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457 Minna Street

South Of Market · San Francisco, CA 94103

  • Built 1944
  • Building
  • 1 story
  • Zoned C3S
  • District 6
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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7,510 sq ftBuilding area
5,362.5 sq ftLot area
2Rooms · 1 bath
  1. 1944

    Built as an addition to the Kingwell Brothers' California Brass Works, a brass foundry of three interconnected buildings, all of which remain standing. It is one of only about fourteen buildings in the Central SoMa area put up between 1940 and 1945, when a federal War Production Board order halted non-essential private construction.

    Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
  2. Feb 1984

    Interior alteration, new toilets, electrical.

    Complete Permit 8401230 $$$ $150,000
  3. Oct 1984

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Expired Permit 8410870 $$$ $30,000
  4. Jul 1987

    Install wall ties, rebar in hollow block walls & blocking.

    Complete Permit 8710474 $$$ $25,920
  5. Nov 1990

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9023826 $$$ $4,500
  6. May 2013

    Demolition only: comply with ab-017. interior non structural partitions, ceiling finishes. ti under seperate permit.

    Issued Permit 201305086413 $$$ $8,000
  7. May 2013

    1st floor-t.i to open office space-new partition, no m.e.p. no ceiling work.

    Withdrawn Permit 201305177279 $$$ $55,000
  8. Jul 2013

    1st floor-t.i open office space, new partitions. no m.e.p. no ceiling work.

    Issued Permit 201307010922 $$$ $55,000
  9. Mar 2015

    Hvac renovation at 2nd and 3rd floor. plumbing n/a for the maher.

    Cancelled Permit 201503100378 $$$ $62,575
  10. Oct 2017

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under app#201307010922 and 201305086413. all work is complete.

    Complete Permit 201710171471 $$$ $1
  11. Sep 2025

    Interior ti of whole building. adding kitchenette at existing laundry space, adding ada drinking fountain at existing storage, and demolition non structural walls to enlarge the space. adding a wall and door on both floors.

    Complete Permit 202509084764 $$$ $150,000
  12. Feb 2026

    Revision to permit 202509084764 for correcting door swings per 11b-404 code including title 24.

    Complete Permit 202602266623 $$$ $1

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