2525 Lyon Street

1. 1922

   Built.

2. 1923

   A custom-built duplex — one of the small number of multiple-unit buildings designed for its own site rather than to a builder's pattern, which before the war usually meant a building aimed at well-off tenants who wanted the standing of a private house.

   Flats and Small Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2023
3. Apr 1983

   Permit 8303244 $$$ $3,000

   Erect interior partitions.

4. Apr 1988

   Permit 8805304 $$$ $40,000

   Horizontal addition.

5. May 1989

   Permit 8908595 $$$ $1,500

   Redesign glulam beam in garage area to span 2 parking spaces.

6. Jun 1989

   Permit 8909550 $$$ $1,000

   Termite work as per inspection report.

7. Aug 1989

   Permit 8914838 $$$ $1

   Resubmitting revised roof framing plans as requested.

8. Sep 1989

   Permit 8917302 $$$ $1

   Additional information to conform existingsingle habitable room.

9. Aug 1991

   Permit 9115422 $$$ $1,000

   Repair deck surface at top of building (dex-o-tex).

10. Feb 1993

    Permit 9302861 $$$ $1,150

    Remov stucco for termite inspec-front-corner east & nrth wls.

11. Apr 1993

    Permit 9305342 $$$ $12,800

    Replace framing & sheathing damaged by termites & dry rot.

12. Jul 2015

    Permit 201507080903 $$$ $175,000

    Install new residential elevator with mechanical room, assorted carpentry and finish work with new lighting. alter existing fire escape per code.

13. May 2024

    Permit 202405011163 $$$ $25,000

    Bathroom remodel, keep same blueprint, new shower, faucets (2), replace toilet, vanity, rebuild shower enclosure. install ceiling fan, new electrical circuits, insulation and new drywall in walk-in closet. like for like remodel.

14. Apr 2025

    Issued Permit 202504235091 $$$ $8,000

    Repair the existing retaining wall (rw) located along the front of the parcel with (3) new "buried" reinforced concrete drilled piers anchored to the uphill side of the existing brick capped concrete rw. install (6) subdrain shafts new at the existing weep holes.

1 cancelled permit is omitted. This building is dated 1923 in the historical record; the assessor's roll gives the parcel a build year of 1922.