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District 9 · Block 5847, Lot 032 · ZIP 94134

300 Gaven Street

School building

  • 2 stories
  • 36,143 ft2
  • 38,171 ft2 lot area
  • 5 rooms
  • 10 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-1
  • Not a historic resource
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  1. 1960

    Built.

  2. July 1, 1976

    A Montessori school occupied the property, with a private play area beside the freeway.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  3. May 1984
    Permit 8404903 $$$ $40,000

    Partitions in open classroom area.

  4. Nov 1986
    Permit 8613874 $$$ $250,000

    Erect additional school building.

  5. May 1989
    Permit 8907518 $$$ $42,000

    Construct of new floor, new windows, & doors.

  6. Aug 1994
    Permit 9412502 $$$ $37,800

    Reroofing.

  7. Feb 1999
    Permit 9902588 $$$ $575,000

    Erect a two story school.

  8. Mar 1999
    Permit 9905907 $$$ $100,000

    377 sq ft infill add under existingcovered area/renovate 2500 sq ft.

  9. Jan 2000
    Permit 9926279 $$$ $18,000

    New fire sprinkler system.

  10. Feb 2005
    Permit 200502225879 $$$ $122,000

    Solar electric system consisting of 164 sharp 175 w pv modules & 5 sma 6000v inverters.

  11. May 2010
    Issued Permit 201005112124 $$$ $75,000

    Interior renovation of an existing pre-school classroom including a new bathroom, lighting, ceiling grid & a new accessible door.

  12. Jun 2011
    Issued Permit 201106168227 $$$ $90,000

    Renovation and access upgrades to an existing 1964 classroom serving a pre-school and kindergarten. improvements include: new ceiling, lighting, accessible doors, restroom access upgrades, and a new classroom kitchen. no structural or mechanical work. no new area added. same student count- no change.

  13. Jun 2011
    Permit 201106248919 $$$ $40,000

    Reroofing.

  14. Nov 2011
    Permit 201111229458 $$$ $3,250,000

    Demolish existing 1 story, wood framed structure & replace with 2 story horizontal addition plus mezzanine type 5b fully sprinklered. fire sprinkler & alarm under separate permit.

  15. Mar 2012
    Permit 201203307238 $$$ $75,000

    Renovation of existing 2 story classroom building. new exterior wal and interior finishes.

  16. May 2012
    Permit 201205231072 $$$ $93,791

    New fire sprinkler system in (305 sprinklers)new 2-story building per nfpa 13. underground under separate permit.

  17. Aug 2012
    Permit 201208086812 $$$ $31,000

    Installation of a new fire alarm system to replace existing system at the "s.f. school community center". this work will be done in 2 phases as noted on the scope of work in drawing "fa01". (1) facp, (1) ann, 6 relay, 3 smk dct, 18 horn/8 trobes, 15 strobes, 3 (wp0 horn/strobes, 2 batt.

  18. May 2018
    Permit 201805310558 $$$ $62,800

    Voluntary seismic upgrade - sheathing added to existing wall, infill existing opening, add new collector straps. **maher n/a**.

  19. Jul 2020
    Permit 202007160294 $$$ $20,000

    Installation of 2 temporary modular classrooms. installation matches previosly approved installation under app#201203266887.

  20. Nov 2020
    Permit 202011128790 $$$ $235,000

    Minor alteration. modernization and structural upgrades to preschool building. new preschool and kindergarden bathrooms. new door in existing window opening. ** maher: n/a **.

  21. Nov 2020
    Permit 202011128771 $$$ $100,000

    Minor alteration. replacement of existing glazing with accordian door at middle school building. new door & sidelights at middle school admin office entrance. ** maher: n/a **.

  22. Jul 2021
    Permit 202107073854 $$$ $16,430

    Fire only work for the middle school remodels on floor 1; additions are 6 smoke detectors, 1 module, 1 horn/strobe power supply, 14 horn/strobes, and 3 strobes. ref permit application 202011128790 & 202011128771.

  23. May 2022
    Permit 202205053597 $$$ $50,000

    Mechanical upgrades for the existing classroom building (edeli building) at the sq ft school.

  24. May 2022
    Permit 202205053598 $$$ $50,000

    New finishes, casework, and lighting on an existing music room at the sq ft school.

  25. Jun 2025
    Permit 202506269557 $$$ $99,000

    Remove old wood siding and install 4200 sq ft of new james hardie siding on entire building except right side play area wall. street visible.

DBI holds 48 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 48. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 1 expired permit is not shown.