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District 10 · Block 4099, Lot 050 · ZIP 94107

553 Arkansas Street

Single-family house · Potrero Hill

  • 2 stories
  • 2,238 ft2
  • 3,000 ft2 lot area
  • 8 rooms
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Zoned RH-2
  • Sold May 5, 2006
Land$1,540,821
Improvements$1,260,669
Total assessed$2,801,490
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  1. 1900

    Built.

  2. Jul 1984

    Continuation of work began under appl #8208651.

  3. May 1988
    Permit 8806031 $$$ $1,500

    Plaster patchwork, drywall patch.

  4. May 1988
    Permit 8807139 $$$ $2,000

    Plaster patch work/remove illegal 4x12 beam.

  5. Dec 2000
    Permit 200012147939 $$$ $85,000

    New fixtures & finishes on kitchen & 3 bedrms. all new mechanical under sep. permit.

  6. Jan 2001
    Permit 200101270755 $$$ $17,500

    Struct wrk correc framg relocat stairs/repla dmg dck/3 units merge to sngle fam dwg.

  7. June 28, 2001

    An existing three-unit building stood on the site.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  8. June 28, 2001

    The City Planning Commission did not take discretionary review and approved the merger of the three-unit building into one single-family dwelling, 5-2.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  9. Apr 2002

    Revise to call basement room storage rev to 200012147939.

  10. Apr 2002

    Renew 200012147939 for final.

  11. Jun 2006
    Issued Permit 200606053171 $$$ $4,600

    Reroofing.

  12. Jul 2006
    Permit 200607277756 $$$ $50,000

    Repair dry rot @ back deck & front supporting post. replace leaking siding on back of house. repair/replace leaking windows & doors in existing opening at back of house.remove non fundtionary coal fireplace & cap chimney.

  13. Jan 2007
    Permit 200701081190 $$$ $25,000

    Add plywood walls to basement for voluntory improvement. 2 new foundation under shearwalls.

  14. Feb 2022
    Permit 202202248627 $$$ $7,500

    Repair dry rot at front stairs. replace stringers, treads and risers. replace railing in kind. less than 50% repair.

  15. Jul 2022
    Permit 202207259276 $$$ $4,500

    Revision to pa202202248627: install new conforming front railing at each side of stairs to original victorian style. balister.

  16. Oct 2023
    Issued Permit 202310199002 $$$ $74,000

    Reroofing.

  17. Jan 2024
    Permit 202401093633 $$$ $45,000

    Update bathroom like for like with relocation of 3 switches and 1 outlet. new finishes throughout.

  18. Feb 2024
    Permit 202402125737 $$$ $20,000

    Update rear landscape, new gas fire pit, new arbor with electrical heaters and lighting.

2 expired or cancelled permits are omitted.

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