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District 5 · Block 0334, Lot 028 · ZIP 94109

517–519 Ellis Street

Assessor class: parking lot · Tenderloin

  • 3,781.25 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold May 5, 2014
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  1. March 1966

    The Redevelopment Agency photographed the property, then the Hotel Senator.

    Redevelopment Agency Records (SFH 371), San Francisco Public Library
  2. October 1971

    The Senator hotel at 519 Ellis Street was operating as a residential hotel, its 115 units showing 2 vacancies.

    URS Research Company / Arthur D. Little, Inc., Yerba Buena Center Public Facilities and Private Development: Environmental Impact Report (draft), prepared for the City and County of San Francisco, 1973.
  3. Jun 1983
    Permit 8305300 $$$ $25,000

    Bring up to code.

  4. Mar 1989
    Permit 8905069 $$$ $2,500

    Replace and old exhaust hood.

  5. Jun 1991
    Permit 9111427 $$$ $600,000

    Conversion of hotel rooms to sro & family accommodation.

  6. Sep 1991
    Permit 9116759 $$$ $5,000

    Opening and removal of non-bearing walls per permit application 9111427.

  7. Jan 1992
    Permit 9201243 $$$ $20,000

    Vertical addition.

  8. August 1992

    The Redevelopment Agency photographed the property, then the Hotel Senator.

    Redevelopment Agency Records (SFH 371), San Francisco Public Library
  9. Mar 2002
    Permit 200203292663 $$$ $180,000

    New elevator cab, power door on 3rd fl., modifications in elevator machine room.

  10. Nov 2002
    Permit 200211131334 $$$ $6,000

    To renew app#2001/02/08/1676 & 2001/05/01/8091 to complete work.

  11. Mar 2004
    Permit 200403088033 $$$ $1,250,000

    Project shall include but not be limited to selective demolition, alerations, finishes, lightg, electrical.

  12. Nov 2004
    Permit 200411189636 $$$ $46,000

    Fire alarm system.

  13. Jul 2005
    Permit 200507288889 $$$ $1

    Revision as built changes to permitted work, permit application 2004/03/08/8033, construction 98% complete. all revisions.

  14. Jul 2013
    Permit 201307222417 $$$ $120,000

    Fire damage repair- repair drywall & plaster in #701, 702 & 602 with like and kind materials. painting & carpet replacement to be done at stairs with like and kind materials. drywall repairs, painting & new entry doors at main entry - u-factor - 0.47 max. like and kind materials to be used.

  15. Apr 2016
    Permit 201604296121 $$$ $5,000

    7th floor: repair water damaged sheetrock in kitchen. install new counter top and hook up existing sink. reset appliances.

  16. Jun 2018
    Filed Permit 201806081421 $$$ $2,000,000

    To erect 8 stories, 1 basement, type i-b, 21 units residential with mix use building. (r-2, m).

  17. Jul 2018
    Permit 201807245422 $$$ $10,000

    Comply with n.o.v 201849152. one unit. install finish & paint drywall. living room and bathroom. new tub surround 5/8 type x 5d cooler nails at 4 inches.

  18. Aug 2020
    Permit 202008292922 $$$ $13,734

    Replacement of facu due to it beginning to fail. change from afp-300 to nfs-320. add wireless communicator and removed pots.

  19. Dec 2022
    Permit 202212128117 $$$ $7,000

    Sheet rock repair in select one unit. 606, 707, 706, 705, 708.

  20. May 2023
    Issued Permit 202305117589 $$$ $30,000

    Framing and drywall repair after fire damage. in kond. no change. revert to last legal condition. remodel two units.

DBI holds 40 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 40. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired permits are not shown.

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