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956 South Van Ness Avenue

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94110

  • Built 1900
  • Single-family house
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned RM-1
  • District 9
  • Historic status: historic resource
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4,361 sq ftBuilding area
4,165 sq ftLot area
10Rooms · 3 bed, 4 bath

Permit history

  1. Jun 2017

    Revision to app#201606160106. repair existing rear walls on 1st floor due to dry rot and deck above. reconfiguration of interior closets on 2nd floor. replace existing kitchen windows and french door. replace ext windows on 2nd floor.

    Complete Permit 201706260335 $$$ $1
  2. Apr 2017

    Revision to pa 2016-0616-0106, eliminate cripple wall perimeter & increase concrete wall height to bottom of existing joists. eliminate chimney foundations; revise steel framing.

    Complete Permit 201704254869 $$$ $1
  3. Dec 2016

    Dormer existing bay on south side of house to increase ceiling height to an existing bathroom. new skylight on 2nd floor ceiling.

    Withdrawn Permit 201612134793 $$$ $25,000
  4. Sep 2016

    Temporary shoring for excavation. revision to application #201608185422 to incorporate drilled pier shoring with concrete lagging.

    Issued Permit 201609208253 $$$ $1
  5. Aug 2016

    Temporary shoring for excavation.

    Issued Permit 201608185422 $$$ $15,000
  6. Jun 2016

    Basement: excavate existing basement & create storage, 1 new bath, bandroom, mechanical. room & connection to existing garage, new stair to 1/f, new electric & plumbing. 1/f: remove closet for new stair to basement. 2/f: remove partition and wall chase in bedroom #1.

    Complete Permit 201606160106 $$$ $300,000
  7. Mar 2016

    Remove stair from 1st floor to basement, remove stair from 1st to 2nd floor, new exterior stair excavation, remodel existing kitchen & dining rm, remodel existing powder rm, remodel bathrm 1 on 2nd floor, add new bathrm 2 on 2nd floor, new electrical upgrade.

    Complete Permit 201603081513 $$$ $200,000
  8. Nov 1999

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9923886 $$$ $9,800
  9. Dec 1988

    Final completion of work done under #8718168.

    Expired Permit 8820151 $$$ $1
  10. Dec 1987

    Complete work under expired #8602660.

    Expired Permit 8718168 $$$ $7,000
  11. Mar 1986

    Horizontal extension, 2 car garage addition & new stairs.

    Expired Permit 8602660 $$$ $25,000

2 nominal $1 street-space permits are omitted.

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