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District 5 · Block 0320, Lot 020 · ZIP 94109

835–839 Geary Street

41-unit apartment building

  • 6 stories
  • 30,690 ft2
  • 7,562.5 ft2 lot area
  • 92 rooms
  • 12 bedrooms
  • 42 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold April 6, 2010
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  1. 1922

    Built as apartment building with 42 2- and 3-room units, built by the builder Charles A. Johnson. Six storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

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

    Built.

  3. Apr 2007
    Permit 200704189065 $$$ $60,000

    Six units. complete kitchen remodel. to comply with nov# 200793952, dated 02/26/07. minor bathroom work. replace tile bathroom wall above the tub in 6 bathrooms. no structural work. no lighting work.

  4. Aug 2007
    Issued Permit 200708028510 $$$ $45,000

    Three units. kitchen and bathroom remodel. replace bathroom window to tempered glass. no structural work no lighting work.

  5. Dec 2007
    Issued Permit 200712281457 $$$ $15,000

    Work @ one unit only. kitchen & bathroom remodel. no structural work. no lighting work. replace window. bathroom lightwell.

  6. Jan 2008
    Issued Permit 200801172679 $$$ $15,000

    One unit: kitchen and bath remodel. no structural work, no lighting, replace widown in bath lightwell..67 u factor min.

  7. Feb 2008
    Issued Permit 200802275758 $$$ $15,000

    At one unit: kitchen and bath room remodel. no structural work, no lighting work, replace window bathroom lightwell. remove and replace cabinets counter, floor tile.

  8. May 2010
    Permit 201005182695 $$$ $15,800

    Remove and replace existing double hung 50 windows in kind with new vinyl loe dual paned energy efficient windows in kind operation.configuration(enclosed rar elevation only. no street visiblty. 837 geary blvd.

  9. Nov 2012
    Permit 201211274948 $$$ $1,000

    Comply to nov #201264382.electrical&plumb insp for one unit-101.intl battery operated smoke detector in sleep area, 1-hr fire separatn.interr remodel, upgrade&add wall to meet req fire separtn.sprkler at bsmt&1/fl entry lobby&hall.add smke screen at elevr at lobby.add fire alarm.sprinklers under sep permit.

  10. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303293377 $$$ $40,000

    Change existing coffee shop into ice cream shop. install coller in basment. install freezers, counters, stationary (bike) blender upstairs.

  11. May 2014
    Withdrawn Permit 201405236655 $$$ $20,000

    Legalize ground floor unit. remodel kitchen, bathroom. replace windows, move interior non bearing walls. previously 2 units 1st fl were combined.

  12. Nov 2014
    Permit 201411242391 $$$ $15,000

    Install 67 new sprinkler heads in basement only, per nfpa 13. work includes a new 2-inch dedicated underground service. reference ti permit 201211274948. maher na.

  13. Feb 2015
    Permit 201502097819 $$$ $20,000

    Revision 201303293377 build ice cream manufacturing room/plant in basement.

  14. Mar 2015
    Permit 201503049997 $$$ $15,000

    Renovate kitchen-relocate. remodel bathroom. convert existingkitchen to bedroom.

  15. Mar 2017
    Issued Permit 201703101242 $$$ $12,000

    One unit: bathroom and kitchen renovation, all in kind.

  16. May 2017
    Issued Permit 201705156630 $$$ $15,000

    #507- renovate kitchen and 1 bathroom, all in kind. no moving of walls, doors or windows, provide high efficency lighting, plumbing and electrical as needed.

  17. Apr 2018
    Permit 201804065761 $$$ $36,000

    One unit: renovate kitchen and bathroom in kind. plmg and electrical as needed. no moving of doors and walls.

  18. Oct 2018
    Permit 201810264285 $$$ $30,000

    Removal of old tiles, demolition old tiles. install new tiles on work performed at lobby area. maintain fire existing path at all times.

  19. Sep 2022
    Permit 202209152506 $$$ $126,260

    Fire alarm horn comply with sffd section 1103.7.6.1, csfm bulletin (9/4/2008) & csfm code interpretation #12-001 (7/23/12), & upgrade existing facp to operate the new low freq horns. existing bells to be replaced with horn strobes.the facp shall be monitored with a starlink 24v cell gsm- sole path communication.

  20. Mar 2023
    Permit 202303143645 $$$ $35,000

    G/f: retail storefront replacement including new accessible entrance to match existing opposite entrance. to comply with accessible business entrance program ord 51-16. ref abe 202303096262.

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. 9 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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