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500–516 Ellis Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1910
  • 38-unit apartment building
  • 5 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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21,855 sq ftBuilding area
4,878 sq ftLot area
76Rooms · 44 baths

Permit history

  1. Jan 1983

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8300173 $$$ $5,000
  2. Jan 1985

    Parapet reinforcement.

    Complete Permit 8500289 $$$ $11,300
  3. Apr 1992

    New sheetrock on ceiling, patch holes in wall.

    Complete Permit 9206552 $$$ $39,900
  4. Nov 1995

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9519307 $$$ $12,500
  5. Dec 1997

    Seismic retrofit - special procedure.

    Complete Permit 9725793 $$$ $96,000
  6. Dec 1998

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9825584 $$$ $30,000
  7. Jun 2003

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 200306177317 $$$ $20,000
  8. Jun 2008

    Remodel kitchen & bath. (kitchen) countertops, cabinets & sink (bath) toilet & sink. all work in one unit.

    Expired Permit 200806245209 $$$ $30,000
  9. Sep 2008

    Work @ one unit only. remodel kitchen / bath. sink, countertop, cabinets kit. toilet vanity, sink bathroom. no structural work.

    Expired Permit 200809171808 $$$ $30,000
  10. Feb 2013

    Work on one unit - remodel kitchen and 1 bathroom in kind. no lighting change.

    Issued Permit 201302260972 $$$ $12,000
  11. Dec 2013

    Three units - kitchen and bathrooms remodels; to comply with cec150(k) 8 & 10.

    Issued Permit 201312194624 $$$ $72,000
  12. Nov 2014

    One unit -remove existing demolition debris, install cabinets in kitchen and bath, reuse tub, install plumbing and electrical to new unit. paint apartment, install pergo or redo hardwood. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201411242362 $$$ $18,000
  13. Apr 2015

    One unit - remove existing kitchen & bath cabinets. install plumbing and electrical to new remodel. install counters and fixtures. paint apartment. redo hardwood or install vinyl flooring.

    Cancelled Permit 201504072961 $$$ $18,000
  14. Sep 2016

    Replace existing ground floor store front. remove () awnings and reopen existing transom windows and add new awnings.

    Cancelled Permit 201609137519 $$$ $40,000
  15. Aug 2017

    One unit: new kitchen cabinet, floor tiles, hardwood floor, new shower wall tiles, toilet, paint unit kitchen and bath.

    Complete Permit 201708023632 $$$ $15,000
  16. Oct 2017

    One unit: replace kitchen counter tops & cabinets, retile bathroom, floor only, replace vanity & toilets. (tub to remain, no rough plumbing work).

    Issued Permit 201710050479 $$$ $15,000
  17. Mar 2018

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201803194015 $$$ $39,650
  18. Sep 2019

    #407 - convert existing kitchen to bedroom, convert closet to kitchen. rehabilitate existing bathroom, install with d.

    Complete Permit 201909202282 $$$ $35,000
  19. Sep 2019

    #302 - convert existing kitchen to bedroom, convert closet to kitchen. rehabilitate existing bathroom, install with d.

    Complete Permit 201909202280 $$$ $25,000
  20. Oct 2019

    One unit - rehabilitate existing bathroom & kitchen. install washer and dryer.

    Complete Permit 201910023370 $$$ $33,000
  21. Oct 2019

    One unit: rehabilitate existing kitchen (approx 56 sq ft.), rehab existing bathroom (approx 40 sq ft.), install washer/ventless dryer under kitchen counter.

    Complete Permit 201910235397 $$$ $22,000
  22. Oct 2019

    Upgrade existing fire alarm to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1 and nfpa 72.

    Issued Permit 201910295838 $$$ $40,000
  23. Jun 2021

    One unit - rehab 1 kitchen & 1 bathroom in-kind. no structural.

    Complete Permit 202106102078 $$$ $30,000
  24. Oct 2024

    In kind facade repairs per san francisco existing building code chapter 5f and recommended in the facade report prepared for this building.

    Cancelled Permit 202410243625 $$$ $87,742
  25. Jul 2025

    Scope is epoxy fill cracks, concrete face, and repair mortar joints on masonry.

    Complete Permit 202507171041 $$$ $115,000

DBI holds 51 permits for this parcel, most of them tenant improvements on individual floors. The timeline shows the 24 largest by stated cost, plus the earliest on file; the DBI query in the sources below returns all 51. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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