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1946–1988 Van Ness Avenue

Russian Hill · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1920
  • Industrial building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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25,350 sq ftBuilding area
7,274.5 sq ftLot area
8Rooms · 2 baths
  1. 1920

    Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as an auto showroom. Oakland and Duesenberg cars, among other makes, were sold here from 1920 to 1930. Two wooden vehicle doors survive on the Jackson Street side — among the only pre-war vehicle doors left in the corridor.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  2. Aug 1988

    Reinforcement of parapet walls with diagonal bracing 5'4" centr.

    Expired Permit 8812261 $$$ $10,000
  3. Dec 1988

    Parapet work.

    Complete Permit 8819551 $$$ $1
  4. Mar 2000

    Non electric sign, painted wall.

    Complete Permit 200003013145
  5. Apr 2000

    Single faced non-electric sign wall.

    Complete Permit 200004207731 $$$ $1,000
  6. Jun 2000

    Address assignment.

    Expired Permit M12965
  7. Jul 2000

    Change of existing ownership per permit #902755.

    Complete Permit 200007266126 $$$ $1
  8. Mar 2001

    To renovate existing building., construct 3 new stories, create office & residential & mercantile occupancies.

    Withdrawn Permit 200103305623 $$$ $5,700,000
  9. Apr 2001

    Site permit for seismic retrofit, vertical addition for commerical retail & residential.

    Cancelled Permit 200104056096 $$$ $3,450,000
  10. Apr 2001

    Non-structural demolition throughout bldng, no work on ext of building-exception-remove wood flrng in me.

    Expired Permit 200104066188 $$$ $50,000
  11. May 2008

    Seismic upgrade, add new h/c restrm for ea sex @ ea floor.remove existingstairway & replace with new on jackson entrance, add new stairway on van ness entrance.remove existingfreight elevator, repalce with new passenger elevator.new entrance to elevator lobby, stairway.

    Cancelled Permit 200805071460 $$$ $600,000
  12. Dec 2008

    Remove advertising sign voluntarily is located at 1946-1960 van ness ave - the building will remain on the property.

    Issued Permit 200812249174 $$$ $2,500
  13. 2010

    Evaluated in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor and given California Register status code 3CS — individually eligible for the California Register, under Criterion 3.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  14. Feb 2013

    Add new fire sprinkler system. total coverage with 263 sprinklers. scope to include underground service and standpipe installation.

    Issued Permit 201302190423 $$$ $15,000
  15. Mar 2022

    Change of use. vacant building to fitness studio. no work. excercise area not to exceed 2000sf. for dcp idententification - administrative permit only, total of 3000sf with 1000sf office use.

    Suspended Permit 202203039125 $$$ $1
  16. Jul 2022

    Priority process - change of use from retail & light manufacturing (m, b) )into post-secondary education (b) for academy of art university. work includes: bike parking, accessibility upgrades (entry, elevator, restrooms), core & shell improvements. ref 2019-005609enf.

    Filed Permit 202207289443 $$$ $950,000

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