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District 5 · Block 0317, Lot 004 · ZIP 94102

428–430 O'Farrell Street

17-unit apartment building

  • 5 stories
  • 9,159 ft2
  • 2,187.5 ft2 lot area
  • 33 rooms
  • 17 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1913

    Built as apartment building with 17 2-room units, to the design of the architect Oscar R. Thayer. Five storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, three-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. May 21, 1913

    A builder contracted to put up a five-storey and basement class C apartment house, at $21,400. Cross streets: N line of O'Farrell Street, 112:0 feet W of Taylor.

    The San Francisco Call, 21 May 1913, p. 15
  3. Dec 1984
    Permit 8402772 $$$ $10,500

    Comply with rap report, dated, 031282; file #317-04-10.

  4. Jun 2012
    Permit 201206122382 $$$ $1,500

    Comply with nov. #200563452: install transition strips at stairs, correct restriction of path of travel at shower. install/extend handrails each side of stairwell, provide hr clearance. at basement stairs and other miscellaneous repairs.

  5. Nov 2013
    Permit 201311272987 $$$ $4,000

    Replace sheetrock on ceiling and paint, install a hood range over stove with cabinet, replace duct work from range through roof due to fire damage on ground floor. to comply with nov#201319641.

  6. Mar 2025
    Permit 202503051601 $$$ $10,000

    Replace fire alarm system to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1. replace existing facp with new facu. install new aes radio, smoke detectors, pull stations, monitor modules, and horn strobes. install new lf sounders in all units potential sleeping areas to comply with sffd 1103.7.6.1.

  7. Nov 2025
    Permit 202511240335 $$$ $1

    Legalize 2 sign boxes, remove copy. remove copy on awning.

  8. Nov 2025
    Permit 202511240339 $$$ $10,000

    Abate planning enforcement case 2025002087 enf. remove e opaque glass blocks and solid interior partitoins at gr fl. storefront. replace 2 windows. remove 1 sign copy, 1 awning copy. legalize e awning structure under awning amnesty program.

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 4 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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