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District 9 · Block 3577, Lot 010 · ZIP 94110

696 Valencia Street

8-unit apartment building with a ground-floor store · Mission

  • 3 stories
  • 6,630 ft2
  • 3,000 ft2 lot area
  • 27 rooms
  • 12 bedrooms
  • 8 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned VALEN
  • Not a historic resource
  • Sold November 30, 2017
Land$3,089,203
Improvements$2,059,468
Total assessed$5,148,671
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  1. 1923

    Built.

  2. 1980s

    Garbo's, a salon, one of the lesbian-owned businesses on the Valencia corridor in the early 1980s.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  3. Apr 1999
    Permit 9906631 $$$ $3,000

    Repair damaged tile on wall below window, window replacement.

  4. Jun 2005
    Permit 200506064306 $$$ $3,500

    Dry rot damage in bathroom ceiling in one unit. need to remove ceiling and fix damaged wood item 12 in.

  5. Nov 2005
    Permit 200511178478 $$$ $1,500

    Per city housing inspector nov complaint 2s00560600 5/25/2005. repair rear stairsat deck. work is limited to 10% of the entire area. no need to alter anything.

  6. Nov 2006
    Filed Permit 200611308836 $$$ $20,000

    Replace 47 windows and to comply with nov# 200679992 (bid).

  7. Feb 2011
    Withdrawn Permit 201102170467 $$$ $50,000

    Change of use from hair salon to baraber shop. upgrade sub panel to 100 amps, new lighting, replace water heater, move sink, new sinks, partition wall modifications. add 1 exterior door, install millwork & paint.

  8. Feb 2011
    Permit 201102250994 $$$ $37,500

    Modify front door threshold for accessible approach, replace front door hdwr, replace broken door at 18th street with accessible door, threshold, approad. relocate hairwash sink, relocate handwash sink. install display furniture, paint. no change in use.

  9. Mar 2011
    Permit 201103111968 $$$ $8,500

    Revision to appl #201102250994: patch interior walls, fur one interior wall, patch concrete hole in floor, add non-load bearing partition wall, add interior door, wood floors.

  10. Dec 2013
    Issued Permit 201312184542 $$$ $10,000

    Demolition of decorative partition, construction of new partition and new gyp bd dropped ceiling.

  11. Jan 2015
    Reinstated Permit 201501266637 $$$ $35,000

    To comply with nov: 201516161, 201517652, 201517413, 201517672, remodel one unit remodel kitchen and bath. add new bath, modify partition walls, add flue to water heater.

  12. Sep 2016
    Permit 201609218441 $$$ $1,500

    To comply with nov, complaint #201516161, 201602301, 201517652 to fix handrails, paint, fire extinguishers, egress obstruction.

  13. Oct 2017
    Permit 201710312749 $$$ $1,000

    To comply with violations 201517413, 201517672, 201536331. kitchen remodel (cabinets & counter top) from 2015. water heater installed permit application 20170202631.

  14. Nov 2017
    Permit 201711083468 $$$ $2,000

    To comply with nov 20154521 for 201526921 remove fence at rear and limit ht to 3' above grade for (201540521) fence at west side of 3510 18th street elevation fence ht to be removed. front & back platform.

  15. Mar 2019
    Permit 201903054370 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: all new lighting shall be high efficiency. remodel bathroom: new vanity with new sink fixture, new appiances. add new ventless combo washer/dryer in kithchen. add new dishwasher. remodel existing closets @ bedrooms. bathroom 5x9 kitchen 10x10 with new organizer.

  16. Apr 2019
    Permit 201904258980 $$$ $500

    To install 6' fence at south side of building. 6' x 12' long. reference complaint # 201944917. no plans required.

  17. May 2019
    Withdrawn Permit 201905231547 $$$ $50,000

    (residential)to comply with nov #201813151. soft story retrofit per sfebc chapter 4d per 2016 cebc appendix a-4.

  18. May 2019
    Withdrawn Permit 201905231551 $$$ $50,000

    (commercial)to comply with nov #201813151. soft story retrofit per sfebc chapter 4d per 2016 cebc appendix a-4.

  19. Jul 2019
    Issued Permit 201907176136 $$$ $8,000

    To comply with abe program replace sidwalk flags at ext to creat level landing with no large crack.

  20. Oct 2019
    Permit 201910174763 $$$ $50,000

    Seismic retrofit to comply with mandatory soft story program per 2016 cebc appendix a4 (commercial).

  21. Oct 2019
    Permit 201910174765 $$$ $50,000

    Seismic retrofit to comply with mandatory soft story program per 2016 cebc appendix a4 residential.

  22. Aug 2020
    Issued Permit 202008272760 $$$ $29,850

    Reroofing.

  23. Aug 2023
    Issued Permit 202308073855 $$$ $5,000

    Upgrade fire alarm system to current codes, nfpa 72 (2022), to comply with sffc sec. 1103.7.6.1 to provide low frequency sounders in sleeping areas.

  24. Apr 2025
    Permit 202504245191 $$$ $26,700

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

DBI holds 31 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 31. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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