1430–1480 Van Ness Avenue

1. 1912

   Built by George Goodman Artificial Stone Company.

2. 1912

   Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as an auto showroom. New and used car dealers, tire shops, auto supplies stores and auto finance offices held the building; tire shops were here 1915–1924 and again in 1927, and auto supplies for eighteen years.

   Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
3. Mar 1994

   Permit 9403234 $$$ $50,000

   Owner upgrade space, new handicap restrms, entrance, stairs.

4. Jun 1994

   Permit 9408421 $$$ $3,200

   Replace restrooms.

5. Aug 1996

   Permit 9615720 $$$ $100,000

   T/i retail audio equipmt store interior finishes & fixtures.

6. Sep 1996

   Permit 9617588 $$$ $3,000

   To erect electric sign.

7. Jul 2002

   Issued Permit 200207151489 $$$ $2,670

   Furnished & installed a magic access power assist door operator with 2 wireless push plate clear ano.

8. Aug 2002

   Permit 200208143945 $$$ $2,670

   Furnish & install a magic access power assist door operator.

9. Feb 2005

   Permit 200502115384 $$$ $130,000

   Tenant improvement to include new ceiling, light, floor finish, new non bearing int partition/fixtur.

10. Apr 2005

    Issued Permit 200504281133 $$$ $7,900

    Install 6 awnings - no copy on awnings.

11. Apr 2005

    Issued Permit 200504281138 $$$ $7,800

    Erect sign - electric, wall, single faced.

12. Oct 2007

    Permit 200710024338 $$$ $5,000

    Permit to do exploratory work to confirm engineering details prior to seismic work on building. exploratory demolition shall be limited to about 10% of the existing wall, floor and roof surfaces. (seismic upgrade shall be done on separate permit.).

13. Nov 2007

    Permit 200711168377 $$$ $150,000

    Seismic strengthening, new concrete frame @ front entrance, strengthening concrete walls on sides of building., infill 2 existing skylights.

14. May 2008

    Permit 200805212565 $$$ $10,000

    Install 4 non-illuminated awnings with no copy.

15. May 2008

    Issued Permit 200805212558 $$$ $5,400

    Erect electric, illuminated, single faced, wall sign.

16. May 2008

    Issued Permit 200805212560 $$$ $3,000

    Erect a electric, illuminated, single faced, wall sign.

17. Jun 2008

    Permit 200806305693 $$$ $100,000

    Tenant improvement, new ceiling, flooring, fixtures, lighting & duct layout. recess existing entrance door to meet building code requirements.

18. 2010

    Evaluated in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor and given California Register status code 6Z — not individually eligible for the California Register.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
19. Jun 2010

    Permit 201006033728 $$$ $5,000

    The owner of general advertising sign located at 1430 van ness ave (sign id no: "orig 218" and "orig 219"), will remove these signs voluntrily to comply with n.o.v case number: 10697.

20. Jul 2015

    Issued Permit 201507141428 $$$ $3,000

    Erect 1 illuminated electric single faced wall signs. n/a ordinance #155-13.

21. Jul 2015

    Issued Permit 201507141430 $$$ $3,000

    Erect 1 illuminated electric single faced wall signs. n/a ordinance #155-13.

22. Sep 2020

    Issued Permit 202009265140 $$$ $50,161

    Interior t.i. to include new fixtures, finishes, and ceiling tile replacement in sales area and back of house. new lighting, emergency lighting, and exit signs in sales area.

23. Aug 2021

    Issued Permit 202108126286 $$$ $10,000

    Install (2) illuminated wall signs "t-mobile".

24. Aug 2021

    Permit 202108126283 $$$ $4,800

    Replace 6 existing awnings with new material. no changes to existing framing.

DBI holds 40 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 40. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired permits are not shown.