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453–463 Union Street

North Beach · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1910
  • 7-unit apartment building
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned RH-3
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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5,238 sq ftBuilding area
2,400 sq ftLot area
24Rooms · 7 baths
  1. 1910

    Built to the design of Adolph Cavallo, whose North Beach work the city's survey documents.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. 1982

    Recorded in the city's 1982 survey of North Beach, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1999, as a contributor to the Upper Dupont Street / Grant Avenue District.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  3. Sep 1983

    Repairs building to be up to code.

    Expired Permit 8308742 $$$ $10,000
  4. Jan 2010

    Fabricate & install 1 awning.

    Cancelled Permit 201001054210 $$$ $1,200
  5. Jul 2017

    Soft story retrofit for residential per sfebc chapter 4d, 2016 cebc appendix a-4. (commercial permit application 201707273051) no exterior work.

    Complete Permit 201707273050 $$$ $50,000
  6. Jul 2017

    Ada compliance per soft story retrofit for commercial per sfebc chapter 4d, 2016 cebc appendix a-4. (residential permit application 201707273050) no exterior work. no change to egress, occupancy, or increase. all work in the m occupancy, no work in r2 areas. no fa/ls work required.

    Complete Permit 201707273051 $$$ $11,000
  7. Jul 2018

    Revision to pa 2017-0727-3051 (commercial soft story) provide ramp @ store front to comply with accessible entrance.

    Cancelled Permit 201807316011 $$$ $11,000
  8. Sep 2018

    Soft story retrofit (commercial ada upgrade) revision to pa 2017-0727-3050. provide unreasonable hardship request.

    Complete Permit 201809251385 $$$ $1
  9. Jan 2019

    Street sapce only.

    Issued Permit M1022807 $$$ $1
  10. Aug 2019

    Revision to permit application 201707273050 & 201707273051 for final inspection (soft story).

    Complete Permit 201908057912 $$$ $1
  11. Apr 2022

    In-kind back stair repair (25%).

    Complete Permit 202204132158 $$$ $3,500
  12. Dec 2025

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1. to meet 75db in all sleeping areas.

    Complete Permit 202512292915 $$$ $24,500

7 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early residents. Submit an update