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District 5 · Block 0331, Lot 016 · ZIP 94102

233–261 Ellis Street

Store building

  • 2 stories
  • 56,718 ft2
  • 18,906.25 ft2 lot area
  • 4 residential units
  • 5 rooms
  • 6 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
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  1. circa 1920

    Built about 1920 as a two-storey garage.

    San Francisco Department of City Planning, Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration, Glide Residential Development Project (Initial Study, Case No. 2002.1077E), 2006.
  2. 1923

    Built as storefronts: marble bulkheads, faceted display windows, engineered by L.H. Nishkian. Two storeys, reinforced concrete structure, one-part composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  3. Jun 1982
    Permit 8204662 $$$ $2,000

    Sign - erect.

  4. May 1987
    Permit 8706116 $$$ $2,500

    Repair broken windows, secure window frame & glass per code.

  5. Apr 1992
    Permit 9206701 $$$ $900

    Install security folding gate only.

  6. Jan 1993
    Permit 9301102 $$$ $7,000

    Install grease flue/solid weld/16ga, /hood/blower/make up air.

  7. Apr 1993
    Permit 9306164 $$$ $800

    To construct a partition between kitchen and public area.

  8. May 1993
    Permit 9308382 $$$ $1,150

    Install fire suppression system to new kitc/hood/duct.

  9. Nov 1996
    Permit 9621420 $$$ $900

    Fabricate & install 2 awnings.

  10. Sep 1997
    Withdrawn Permit 9717666 $$$ $34,500

    Waterproofing roof membrane replace ac deck with concrete deck.

  11. Jan 1999
    Permit 9901340 $$$ $1,000

    Repair wall from auto accident/h/c upgrade @ front entry dor.

  12. Jan 2003
    Issued Permit 200301235781 $$$ $15,000

    Provide a 120 sq ft communication opening as per ab-010 @ the east property line wall. the opening wi.

  13. Jan 2007
    Permit 200701222231 $$$ $17,800

    Temporary shoring for work on adjacent property (125 mason - permit application 200608038557s).

  14. Nov 2012
    Issued Permit 201211023366 $$$ $20,000

    Relocate demising wall between restaurant and retail b. provide accessible entrance and accessible restroom at reail b. mechanical and electrical on future separate permit.

  15. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212317002 $$$ $5,000

    Rev to 201211023366. convert retail"b" to car rental office(counter, finishes, door to parking area). convert portion of public parking to fleet parking for car rental office. mechanical under separate permit.

  16. Jan 2013
    Issued Permit 201301298984 $$$ $3,000

    Install (1) illuminated single faced wall sign for "enterprise".

  17. Jan 2013
    Issued Permit 201301298986 $$$ $1,000

    Re-face (1) existing projecting sign for "enterprise rent-a-car".

  18. Jun 2014
    Permit 201406168501 $$$ $10,000

    Remove and replace existing sinks, install new sinks, enclose exposed wires by building pony wall. install frb bored to pony wall behind sinks. tile floor in cooking area. install frb board to wall of storage area.

  19. Jan 2021
    Issued Permit 202101142696 $$$ $20,000

    Create new deli area.

  20. Feb 2024
    Permit 202402125724 $$$ $4,000

    Relocate & install 1-illumniated single face wall sign "car return".

  21. Feb 2024
    Permit 202402125725 $$$ $2,000

    Reface 1 existing projecting sign "entrance, national, alamo".

  22. Sep 2024
    Permit 202409120577 $$$ $1

    Rev 202402125724 to change anchor method for wall sign no changes to size location or electrical that was already approved.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown. Sources disagree on this building's origin: the National Register nomination dates it to 1923 as purpose-built storefronts engineered by L.H. Nishkian, while a 2006 environmental review of the Glide development site describes a two-storey garage built about 1920.

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