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District 6 · Block 3514, Lot 039 · ZIP 94103

170 South Van Ness Avenue

Store building

  • 1 story
  • 21,247 ft2
  • 49,000 ft2 lot area
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Zoned CM
  • Not a historic resource
  • Sold November 19, 1999
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  1. 1936

    Built.

  2. 1953

    Listed in the city directory as Jas H Barry Co.

    Market & Octavia Historic Context Statement, adopted 2007
  3. June 13, 1972

    A medium-sized printing company occupied 170 South Van Ness Avenue, where it hoped to build an expanded plant of about 80 feet after a merger.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  4. Jan 1990
    Permit 9000304 $$$ $15,000

    New press foundation in existing printing plant.

  5. Mar 1991
    Permit 9103943 $$$ $20,000

    Correct parapet as per drawings.

  6. Mar 2000
    Permit 200003245361 $$$ $16,500

    Erect single faced electric sign.

  7. Nov 2003
    Permit 200311210852 $$$ $150,000

    Erecta one story coffee house.

  8. Nov 2004
    Issued Permit 200411028305 $$$ $4,000

    Erect sign.

  9. Nov 2004
    Issued Permit 200411028312 $$$ $4,000

    Erect sign.

  10. Nov 2004
    Issued Permit 200411028314 $$$ $4,000

    Erect sign.

  11. Nov 2008
    Issued Permit 200811136443 $$$ $5,000

    Demolition only - remove shelfing & walk-in box per ab-017 (non-structural work).

  12. Dec 2008
    Permit 200812098113 $$$ $4,000

    Erect 1 electric, single faced, illuminated wall sign at plum st for "cash & carry".

  13. Dec 2008
    Permit 200812098115 $$$ $4,000

    Install 1 electric, single faced, illuminated wall sign for cash and carry.

  14. Dec 2008
    Permit 200812098116 $$$ $4,000

    Install 4 non electric, replacement faces on existing pylon sign.

  15. Jan 2009
    Permit 200901210560 $$$ $40,000

    Tenant improvement- add walk-in box, electrical, plumbing, concrete floor, shelving & check stands.

  16. Mar 2009
    Permit 200903043312 $$$ $9,000

    New fire sprinkler drops to produce cooler & new frozen foods, t. i. under permit #200901210560. exisiting pipe schedule system.

  17. Feb 2021
    Issued Permit 202102044013 $$$ $4,000

    Reface 1 existing pole sign 4 sided, no structural or electrical changes. sign #1 " us food / chef's store" 18'4" x 8'4".

  18. Apr 2026
    Filed Permit 202604109266 $$$ $15,000

    Convert/remodel vacated drive through coffee shop to new drive through coffee shop.

DBI holds 44 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 44. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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