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District 3 · Block 0256, Lot 018 · ZIP 94108

Arcona Apartments

851 California Street

  • Hotel
  • 4 stories
  • 27,433 ft2
  • 8,860 ft2 lot area
  • 92 rooms
  • 18 bathrooms
  • Zoned RM-4
  • Sold July 10, 2007
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  1. 1910

    Built.

  2. 1912

    The Arcona Apartments, designed by architect Conrad A. Meussdorffer.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. 1976

    Rated '2' in the Department of City Planning's 1976 architectural survey.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, California-Powell Condominiums Environmental Impact Report: Draft, 1985.
  4. Mar 1989
    Permit 8904454 $$$ $20,000

    Repair fire damage.

  5. Nov 1995
    Permit 9519306 $$$ $1,950

    Reroofing.

  6. Dec 2017
    Permit 201712136384 $$$ $120,000

    Temporary shoring and excavation to accomodate new construction at 770 powell/875 california maher req.

  7. Dec 2019
    Permit 201912109165 $$$ $6,000

    Comply with complaint #201997442: routine maintenance. exterior wood stairways 10% front and rear dry rot repairs on hand railing, power wash and paint. 50% or less for repairs.

  8. Sep 2022
    Withdrawn Permit 202209293456 $$$ $7,500,000

    Configuration of ground fl, public spaces, & guestrooms. individual bathrooms will be added to each guestroom. egress will be updated to include 2 code-compliant stairs & elevator with roof access to new roof deck. remove existing exterior fire escapes & stairs. accessible, seismic, structural & mepf.

  9. May 2023
    Issued Permit 202305037008 $$$ $160,000

    Like for like remodel of existing 15 guest bathrooms and upgrade one of them to bathroom rooom "351"is being modified to comply with ada requirements including roll-in shower. and "egvilanet facilitioan to elevator.

4 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown. The assessor dates the building to 1910; the city's historic context statement for this area gives 1912.

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