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District 5 · Block 0321, Lot 016 · ZIP 94109

650 Ellis Street

30-unit apartment building

  • 3 stories
  • 13,593 ft2
  • 4,726 ft2 lot area
  • 64 rooms
  • 30 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold June 29, 2017
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  1. 1916

    Built as apartment building with 30 2-room units, to the design of the architects MacDonald & Kahn. Four storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure with galvanized iron cornice and stucco facade, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. 1923

    An influential Japanese-American newspaper was published in the building from 1923 to 1937, run by the publisher Kyutaro Abiko.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  3. Apr 2014
    Issued Permit 201404092836 $$$ $18,000

    Work in one unit: kitchen and bath, plumbing and electrical to existing location.

  4. Aug 2014
    Issued Permit 201408264765 $$$ $15,000

    One unit - remove existing kitchen & bath cabinets, install new laminate ro redo hardwood; supply plumbing & electrical to accomodate new remodel, paint apartment.

  5. May 2015
    Permit 201505146383 $$$ $18,000

    Remodel kitchen & 1 bathroom. install plumbing & electrical. redo hardwood or supply vinyl flooring. paint apartment.

  6. Aug 2015
    Permit 201508174444 $$$ $18,000

    Kitchen and bathroom remodel in one unit: no new wall and no existing wall relocation. lighting in kitchen and bathroom remodel shall comply with cec 150.0(k)3 and 150.0(k)5.

  7. Dec 2015
    Permit 201512084420 $$$ $18,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel - new fixtures.

  8. Apr 2016
    Permit 201604084302 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel. replace fixtures in-kind. no walls altered, removed, moved or modified.

  9. Jul 2016
    Permit 201607071758 $$$ $20,000

    #7 - kitchen & bath remodel as like.

  10. Aug 2016
    Permit 201608155052 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom renovation. replace existing exh fans, lightings to be remain. no new windows.

  11. Sep 2016
    Permit 201609097248 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: renovate existing kitchen & bathroom with new fixtures. as-is layout.

  12. Oct 2016
    Permit 201610079757 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom renovation. no structural work done. using same layout.

  13. Oct 2016
    Permit 201610079758 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom renovation. no structural work done. using same layout.

  14. Nov 2016
    Permit 201611162924 $$$ $70,000

    Repair/new of retaining wall at rear yard between 650 ellis street (block 0321/016) new retaining wal is totally within in this property.

  15. Oct 2017
    Issued Permit 201710050478 $$$ $15,000

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

  16. Apr 2019
    Permit 201904036989 $$$ $90,000

    Reroofing.

  17. Sep 2020
    Permit 202009023315 $$$ $30,000

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

  18. Aug 2021
    Issued Permit 202108106112 $$$ $30,000

    #9. remodeling kitchen and bathroom, relocate washer and dryer.

  19. Sep 2021
    Permit 202109148374 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: rehab existing bathroom & kitchen. no layout changes or wall mods. h.e. lighting & per cec 150.0(k) no work on walls.

  20. Dec 2021
    Permit 202112154486 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: rehabilitate existing kitchen and bathroom. install washer and dryer.

  21. Dec 2021
    Permit 202112154488 $$$ $25,000

    #9: rehabilitate existing kitchen & existing bathroom. install washer & dryer.

  22. Dec 2021
    Permit 202112154489 $$$ $25,000

    #16: rehabilitate existing kitchen & existing bathroom. install washer & dryer.

  23. Mar 2022
    Permit 202203079402 $$$ $18,000

    One unit - rehab existing kitchen & bathroom; install washer/dryer.

  24. Apr 2022
    Permit 202204283167 $$$ $15,000

    One unit: remodeling existing kitchen. no structural work. no moving walls.

  25. Jan 2023
    Permit 202301230567 $$$ $35,000

    One unit - convert existing living room to bedroom; rehab existing kitchen and bathroom; install washer and dryer.

DBI holds 31 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 31. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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