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1136–1140 Filbert Street

Russian Hill · San Francisco, CA 94109

Built 1914
4-unit apartment building
3 stories
Zoned RH-3
District 3
Historic status: historic resource

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5,087 sq ftBuilding area

6,429 sq ftLot area

16Rooms · 6 bed, 7 bath

Permit history

Aug 1989

Reroofing.

Complete Permit 8913803 $$$ $5,800
Mar 1990

Modify kitchen cabinets to accomodate owners washer, dryer.

Expired Permit 9004199 $$$ $1,200
Jun 1996

Reroofing.

Expired Permit 9610835 $$$ $26,764
Oct 2001

Deck-remove existingtng ceder planking, sleepers underneath & replace with new similar lumber primed.

Complete Permit 200110110434 $$$ $5,000
Jan 2024

Legalize existing trellis structure to comply with nov# 202312622.

Withdrawn Permit 202401314960 $$$ $1,500
May 2025

To comply with nov# 202312622 - remove lattice type structure at west side of property.

Filed Permit 202505216938 $$$ $3,500

Land $1,615,585 Improvements $1,113,322

Total assessed $2,728,907

At a glance

ConstructionWood frame

ParcelBlock 0094, Lot 008

Street numbers1136, 1138, 1140

Historic statusCEQA A — historic resource

Progressive Era & Early Revival Styles Historic Context Statement (2023)

StyleDutch Colonial Revival

Year built as surveyed1914

Address as surveyed1138 Filbert Street

Alta Cottage, a Dutch Colonial Revival house of 1914 on Russian Hill, with a gambrel roof, sash windows, a portico, a brick base and a side porch. It takes its name from the Alta California newspaper.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early residents and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update