John F. Kennedy Towers

1. 1900

   Built.

2. 1964

   John F. Kennedy Towers public housing, designed by John Savage Bolles.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
3. 1966

   John F. Kennedy Towers, designed by John Savage Bolles for the San Francisco Housing Authority — one of the high-rise public housing towers the authority built on small parcels in established neighbourhoods after the war.

   Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
4. Jan 2012

   Permit 201201273050 $$$ $911,712

   Windows & doors replacement (exterior) same size, same location. level 1-12, all windows.

5. Aug 2012

   Permit 201208157463 $$$ $48,000

   Emergency replacement of fire alarm system on a one for one basis. existing system not operable building currently under firewatch. replace system with new addressable panel, replace pull stations with addressable. replace bells with horn same location and elevation.

6. Sep 2015

   Permit 201509025917 $$$ $11,000,000

   Rad project. accessibility upgrades. ground floor addition, office/common area, lobby renovation, replacement of all storefront, elevator modernization, energy & envelope improvements, unit accessibility upgrades, casework, appliance, fixtures, finishes & lighting upgrades.

7. Nov 2016

   Permit 201611213191 $$$ $25,000

   Install new sprinkler system on ground floor and in trash chute from 1st floor to 12th floor at every other level. maher na. underground and alarm by others. ref ti 2015-0902-5917.

8. Mar 2017

   Permit 201703141381 $$$ $48,760

   Replace existing facu, install 4 10 amp power supply, 7 manual pull station, 27 smokes, 17 heats, 51 monitor modules, 18 strobes, 116 low frequency horns, 5 low frequency horn/strobe. ref app#201509025917.

9. Jun 2017

   Permit 201706018145 $$$ $4,400

   11 evac maps - floors 1 thru 11. maher na.

10. Aug 2017

    Permit 201708013535 $$$ $41,400

    Install underground fire water utility piping from back of curb to and including double detector check valve assembly with fdc and on site piping to just outside building at which point others will attach and complete upgrading existing city rad residential facility. ref sp permit 201611213191.

11. Dec 2017

    Permit 201712207036 $$$ $75,000

    Revision to app#201509025917. upgrade of 5 apartments to mobility/ada accessibility including reconfigured kitchens and bathrooms. also to resolve n.o.v. 201700491(fire damaged repiar in kind), in two units (plans not included in drawing set).

12. Jun 2018

    Issued Permit M937707

    Streetspace.

13. Jun 2018

    Permit 201806202460 $$$ $4,100

    Ref app#201703141381. add 8 monitor modules to monitor. 2 way communcation system (2). water flow (1) and tampers (3) and os and y (2). t.i. ref app#201509025917. **maher n/a**.

14. Jun 2018

    Permit 201806202461 $$$ $55,200

    Provide and install an elevator landing 2 way communication system. t.i. ref app#201509025917. ** maher n/a**.

15. Jul 2018

    Issued Permit 201807114271 $$$ $25,000

    Improvements to existing emergency generator, replace fuel oil tank. ** maher: n/a **.

16. Sep 2018

    Permit 201809059112 $$$ $95,000

    Reroofing.

17. Mar 2024

    Permit 202403057105 $$$ $1

    To verify existing sound levels in sleeping areas, complying with sffc section 1109.7.6.1.

14 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The city's Modern & Postmodern styles context statement dates John F. Kennedy Towers 1964; the page's other source gives 1966.