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District 5 · Block 0323, Lot 022 · ZIP 94102

555 O'Farrell Street

41-unit apartment building · Tenderloin

  • 6 stories
  • 27,500 ft2
  • 6,301.63 ft2 lot area
  • 94 rooms
  • 12 bedrooms
  • 41 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold June 25, 1997
Land$3,633,439
Improvements$5,880,979
Total assessed$9,514,418
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  1. 1924

    Built as the Palace Court Apartments, apartment building with 412- and 3-room units, to the design of the architect Edward H. Denke. Six storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation, alterations: none.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. March 19, 1941

    The Police Department photographed the property.

    San Francisco Police Department Records (SFH 61), San Francisco Public Library
  3. Dec 1984
    Permit 8412848 $$$ $10,000

    Add roof ties to all four sides.

  4. Jan 2007
    Permit 200701192087 $$$ $1,100

    Replace missing sheet metal in light wells approx. 400 sq ft between bathrooms. no window or door work.

  5. Dec 2016
    Permit 201612235814 $$$ $150,000

    Renovation of existing residential building ground floor, add 7 adu, struct reinf as required per code, mechanical, electrical, plumb as required per code. seismic strengthing per application 2018-0316-3857.

  6. Mar 2018
    Permit 201803163857 $$$ $20,000

    Voluntary strengthening - upgrade 3 concrete shear walls at gr fl. ref 201612235814 for adu renovation work. maher n/a.

  7. Aug 2019
    Permit 201908088256 $$$ $1

    Revision to 2016012235814 revise layout in two units. revise escape/rescue winodwn path to public way for three units per dbi information sheet eg-05.

  8. Nov 2021
    Permit 202111233033 $$$ $30,600

    Installation of 51 fire sprinklers at ground floor only. according to app#201908088256 per nfpa 13 2016 and 2" dedicated underground piping per nfpa 24. (trench, backfill and sidewalk repair by seperate permit).

  9. Jul 2022
    Withdrawn Permit 202207198786 $$$ $25,000

    Response to notice of violation #202292979. rear facade repair(concete facade).

  10. May 2023
    Permit 202305026942 $$$ $66,000

    Upgrade existing alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

  11. Feb 2025
    Permit 202502180527 $$$ $6,000

    Response to nov# 202292979. rear facade repair (concrete facade).

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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