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District 5 · Block 0333, Lot 001 · ZIP 94102

401–421 Ellis Street

23-unit apartment building

  • 4 stories
  • 16,620 ft2
  • 4,375 ft2 lot area
  • 48 rooms
  • 12 bedrooms
  • 19 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold December 30, 2005
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  1. 1907

    Built as the Gashwiler Apartments, apartment building with 18 2-, 3-, and 4-room units, to the design of the architect Julius Krafft. Four storeys over a basement, brick structure with galvanized iron cornice, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. February 14, 1907

    Charles H. Hock, C. P. Moore Building Company, John G. Sutton Company, James E. Britt and D. Zolinsky contracted to put up four-storey and basement brick stores and apartments, at $54,008.

    The San Francisco Call, 14 February 1907, p. 10
  3. 1929

    Photographed.

    San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
  4. Nov 1982
    Permit 8209487 $$$ $18,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  5. Jan 1983
    Permit 8300025 $$$ $2,500

    Install sprinkling system in storage area in basement.

  6. Apr 1999
    Permit 9906565 $$$ $51,000

    Unb seismic retrofit general procedure.

  7. Sep 2008
    Permit 200809232338 $$$ $15,000

    Reroofing.

  8. Sep 2022
    Permit 202209233016 $$$ $20,000

    Replaced fire alarm panel. smoke detector, horn/strobe new install low requincy at sleeping area (bed, living room).

  9. Jul 2024
    Permit 202407116289 $$$ $15,000

    Change of use from bar to retail store to comply with nov # 202423691 and 202424213.

  10. Dec 2025
    Withdrawn Permit 202512121670 $$$ $20,000

    New ti to operate the existing vacant restaurant and merge with existing bar lounge to be dine in area.

  11. Jan 2026
    Issued Permit 202510207666 $$$ $15,000

    New tenant improvement to operate the existing vacant restaruant & merge with existing bar lounge to be dine-in area.

  12. Jun 2026
    Issued Permit 202606173435 $$$ $1

    Revision to 202510207666 to reflect field changes as requested by field inspector. change shear wall tie down to simpson strap mst48 and triple the existing floor joist along proposed shear wall.

  13. Aug 2026
    Issued Permit 202608196837 $$$ $1

    Revision 202510207666- to include update to mechincal equipment.

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

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