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District 5 · Block 0317, Lot 027 · ZIP 94102

531–545 Geary Street

63-unit apartment building

  • 10 stories
  • 48,340 ft2
  • 4,896 ft2 lot area
  • 128 rooms
  • 71 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1922

    Built as stores and apartment building with 711- and 2-room units, to the design of the architect Edward E. Young. Ten storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, three-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. Jun 1982
    Permit 8205199 $$$ $12,000

    Building use: apts.

  3. May 2004
    Permit 200405103459 $$$ $500

    Remove existing canvas awning and replace with metaulic steel.

  4. Sep 2004
    Permit 200409033386 $$$ $7,000

    Barrier removal: reconfigure entry at hair salon (b occupancy) to provide a 36" doorway.

  5. Jun 2011
    Permit 201106309251 $$$ $3,000

    Response to nov 20114204 for unpermitted work of replacing cabinet with countertop, toilet, and bathroom tiles at house keeper unit. one unit. no windows, walls, doors under this permit.

  6. Mar 2018
    Permit 201803204170 $$$ $35,000

    Remodel kitcehn in-kind. new cabinets, kitchen floor tiles, quartz countertop and new appliances. all work in one unit. no structural work under this permit. everything is same location.

  7. Aug 2019
    Permit 201908209327 $$$ $22,000

    Replace e conventional fa system on a one for one basis to accomodate the necessary recall fnctions needed for newly installed elevator. 1 facu, 11 pulls, 24 strobes, 9 horns, 6 relays.

  8. Oct 2021
    Issued Permit 202110200837 $$$ $82,000

    Change of use from retail to limited restaurant, a take-out only cafe. scope includes new servery, storage room, ware-washing room & new all-gender ada restroom. no exterior work.

  9. Feb 2026
    Permit 202602105674 $$$ $155,000

    Installation of a remote central station fire alarm system to comply with 2025 sffl sec. 1103.7.6.1 and 2025 nfpa 72 sec 18.4.6 sleeping area requirements. (2016 sq ft ordinance 165-16; 2021 sq ft ordinance 07721). upgrade existing fire alarm system lot compliance.

5 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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