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District 3 · Block 0302, Lot 011A · ZIP 94109

Alhambra Apartments

846–854 Geary Street · Tenderloin

  • 5 stories
  • 19,154 ft2
  • 6,930 ft2 lot area
  • 66 rooms
  • 28 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold October 19, 2012
Land$2,585,982
Improvements$1,540,499
Total assessed$4,126,481
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  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 as the Kirkland Apartments, stores and apartment building with 28 2- and 3-room units, built by the builder Daniel McKillop. Five storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  3. Sep 1988
    Permit 8812956 $$$ $2,000

    Remove splaying & flaking decorative trim, patch & seal.

  4. Apr 1989
    Permit 8906784 $$$ $8,500

    Parapet reinforcement.

  5. May 2012
    Permit 201205100205 $$$ $2,000

    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.

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

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

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

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

  8. Oct 2012
    Issued Permit 201210192452 $$$ $20,000

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

  9. Dec 2012
    Permit 201212105827 $$$ $5,000

    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.

  10. Feb 2013
    Permit 201302120062 $$$ $6,400

    Reroofing.

  11. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303273208 $$$ $10,000

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

  12. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303273211 $$$ $10,000

    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.

  13. Jul 2013
    Issued Permit 201307242621 $$$ $15,000

    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.

  14. Nov 2013
    Permit 201311131842 $$$ $30,000

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

  15. Feb 2014
    Permit 201402198853 $$$ $55,000

    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.

  16. Oct 2014
    Permit 201410038078 $$$ $4,800

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

  17. Feb 2018
    Permit 201802080842 $$$ $1

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

  18. Feb 2023
    Issued Permit 202302232520 $$$ $20,000

    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.

  19. May 2023
    Permit 202305228308 $$$ $16,000

    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).

  20. Mar 2024
    Permit 202403157978 $$$ $49,000

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

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. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. This building's context statement dates the work 1914; the assessor's roll records the parcel as built 1922.

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