2659–2661 California Street

1. 1907

   Built.

2. 1907

   Designed by Arthur J. Laib, who worked in the Mission Revival and Colonial Revival styles with Craftsman detail — Mission parapets, exaggerated framing members and brackets — and who was never licensed by the state despite a fifty-year practice.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. Mar 1989

   Horizontal addition.

   Complete Permit 8904892 $$$ $10,000
4. Jan 1996

   Window guards for security purposes for 1/f windows.

   Complete Permit 9600751 $$$ $5,000
5. Jul 2000

   Install anchor bolt & plywood on existingcripple wall.

   Expired Permit 200007064411 $$$ $20,000
6. Jul 2006

   Work @ one unit only. replace kitchen cabinets. replace bath tiles. replace bath medicine cabinet. replace bath vanity.

   Complete Permit 200607186863 $$$ $10,000
7. Sep 2006

   Install 12 vinyl windows in kind into existing frames. no change in size or location. windows do not face the street. windows will be double pane and have a u-factor of.30.

   Issued Permit 200609061472 $$$ $4,038
8. Nov 2006

   Work @ one unit. remodel kitchen. replace cabinets. replace plumbing fixtures. update electrical / flourescent lighting only. lighting to be in compliance with title 24 energy codes.

   Complete Permit 200611087217 $$$ $10,000
9. Jan 2007

   One unit.replace kitchen cabinets. replace tiles in bathtub, bath vanity, bath medicine cabinets. 50% of kitchen lighting wattage to be flourescent. bathroom lighting flourescent or occupant sensor.

   Complete Permit 200701192049 $$$ $10,000
10. Aug 2007

    Two units only: replace kitchen cabinets & bath tiles in tub enclosure to comply with his n.o.v. 2001122465.

    Complete Permit 200708109430 $$$ $20,000
11. Aug 2007

    Two units.install 18 vinyl windos in kind into existing frames. no change in size or location. windows do not face the street. if applicable, bedroom windows will comply with section 310.4 for rescue. all windows will be double pane and have a u-factor of.30.

    Complete Permit 200708270944 $$$ $6,278
12. Sep 2007

    Install 10 vinyl windows in kind into existing frames. windows do not face the street. if applicable, bedroom windows will comply with section 310.4 for rescue. all windows will be double pane and have a u-factor of.30.

    Complete Permit 200709213294 $$$ $3,533
13. Oct 2007

    Repair dry rot wood siding at side of house.

    Complete Permit 200710296701 $$$ $3,000
14. Mar 2008

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 200803036050 $$$ $18,950
15. Sep 2009

    #1: install 7 vinyl windows in kind into existing frames, no change in size or location, windows do not face the street. if applicable, bedroom windows will comply with section 310.4 for rescue. all windows will be double pane and have a u-factor of.30.

    Complete Permit 200909217231 $$$ $2,780
16. Dec 2009

    One unit. replace bathtub. install new culture marble slabs for tub enclosure. replace vanity. replace cabinets in kitchen. new lighting.

    Complete Permit 200912233770 $$$ $12,000
17. Mar 2010

    Install 18 vinyl windows in kind into existing frames. no change in size or location. windows do not face the street. if applicable, bedroom windows will comply with section cbc 1026 for rescue. all windows will be double pane and have a u-factor of.40. no structural changes. replace in kind.

    Complete Permit 201003309209 $$$ $7,335
18. May 2010

    Replace kitchen cabinets. replace bathtub tiles. replace bathtub. replace medicin cabinet and replace vanity in one unit.

    Complete Permit 201005061856 $$$ $18,280
19. May 2010

    In one unit: install 7 vinyl window in kind into existing frames. no change in size or location. window does not face the street. if applicable, bedroom windows will comply with section cbc 1026. all windows will be double pane and have u-factor of.30. no structural work. not a bedroom windows.

    Complete Permit 201005112131 $$$ $2,775
20. Jul 2010

    One unit-install 11 vinyl windows in kind into existing frames. no change or size or location. windows not facing the street. bedroom windows will comply with code section cbc 1026 for rescue. all windows will be double pane & have a u-factor of.30.

    Complete Permit 201007015727 $$$ $4,500
21. Aug 2010

    One unit: install 10 vinyl windows in kind into existing frames, no change in size or location, windows do not face the street. if applicable, bedrm windows will comply with section cbc 1026 for rescue. all windows will be double pane and have a u-factor of.30.

    Complete Permit 201008027853 $$$ $4,120
22. Jul 2012

    #4- replace kitchen cabinets & countertops, replace bath vanity, replace tub, replace tiles in bathroom.

    Complete Permit 201207265884 $$$ $18,000
23. Mar 2015

    Compliance with mandatory soft story retrofit program. 2013 sfbc sec 34b & 2012 iebc apendix a-4.

    Complete Permit 201503100429 $$$ $10,000
24. Aug 2017

    Complete kitchen remodel, same location add 4 recessed lights, bathroom r, eplace toilet, vanity, floor tile, add 2 recessed lights in one unit only.

    Complete Permit 201708215446 $$$ $35,000
25. Jan 2024

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

    Complete Permit 202401315013 $$$ $60,450
26. Jan 2026

    Common areas: to comply with nov 202548140 #2: install missing handrails where needed. (12) handrails total.

    Complete Permit 202601214222 $$$ $1,500

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.