48–50 Golden Gate Avenue

1. July 16, 1910

   The 68:9 by 137:6 lot sold at $81,000 in an estate sale to Rivers Brothers, who planned to start at once on a seven-storey brick apartment house costing about $125,000.

   The San Francisco Call, 16 July 1910, p. 10
2. 1911

   Built.

3. 1917

   The Riverside Apartments, designed by architect Conrad A. Meussdorffer.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
4. 1917

   Built as the Riverside Apartments, apartment building with 78 2- and 3-room units, to the design of the architect C.A. Meussdorffer. Six storeys over a basement, brick structure, three-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
5. Nov 1982

   Permit 8209767 $$$ $40,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

6. May 1992

   Permit 9208679 $$$ $65,000

   Repair fire damage to rear stairs, wall, sheetrock, paint entry.

7. Jul 1994

   Permit 9410978 $$$ $43,700

   Ccsf ordinance 225-92 mandate sb547 umb retrofit bolts.

8. Jul 2014

   Permit 201407292462 $$$ $108,000

   Six units remove existing kitchen and bath cabinets. install plumbing and electrical to accommodate new remodels. install new laminate flooring or redo existing hardwood floor. paint apartment and check for rental operation.

9. Oct 2014

   Permit 201410158916 $$$ $30,000

   Two units - remove kitchen cabinets, install new plumbing & electrical to accomodate new kitchen bath remodel. install flooring or redo hardwood. paint apartment. compliance with ord 155-13 not required.

10. Feb 2015

    Permit 201502178426 $$$ $38,000

    One unit - remove existing kitchen & bath cabinets, replumb & supply new subpanel for new kitchen remodel. install cabinets and tile shower walls & floors. paint apartment, pergo floor.

11. Sep 2015

    Permit 201509308399 $$$ $7,000

    Revision to pa 2014-1203-2899. revise lighting at basement.

12. Feb 2016

    Permit 201602038754 $$$ $80,000

    Install hvac system in space with building automation system. ref pa 2014-1203-2899. maher na.

13. Oct 2016

    Permit 201610140311 $$$ $5,000

    Ref. title 24, pages e 401, e402. light fixtures/power data and voice, audio/visual/security. n/a ordinance #155-13.

14. Oct 2016

    Permit 201610251148 $$$ $45,000

    Increase cost for #201412032899 & 201509308399 for 48 golden gate. n/a maher ord. 155-13.

15. May 2017

    Permit 201705106251 $$$ $40,000

    Kitchen & bathroom renovation no structural changes existing lights remain (new bathroom) working in two units.

16. Jan 2019

    Permit 201901100091 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: kitchen and bath remodel no structural/no exterior works no changes in wall layout. all work within unit. no fire alarm or sprinkler work required (no change of existing floor plan.

17. Feb 2019

    Permit 201902072342 $$$ $25,000

    One unit. kitchen & bathroom remodel. no structural nor exterior work. no change in wall layout. all work within unit. no fire alarm or sprinkler work required. kitchen 72 bath 40 sq ft.

18. Apr 2019

    Issued Permit 201904248856 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: kitchen and bathroom remodel - no structural. no exterior work. no change in wall layout. all work within unit. no fire alarm/sprinkler work required. remodel in kind.

19. Sep 2019

    Permit 201909181984 $$$ $30,000

    One unit - 1 kitchen and 1 bath remodel. no structural changes. no change to wall layout. all work in one unit. kitchen: 72 sq ft, bath: 40 sq ft.

20. Feb 2020

    Permit 202002134386 $$$ $25,000

    One unit only: kitchen & bath remodel. no structural /exterior work req. no change to wall layout. all work within unit. no fire alarm or sprinkler work req. remodel in kind. comply with cec 150.0 (k) 3 & 150.0 (k) 5.

21. Jul 2023

    Filed Permit 202307031393 $$$ $114,400

    F/a upgrade.

22. Feb 2026

    Issued Permit 202602055320 $$$ $50,000

    Emergency framing repairs to close roof to prevent additional damage to the apartments. complete repair plans will be submitted separately.

23. Apr 2026

    Issued Permit 202604159478 $$$ $640,000

    Removal of plaster walls and ceilings. demolition only no structural work. repair and remodel to be done under sep permit.

24. May 2026

    Issued Permit 202605070881 $$$ $1,500,000

    Replacement of wall, ceiling and floor finishes on floors 1-6, dmj 05/08/2026; refer to dmj plan review notes for more specific scope of work.

DBI holds 64 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 64. 11 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The assessor's roll gives 1911; this address is recorded as built 1917.