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4220–4230 Cesar Chavez Street

Noe Valley · San Francisco, CA 94131

  • Built 1966
  • 36-unit apartment building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RM-1
  • District 8
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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35,100 sq ftBuilding area
17,413.5 sq ftLot area
126Rooms · 45 baths
  1. 1963

    Designed by A. Robert Fisher on a wide hillside parcel in Noe Valley — mid-scale infill kept to the prevailing height of its neighbourhood.

    Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
  2. Dec 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Expired Permit 8210044 $$$ $100
  3. Jan 1993

    Remove 2 kitchen. reopen 2 openings to legalize two units.

    Complete Permit 9300398 $$$ $900
  4. Aug 1996

    Install decing reinforcem underexistingone/fire escape balcony.

    Complete Permit 9616169 $$$ $6,000
  5. Jun 1997

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9710584 $$$ $6,500
  6. Sep 2002

    Repair all the railings at balconies to comply with his#200231844.

    Complete Permit 200209307745 $$$ $5,000
  7. Oct 2003

    Rev. appl#200209307745 to increase scope work to repair decks and post for complaint#200231844.

    Complete Permit 200310097030 $$$ $5,000
  8. Aug 2010

    #212- remodel kitchen and one bathroom in kind. no structural work. kitchen: repalce counter & cabinet. bathroom: replace plumbing fixtures and retile floor and walls. no new lighting, no change to exhaust system. no window & no door, no wal work on this permit.

    Complete Permit 201008128634 $$$ $12,000
  9. Jan 2011

    Repair/replace handrail in #212, repair minor dry rot damage on deck joists as needed. repair existing guardrail, complaint #200712885.

    Complete Permit 201101047816 $$$ $7,500
  10. Feb 2015

    Remove exterior siding to remidiate mold problem to comply with nov # 20151696 for one unit. install new siding, insulation. windows/doors repair/replacement is under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201502047479 $$$ $15,000
  11. Feb 2015

    #323, #429, #535- replace 9 aluminum windows on one side of building with double pane vinyl windows. 3 each in three units. not visable from street. u factor 0.46 max.

    Complete Permit 201502259268 $$$ $4,950
  12. Apr 2015

    Clean nov complaint #201531881. repair rot damage on upper roofs penthouse cave. repair holes in garage.

    Complete Permit 201504214234 $$$ $15,000
  13. Aug 2015

    Mandatory soft story retrofit per sfbc chapter 34b asce 41-13.

    Issued Permit 201508053446 $$$ $150,000
  14. Dec 2015

    Replace leaky siding in rear of building along west side from 1st to 3rd floor, approx 1200 sq ft of 1x9 cove siding, like for like.

    Complete Permit 201512044133 $$$ $15,000
  15. Jun 2017

    Remove/replace approx. 1100 sq ft. of siding in kind, replace windows at rear as needed, approx 30 windows max, in kind vinyl.

    Complete Permit 201706230224 $$$ $22,000
  16. Dec 2017

    Soft story retrofit per sfebc chapter 4d engineering criteria 2016 cebc appendix a-4.

    Complete Permit 201712217046 $$$ $190,000
  17. Aug 2018

    Replace siding on south side of building (approx 1000 sq ft) replace (12) windows in kind not visible from the street.

    Issued Permit 201808278445 $$$ $20,000
  18. Jun 2020

    One unit: replace old kitchen cabinets with new. install new flooring in the kitchen in kind. install new tile in the bathtub surround and bathroom floor. no structural work, no wall modification, no change in fixture location.

    Complete Permit 202006158790 $$$ $30,000
  19. Mar 2021

    Replace the old kitchen cabinets with new. install new flooring in the kitchen. install new tile on the bathroom floor & tub surround. no structural work. no wall mods, no change in fixture location.

    Complete Permit 202103106249 $$$ $30,000
  20. Sep 2021

    Nov correction #202177397; repair joist on 3 decks.

    Expired Permit 202109087988 $$$ $10,000
  21. Jan 2022

    One unit. replace the old kitchen cabinets with new. install new flooring in the kitchen. install new tile on bathroom floor and tub surround. no structural work. no wall modifications. no change in fixture location. no layout changes.

    Complete Permit 202201276739 $$$ $30,000
  22. Mar 2022

    Rev to pa202109087988: submit drawings as requested by field inspector for deck repairs. deck joist and guard rail repair.

    Expired Permit 202203029096 $$$ $1
  23. Apr 2023

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 202304185915 $$$ $65,000
  24. Jan 2024

    Rev to permit application 202203029096 replace decayed joist @ rear decks/balconies.

    Filed Permit 202401315016 $$$ $1
  25. Jan 2026

    One unit: to comply with nov#202548814, water damage repair, in kind existing bathroom remodel. (items #4 & 5).

    Complete Permit 202601264539 $$$ $45,000
  26. Feb 2026

    One unit: replace bathroom: vanity, toilet and vanity light.

    Issued Permit 202602196181 $$$ $28,000

DBI holds 41 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 41. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the developer, the early residents and the date of the last recorded sale. This building is dated 1963 in the historical record; the assessor's roll gives the parcel a build year of 1966. Submit an update