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District 5 · Block 0650, Lot 021 · ZIP 94109

2021 California Street

16-unit apartment building

  • 4 stories
  • 14,444 ft2
  • 4,774 ft2 lot area
  • 47 rooms
  • 16 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RM-2
  • Sold August 22, 1989
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  1. 1911

    Built.

  2. July 27, 1911

    A. Dahlberg and F. J. Klimm contracted to put up a three-storey and basement frame building, at $18,635.

    The San Francisco Call, 27 July 1911, p. 15
  3. Oct 1983
    Permit 8310562 $$$ $10,847

    Solar panels on roof.

  4. May 2000
    Issued Permit 200005109520 $$$ $1,500

    Horizontal addition.

  5. Oct 2002
    Permit 200210159044 $$$ $2,500

    Skylights and 2x4 support frame with lattice/replace roof door closer/rpr treads risers.

  6. Jan 2003

    To comply with n.o.v. 200118612 (as built).

  7. Oct 2003
    Issued Permit 200310207907 $$$ $500

    Renew #200005109520 for final inspection.

  8. Nov 2007
    Issued Permit 200711057332 $$$ $25,001

    Review expired and price permits as applicable to comply with complaint #200726991. 200402236904/200310207907/200005109520 to continue work.

  9. Nov 2007
    Issued Permit 200711057337 $$$ $1,000

    Renew app #200705151262/200703297598/200411129010/200406247321 to continue the work.

  10. Feb 2008
    Issued Permit 200802134659 $$$ $500

    Comply with nov# 200844211 item #2 & 3, repair rear exterior stairs and side exterior stairs, less than 50%.

  11. Apr 2011
    Issued Permit 201104113811 $$$ $700

    To complete and finalize work under permit application 200005109520.

  12. Oct 2012
    Issued Permit 201210031263 $$$ $1,000

    Repair drywall. new bath & kitchen cabinets, floor tiles. all work in one unit.

  13. Aug 2013
    Issued Permit 201308295585 $$$ $10,000

    Reroofing.

  14. Aug 2014
    Issued Permit 201408083373 $$$ $25,000

    A) one unit: bathroom and kitchen: replace and or install some or all tiles, fixtures, drywall, plmg, electrical service, wiring, cabinets, flooring, on as- needed basis to comply with alleged defects. b) common area- repair damaged dry wall on as- needed basis.

  15. Apr 2021
    Filed Permit 202104067987 $$$ $7,348

    To comply with nov #2020-29907; to rebuild in like-kind preexisting 5 foot high property line fence rear and pergola enclosure as modified herein with new floor tile.

  16. Mar 2024
    Issued Permit 202403067254 $$$ $35,000

    Reroofing.

  17. Nov 2025
    Issued Permit 202511129473 $$$ $200,000

    One unit-remodel existing bathroom, relocate existing kitchen, new office one unit-remodel existing bathroom and kitchen one unit-remodel existing bathroom and kitchen one unit-remodel existing bathroom, relocate kitchen, new office and new bathroom.

  18. Dec 2025
    Issued Permit 202512161945 $$$ $225,000

    One unit: remodel existing bathroom, relocation existing kitchen. conversion existing kitchen into new office. one unit: remodel existing bathroom and existing kitchen. one unit: remodel existing bathroom, relocation existingkitchen, conversion existing kitchen into new office, addition of new bathroom.

  19. Jan 2026
    Issued Permit 202601143821 $$$ $300,000

    One unit: remodel existing bathroom, relocation of e kitchen, conversion e kitchen into new office. one unit: remodel e bathroom & e kitchen. one unit: remodel e bathroom & e kitchen. one unit: remodel e bathoom, relocation of e kitchen, conversion of e kitchen into office, addition of nw bathroom.

  20. Jan 2026
    Permit 202601274643 $$$ $1,600

    To comply with nov #202079907. 1) removal of unpermitted cinder blocks atep 20' high retaining wall with no rebar. 2) new 6' high fence setback 3'-0" from property line.

  21. Apr 2026
    Issued Permit 202604018713 $$$ $300,000

    Two units - remodel existing bathroom & existing kitchen; one unit - relocation of existing bathroom & existing kitchen; one unit - remodel existing bathroom, relocation of existing kitchen, conversion of existing kitchen into new office, addition of new bathroom.

  22. Apr 2026
    Issued Permit 202604219814 $$$ $15,000

    Supplemental structural drawings to permits 202511129473, 202512161945, 202601143821, and 202604018713. add new header beams and posts to remove same bearing walls in the units.

DBI holds 32 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 32. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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