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District 5 · Block 0318, Lot 016 · ZIP 94102

540 Leavenworth Street

44-unit apartment building

  • 5 stories
  • 21,175 ft2
  • 5,841 ft2 lot area
  • 91 rooms
  • 43 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold February 11, 2011
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  1. 1914

    Built as the Aragon Apartments, apartment building with 43 2- and 3-room units, to the design of David C. Coleman. Five storeys over a basement, steel frame structure with brick walls, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. May 1987
    Permit 8706813 $$$ $20,000

    Parapet reinforcement.

  3. Jul 2011
    Permit 201107069550 $$$ $18,000

    Remodel kitchen & bath. lighting to comply with cec 150(k). no changes to windows, walls or doors. no structural work. insall carbon monoxide detector per cbc.

  4. Jul 2012
    Issued Permit 201207033992 $$$ $250,000

    Fire repair permit - repair damaged doors in-kind, remove utility service from the 5 & 7 stack, repair 2nd exit stair less than 50% in-kind. additional permit with plans will be filed within 2 weeks for compliance with nov #201242741. no other structural work.

  5. Dec 2013
    Withdrawn Permit 201312103811 $$$ $1,500,000

    Remodel all units in building. new kitchen & bath in all units. add washer/dryer to ten units & in common area. remove/add interior walls. in fill 4 existing vent shafts & reclaim trash chute for area to be used by units. new lighting electrical for all units new hydronic heating system. replace all plumb sy.

  6. Feb 2014
    Permit 201402259267 $$$ $1,800,000

    Remove interior non-structural wall. additon of new non-structural walls & ceiling. new kitchens & bathrooms in all units. new laundry machines in 10 units. infill 5 existing vent shafts with new floor framing. mep on separate permit, no exterior work. compliance with ordinance #155-13 not requird.

  7. Aug 2014
    Issued Permit 201408133708 $$$ $375,775

    Install 43 wall mount hot water connectors. toilet, exhaust fans, and corridor exhaust/supply ref permit application 2014/02/25/9267. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

  8. Aug 2014
    Issued Permit 201408153953 $$$ $100,000

    Title 24 for lighting compliance permit only. ref permit application 2014.0225.9267. n/a maher ordinance.

  9. Dec 2014
    Permit 201412194185 $$$ $25,000

    Like for like fire alarm replacement with a facu. there is no record plan or ul certificate for the existing fire alarm system. maher n/a.

  10. May 2015
    Withdrawn Permit 201505186566 $$$ $30,000

    Private roof deck within view of the bacj 1/4 of property. maher na.

  11. May 2015
    Withdrawn Permit 201505186568 $$$ $100,000

    Roof deck not visible from street.

  12. Jun 2015
    Permit 201506229524 $$$ $130,000

    Roof deck for building tenants, private roof deck within view of the back 1/3 of property.

  13. Jul 2015

    Add 2 horn strobes and 2 pull stations on roof deck. as-builts requested per inspector. ref t.i. permit application 201506229524.

  14. Aug 2015

    Revision to 201506229524 for roof deck work. revised path of egress for private deck maher not req.

  15. Feb 2018

    To renew permit application 2012-07-03-3992, 201408-13-3708 and 201408153953 for final inspection. all work is complete.

  16. Aug 2024
    Permit 202407196898 $$$ $5,000

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to current codes, nfpa 72-2022; to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1 to provide low frequency sounders in sleeping areas.

14 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 2 expired permits are not shown.

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