521–523 Francisco Street

1. 1939

   Built as an artist's studio and loft to the design of Henry Temple Howard, one of the modern architects the city's survey identifies as working in North Beach.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
2. 1940

   Built.

3. Sep 1991

   Permit 9116593 $$$ $11,500

   Reroofing.

4. 2000

   A survey of 105 properties around North Beach Place, made for the project that replaced it, recorded this building as the Robert Boardman Howard and Adeline Kent studios and found it individually eligible for the National Register — though not a contributor to the potential historic district the survey also identified.

   San Francisco Planning Department, North Beach Hope VI Housing Redevelopment: Draft Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 2000.173E, 2001.
5. Jan 2014

   Issued Permit 201401035524 $$$ $5,000

   Repair existing plywood & type 'x' glub on interior of property line walls, east & west. repair minor dry rot as required, replace defective insulation as necessary. add new lever-style door hardware to (3) doors.

6. Apr 2026

   Permit 202604239942 $$$ $21,989

   Reroofing hot works.

1 expired permit is omitted.