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285 South Van Ness Avenue

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1951
  • Industrial building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned CM
  • District 9
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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5,600 sq ftBuilding area
6,181 sq ftLot area
4Rooms · 2 baths
  1. 1951

    Built as a commercial building, concrete construction, recorded as occupied by the Skil Corporation.

    Showplace Square / Northeast Mission Historic Resource Survey, adopted 2011
  2. Dec 1983

    Install new preestanding sign.

    Complete Permit 8312726 $$$ $38,000
  3. Apr 1984

    Sign.

    Complete Permit 8403612 $$$ $500
  4. Nov 1984

    Sign - erect.

    Cancelled Permit 8412120 $$$ $1,800
  5. Nov 1984

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8412121 $$$ $1,500
  6. Apr 1990

    Electric sign.

    Complete Permit 9006296 $$$ $3,400
  7. Jun 1992

    To erect electric sign.

    Expired Permit 9209744 $$$ $2,000
  8. Aug 1992

    Change height of sign from 20 to 28 re 9209744.

    Expired Permit 9212985 $$$ $2,000
  9. Jun 1993

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9310824 $$$ $7,800
  10. Oct 1999

    Erect sign.

    Expired Permit 9922649 $$$ $5,000
  11. Apr 2000

    Renewal of expired app #9922649.

    Expired Permit 200004127057 $$$ $5,000
  12. Apr 2000

    Revision to app #9922649.

    Expired Permit 200004127055 $$$ $1
  13. Oct 2000

    Revision to pa 2000/04/12/7055 9922649 royal motors 285 van ness sq ft.

    Expired Permit 200010203593 $$$ $500
  14. Feb 2001

    Erect sign.

    Expired Permit 200102202513 $$$ $3,000
  15. Feb 2001

    Erect sign.

    Expired Permit 200102202509 $$$ $3,050
  16. May 2001

    Structural revision to approved sign permit app#2001021202513.

    Expired Permit 200105250035 $$$ $500
  17. Jun 2018

    Partial demolition of interior portions of existing blg. partial demolition of ext facade. installation of exterior curtain wall and cladding system. new t.i. to existing space includes: new and existing office spaces, new restroom, new break area and new fire rated corridor.

    Complete Permit 201806192301 $$$ $500,000
  18. Mar 2019

    Fire sprinkler system underground < 50 cu yd of soil.

    Issued Permit 201903296595 $$$ $17,450
  19. Jul 2019

    Installation of a new fire sprinklers system (wet) upright & pendent coverage at ne lids.

    Complete Permit 201907155858 $$$ $60,000
  20. Aug 2019

    Fire alarm system intsllation - 1 facu, 16 smoke detector, 2 pull station, 4 input module, 5 duct smoke detector, 6 horn strobes, 12 strobes, 1 bell.

    Issued Permit 201908138651 $$$ $15,000
  21. Jan 2020

    Erect monument sign for volvo.

    Issued Permit 202001242747 $$$ $800
  22. Jan 2020

    Erect wall sign for volvo.

    Issued Permit 202001242749 $$$ $550
  23. Jan 2020

    Erect wall sign for volvo service.

    Issued Permit 202001242750 $$$ $550
  24. Jan 2020

    Erect sign "san francisco".

    Issued Permit 202001242751 $$$ $550
  25. Aug 2020

    As built plans changed beam sd to 5 spot smoke detec. ref permit application 201908138651.

    Issued Permit 202008131747 $$$ $1

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