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2870 Pacific Avenue

Pacific Heights · San Francisco, CA 94115

  • Single-family house
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned RH-1(D)
  • District 2
  • Historic status: historic resource
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4,607 sq ftBuilding area
3,815 sq ftLot area
11Rooms · 4 bed, 4 bath
  1. 1951

    Built.

  2. 1951

    Designed by Joseph Esherick, an architect central to the evolution of Bay Area Modernism and a link between the Second and Third Bay Traditions.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. 1951

    Built 1951; credited to Joseph Esherick in his own project list and to Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons in theirs and in the Docomomo inventory.

    Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
  4. Dec 1983

    Install redwood over existing siding front house.

    Complete Permit 8312409 $$$ $1,400
  5. Feb 1992

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9202790 $$$ $11,000
  6. Oct 2001

    Remodel kitchen, repair hardwood floor, fire place, change lock hardware/bolt/dry rotted windows.

    Complete Permit 200110181118 $$$ $80,000
  7. Nov 2004

    Second floor addition (partial horizontal). excavate existing crawlspace to provide. habitable basement(1.

    Complete Permit 200411290199 $$$ $750,000
  8. Jan 2006

    Revision to apprvd pa no. 200411290199-scope of work under this permit is to reduce org basement plans for new occupied space to much smaller area for laundry, storage, mechanical rm & wine cellar only, major portion will not be excavated as previously proposed & approved.

    Complete Permit 200601192555 $$$ $1
  9. Jul 2006

    Partial 3rd floor addition (479 sq ft) above garage and living space on raycliff terrace. vertical addition.

    Complete Permit 200607277766 $$$ $58,000
  10. Apr 2019

    Replacement of existing window and sliding glass door, in-kind. repairs to exterior deck. street-facing.

    Complete Permit 201904269042 $$$ $375,000

8 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. The Modern design context statement credits the house to Joseph Esherick in one list and to Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons in two others.

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