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679–689 Geary Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Built 1916
  • 43-unit apartment building
  • 6 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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19,188 sq ftBuilding area
3,672 sq ftLot area
70Rooms · 44 baths

Permit history

  1. Jul 1983

    Remove steel sash show-window and replace it.

    Complete Permit 8306971 $$$ $2,500
  2. Dec 1985

    Repair wall and print - kitchen cabinets work @ one unit.

    Complete Permit 8514361 $$$ $5,000
  3. Jul 1986

    Reinforcing existing parapet walls on all four sides.

    Complete Permit 8608098 $$$ $11,000
  4. Aug 1989

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 8914885 $$$ $11,000
  5. Dec 2007

    Two units- kitchen and bathroom remodel. no structural work, no lighting work.

    Complete Permit 200712190817 $$$ $30,000
  6. Dec 2012

    #502- bathroom & kitchen remodel.

    Cancelled Permit 201212216735 $$$ $13,000
  7. Dec 2012

    #504- bathroom & kitchen remodel.

    Complete Permit 201212216738 $$$ $13,000
  8. Mar 2013

    #505 kitchen and bathroom remodel, no structural work.

    Issued Permit 201303263074 $$$ $15,000
  9. Jun 2013

    Work in three units. remove /add interior walls, remodel kitchen & bath, new lighting plan for modified spaces. additional work in one unit: relocate kitchen to existing living, add new bath, add washer/dryer.

    Complete Permit 201306250388 $$$ $80,000
  10. Dec 2013

    One unit remodel: relocating of kitchen fixtures & cabinets, remodeling of bathroom.

    Complete Permit 201312124021 $$$ $30,000
  11. Feb 2015

    One unit - remodel kitchen & add new closet. n/a maher ordinance.

    Issued Permit 201502128246 $$$ $10,000
  12. Apr 2016

    Convert to cafe with food prep. reconfigure partitions. remove wall of stair (sealed above) and replace framining at opening. install sinks and countertops. remodel bathrooms to make ada compliant. maher na abate planning enforcement from prior tenant.

    Complete Permit 201604215371 $$$ $15,000
  13. Apr 2017

    Install ul 300 fire system.

    Complete Permit 201704194307 $$$ $6,000
  14. Oct 2019

    Work in one unit: kitchen and bathroom remodel, upgrade washer & dryer, new electrical panel. all plumbing fixtures to be replaced will be located at the same location. no new wall and no existing wall relocation. new lighting in kitchen & bathroom remodel shall comply with cec 150.0(k)3 & (k)5.

    Complete Permit 201910013207 $$$ $20,000
  15. Jul 2020

    Replace washer/dryer upgrade line.

    Complete Permit 202007099873 $$$ $5,000
  16. Jul 2020

    Replace washer/dryer upgrade line.

    Complete Permit 202007099877 $$$ $5,000
  17. Jul 2020

    One unit: install new washer and dryer. no structural.

    Complete Permit 202007290886 $$$ $1,500
  18. Jun 2021

    One unit: rehabilitate existing kitchen. rehabilitate existing bathroom.

    Complete Permit 202106303514 $$$ $30,000
  19. Aug 2021

    One unit: replace counter top on kichen. re-wiring kitchen, install new elctric panel. provide plumbing line. no structural work.

    Complete Permit 202108277282 $$$ $10,000
  20. Mar 2022

    Replace existing fire alarm system in-kind to meet code 1103.7.6.1 to add low frequency sounders to all sleeping areas. additions of smokes, pulls and notification in common areas.

    Issued Permit 202203301191 $$$ $64,930
  21. Dec 2022

    Upgrade existing commercial entry per accessible business entrance ordinance 51-16. ref abe 201812173085.

    Cancelled Permit 202212077843 $$$ $8,000
  22. Dec 2022

    Upgrade existing commercial entry per accessible business entrance ordinance 51-16. ref abe 201812173083.

    Cancelled Permit 202212077841 $$$ $5,000
  23. Dec 2022

    Upgrade existing commercial entry per accessible business entrance ordinance 51-16. ref abe 201812173084.

    Cancelled Permit 202212077842 $$$ $5,000
  24. Dec 2024

    Renovation of 2 apartments, one unit, 2nd fl & 601, 6th fl. new kitchen cabinets and plumbing fixtures, new dishwashers, new lighting @ existing j-boxes. no change to mechanical. no exterior work, fire alarm, or sprinklers work. no structural work.

    Filed Permit 202412177014 $$$ $130,000
  25. Apr 2025

    Replace existing wireless fire alarm system with hardwired system. fire alarm upgrade to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1 in partially sprinklered building.

    Complete Permit 202504154425 $$$ $5,000

DBI holds 37 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 37. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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