584. no new demolition no structural modification. replace plumbing fixtures and restroom accessories, replace finishes, new paint new lighting, new partitions at restroom 1001, 1010, 1013 and shower 1011 and 1012. mep deferred.

    Complete Permit 202009164326 $$$ $125,000
  25. May 2021

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 202105059831 $$$ $113,465
  26. Aug 2022

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 202208029716 $$$ $44,275

DBI holds 63 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 63. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update