Mendelsohn House

1. Feb 1986

   Permit 8601746 $$$ $14,500,000

   New construction.

2. 1987

   Built by the Tenants and Owners Development Corporation as low-income housing and named for Peter Mendelsohn, co-founder of Tenants and Owners in Opposition to Redevelopment, the group that fought the Yerba Buena Center clearances.

   Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
3. 1987

   The Mendelsohn House was completed in 1987 with 189 senior apartments, built by a non-profit formed out of the campaign against the Yerba Buena redevelopment. The Alice Street Community Gardens were opened alongside it.

   San Francisco Filipino Heritage: Addendum to the South of Market Historic Context Statement, 2013
4. Oct 1987

   Permit 8715591 $$$ $35,000

   Fire sprklr system @ 1st floor only.

5. 1988

   Built.

6. Apr 1988

   Permit 8804886 $$$ $15,000

   Revision to work in progress #8601746.

7. Aug 1988

   Permit 8810813 $$$ $500

   New handicap ramps aded to side walks at entrance of building.

8. Aug 1988

   Permit 8810936 $$$ $50,000

   Landscaping, irrigation & flat work at courtyard of building.

9. Aug 1988

   Permit 8811672 $$$ $70,000

   Remodel ground floor for dining & multi purpose room.

10. Jun 1989

    Permit 8911231 $$$ $18,000

    Horizontal addition.

11. Feb 1990

    Permit 9003105 $$$ $250,000

    T/i to 5000 sq ft. of vacant ground floor retail space.

12. Jul 1990

    Permit 9014957 $$$ $1

    Revision to approved permit 646766 (9003105).

13. Aug 1990

    Permit 9015487 $$$ $3,500

    Lowering of existing fire sprinkler heads.

14. Dec 1990

    Permit 9025513 $$$ $7,500

    New concrete ramp & paving in ground level garden.

15. Apr 1991

    Permit 9105618 $$$ $4,000

    Install automatic easy access series entry system on existingdoor.

16. Mar 2000

    Permit 200003073675 $$$ $15,655

    Unmanned antennas installation for wireless transmission facility, antennae with be mounted to face or.

17. Mar 2011

    Issued Permit 201103031361 $$$ $2,300

    Replace ddcv backflow preventer. ames 3000 dcda removed. replace with 3000 55.

18. Jul 2013

    Issued Permit 201307232558 $$$ $220,000

    Reroofing.

19. Jun 2023

    Issued Permit 202306301298 $$$ $1,148,000

    Full fire alarm system retrofit of the existing f/a system service residential uniters per sq ft 2016 oridinance 165-16, sq ft ordinance 077-21, 2019 sffc 1103.7.61.1 and 2022 nfpa72 ss18.4.5.

20. Nov 2023

    Issued Permit 202311070339 $$$ $220,000

    Revision to previous permit 202306301298. owner reqeuest to previous approved tone-based system is changed to be a voice exacuation on a voluntary/non-required base system.

21. Jan 2025

    Issued Permit 202412106510 $$$ $1

    Request for as-built review plans for 202311070339.

22. Apr 2025

    Issued Permit 202504114201 $$$ $500,000

    Add a new automatic fire sprinkler system with a new fire pump on 1st floor. install heads in floors 2-9 in corridors and install 1 sprinkler is each unit entrance for future installation.existing sprinkler system on the fist floor to remain.

23. Jun 2025

    Issued Permit 202506128539 $$$ $171,780

    Remove existing standing seam roofing and plywood sheathing. inspect and repair metal decking. install pmma system: install new 5/8" dense deck sheathing. install siplast probase mb base sheet. install siplast parapro roofing system. window glazing and sealant.

24. Sep 2025

    Issued Permit 202509155278 $$$ $1

    Revision to 202506128539. to document the replacement of metal decking in kind.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 2 expired permits are not shown.