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846–854 Geary Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • 26-unit apartment building
  • 5 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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19,154 sq ftBuilding area
6,930 sq ftLot area
66Rooms · 28 baths
  1. 1914

    Designed by James F. Dunn, a self-taught San Francisco architect best known for French Beaux Arts work with curved balconies, delicate ironwork and heavy figural ornament. Recorded as the Alhambra Apartments, in a Moorish style.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  2. 1922

    Built.

  3. Sep 1988

    Remove splaying & flaking decorative trim, patch & seal.

    Complete Permit 8812956 $$$ $2,000
  4. Apr 1989

    Parapet reinforcement.

    Complete Permit 8906784 $$$ $8,500
  5. May 2012

    Fire escape repair and concrete patching exterior of building stucco repair. comply with nov 201185546 area of repair back of building. less than 50% not visible from street.

    Complete Permit 201205100205 $$$ $2,000
  6. Oct 2012

    Remodel one unit in kind, no structural work, all new fluorescent lighting, remodel kitchen and bath in kind.

    Issued Permit 201210192439 $$$ $20,000
  7. Oct 2012

    Remodel one unit in kind, no structural work, all new fluorescent lighting, remodel kitchen and bath in kind.

    Expired Permit 201210192442 $$$ $20,000
  8. Oct 2012

    Remodel one unit in kind, no structural work, all new fluorescent lighting, remodel kitchen and bath in kind.

    Expired Permit 201210192443 $$$ $20,000
  9. Oct 2012

    Remodel one unit in kind, no structural work, all new fluorescent lighting, remodel kitchen and bath in kind.

    Issued Permit 201210192444 $$$ $20,000
  10. Oct 2012

    Remodel one unit in kind, no structural work all new fluorescent lighting, remodel kitchen and bath in kind.

    Issued Permit 201210192452 $$$ $20,000
  11. Dec 2012

    Remodel kitchen and bath in kind in unnit #2. all new flourcent lighting. no structural work. lighting to comply with cec 150(k). no work on window, door, ceiling, floors & no wall on this permit.

    Expired Permit 201212055540 $$$ $20,000
  12. Dec 2012

    One unit-comply with cec 150 (k)-no work on windows, doors, ceiling, walls or floors on this permit. remodel kitchen & bathroom in kind. all new flourscent lighting, no structural work.

    Expired Permit 201212055543 $$$ $20,000
  13. Dec 2012

    Remodel kitchen and bath in kind in unnit #23. all new flourcent lighting. no structural work. lighting to comply with cec 150(k). no work on window, door, ceiling, floors & no wall on this permit.

    Expired Permit 201212055544 $$$ $20,000
  14. Dec 2012

    Voluntary panel upgrade in none sprinkler building. replace panel with new ifp-50 at the same location on 1st floor. replace likse for ike existing smoke detectors at the same location. install monitor modules for ext pull stations to be monitoring in existing bells to new panel.

    Complete Permit 201212105827 $$$ $5,000
  15. Feb 2013

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201302120062 $$$ $6,400
  16. Mar 2013

    Ada barrier removal at storefront only: new wood accessible store front & door. new roll down security gate.

    Complete Permit 201303273208 $$$ $10,000
  17. Mar 2013

    Barrier removal, demolition existing storefront, install new wood and glass storefront with ada clearance, install new security gate remove existing gate. comply with nov# 200735392.existing vacant space to remain. restructure existing storefront per attached plans.

    Complete Permit 201303273211 $$$ $10,000
  18. Jul 2013

    One unit - remodel kitchen & bathroom in kind, new cabinet, sink counter top, dishwasher, toilet, vanity. no structural work. to comply with cec 150(k). new exhaust fan/replace in bathroom.

    Issued Permit 201307242621 $$$ $15,000
  19. Nov 2013

    Install coffee making equipment, refrigerators & counters for use as a limited restaurant.

    Complete Permit 201311131842 $$$ $30,000
  20. Feb 2014

    Install new type 1 exhaust hood/duct and fans (kitchen area) install new food service equipment and service counter for new full service restaurant use facility. change of use from m to b. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201402198853 $$$ $55,000
  21. Aug 2014

    To install one illuminated projecting sign. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Cancelled Permit 201408073326 $$$ $3,000
  22. Oct 2014

    Install new fire suppression system to new 8' hood and duct ref 201402198853.

    Complete Permit 201410038078 $$$ $4,800
  23. Feb 2018

    #24: to obtain final inspection for work approved uner permit application 201307242621. all work is complete. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201802080842 $$$ $1
  24. Feb 2023

    One unit on 2nd fl: remodel kitchen and bathroom. replace kitchen cabinets. rewire kitchen and bath. install new light fixtures. retile bathroom and install new plumbing fixtures. no removal of walls.

    Issued Permit 202302232520 $$$ $20,000
  25. May 2023

    One unit-2/f: remodel in kind (1) bathroom and (1) kitchen. replace kitchen cabinets, relocate gas line, rewire kitchen and bathroom. install new light fixtures. retile bathroom and install new plumbing fixtures. no removal of walls. lighting comply with cec 150.0(k).

    Complete Permit 202305228308 $$$ $16,000
  26. Mar 2024

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

    Complete Permit 202403157978 $$$ $49,000

DBI holds 49 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 49. 11 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. This building's context statement dates the work 1914; the assessor's roll records the parcel as built 1922.

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