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District 8 · Block 6562, Lot 046 · ZIP 94131

4220–4230 Cesar Chavez Street

36-unit apartment building · Noe Valley

  • 3 stories
  • 35,100 ft2
  • 17,413.5 ft2 lot area
  • 126 rooms
  • 45 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RM-1
Land$1,976,316
Improvements$3,445,442
Total assessed$5,421,758
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  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. 1966

    Built.

  3. Jan 1993
    Permit 9300398 $$$ $900

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

  4. Aug 1996
    Permit 9616169 $$$ $6,000

    Install decing reinforcem underexistingone/fire escape balcony.

  5. Jun 1997
    Permit 9710584 $$$ $6,500

    Reroofing.

  6. Sep 2002
    Permit 200209307745 $$$ $5,000

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

  7. Oct 2003
    Permit 200310097030 $$$ $5,000

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

  8. Aug 2010
    Permit 201008128634 $$$ $12,000

    #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.

  9. Jan 2011
    Permit 201101047816 $$$ $7,500

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

  10. Feb 2015
    Permit 201502047479 $$$ $15,000

    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.

  11. Feb 2015
    Permit 201502259268 $$$ $4,950

    #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.

  12. Apr 2015
    Permit 201504214234 $$$ $15,000

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

  13. Aug 2015
    Issued Permit 201508053446 $$$ $150,000

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

  14. Dec 2015
    Permit 201512044133 $$$ $15,000

    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.

  15. Jun 2017
    Permit 201706230224 $$$ $22,000

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

  16. Dec 2017
    Permit 201712217046 $$$ $190,000

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

  17. Aug 2018
    Issued Permit 201808278445 $$$ $20,000

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

  18. Jun 2020
    Permit 202006158790 $$$ $30,000

    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.

  19. Mar 2021
    Permit 202103106249 $$$ $30,000

    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.

  20. Jan 2022
    Permit 202201276739 $$$ $30,000

    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.

  21. Apr 2023
    Permit 202304185915 $$$ $65,000

    Reroofing.

  22. Jan 2024
    Filed Permit 202401315016 $$$ $1

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

  23. Jan 2026
    Permit 202601264539 $$$ $45,000

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

  24. Feb 2026
    Issued Permit 202602196181 $$$ $28,000

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

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. 3 expired permits are not shown. This building is dated 1963 in the historical record; the assessor's roll gives the parcel a build year of 1966.

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