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District 5 · Block 0320, Lot 011 · ZIP 94109

750 O'Farrell Street

48-unit apartment building

  • 4 stories
  • 30,200 ft2
  • 9,452 ft2 lot area
  • 110 rooms
  • 48 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold December 24, 2015
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  1. 1913

    The Cristobol Apartments, designed by architect August Nordin; listed on the National Register as part of the Uptown Tenderloin District.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  2. 1913

    Built as the Christobal Apartments, apartment building with 47 2- and 3-room units, to the design of the architect August Nordin. Four storeys over a basement, brick structure, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  3. May 1982
    Permit 8203649 $$$ $10,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  4. Jul 1996
    Permit 9613199 $$$ $150,000

    Bolts plus work to remove building from list of umbs.

  5. Apr 2000
    Permit 200004217922 $$$ $33,000

    Reroofing.

  6. Aug 2008
    Permit 200808078660 $$$ $30,000

    Two units - kitchen & bathroom remodel. no structural work, no lighting work. remove and replace cabinet, counter, floor & wall tiles. replace window in the bathroom lightwell. u< or = 0.67 for new window.

  7. Mar 2015
    Permit 201503050101 $$$ $30,000

    # 102, 202, 204: repair damaged bathrooms affected during light well fire. remove existing tub, tile cabinets, replace as like. install plumbing and electrical to new bathroom remodels, tile floors and paint bathrooms. comply wiht nov 201490342. n/a maher ord. # 155-13.

  8. Jun 2015
    Permit 201506239694 $$$ $33,000

    #411 -kitchen & bath cabinets. install plumbing & electrical to new locations. install cabinets, counters, fixts. redo hardwood or install vinyl. flooring. paint apartment. n/a for maher.

  9. Jan 2016
    Permit 201601056382 $$$ $20,000

    Two units: to comply with nov#201576061: each unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel.

  10. Mar 2016
    Permit 201603041221 $$$ $30,000

    Revision to permit application 201601116799 (#106) & 201601056382 (#108): #106 -relocate kitchen & liv rm, closet to existing bedrm, convert existing kitchen into bedroom. #108 - relocate kitchen, liv rm, closet ot existing bedroom. convert existing kitchen into bedroom. modify layout/walls/structural.

  11. Apr 2016
    Permit 201604285980 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel. no layout changes or walls moved or altered.

  12. May 2016
    Permit 201605056593 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel. no fixtures only. like for like. no walls moved or altered.

  13. Jun 2016
    Permit 201606139821 $$$ $20,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel; like for like.

  14. Aug 2016
    Permit 201608306360 $$$ $25,000

    #202: relocating kitchen and creating new bedroom; replacing bathroom fixtures. maher n/a.

  15. Aug 2016
    Permit 201608306362 $$$ $25,000

    #212: relocating kitchen and creating new bedroom; replace existing bathroom fixtures. maher n/a.

  16. Aug 2016
    Permit 201608306363 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: relocating kitchen and creating new bedroom; replace existing bathroom fixtures. maher n/a.

  17. Dec 2016
    Permit 201612215540 $$$ $200,000

    Site permit to add 5 new accessory dwelling units to the rear portion of the basement per ordinance 162-16. ** maher: n/a **.

  18. Aug 2017
    Permit 201708245751 $$$ $20,000

    #310- kithen and bathroom remodel/no structural change.

  19. Apr 2018
    Permit 201804166466 $$$ $30,000

    One unit - renovation of existing one unit on 2nd floor. addition of bedroom and closet. relocation of existing kitchen. new fixtures and finishes at existing bathroom. no horizontal or vertical additions.

  20. Jul 2018
    Permit 201807184839 $$$ $30,000

    Renovation of existing one unit on 4th fl. addition of bedroom and closet, relocation of existing kitchen new fixtures and finishes at existing bathroom no horizontal or vertical additions. n/a maher.

  21. Feb 2020
    Permit 202002144535 $$$ $30,000

    Install 74 new sprinkler heads in basement and 1st floor corridor and egress from adu units. install dedicated 2" underground per nfpa 24. ref app#201612215540.

  22. May 2021
    Permit 202105281324 $$$ $54,000

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1 and include sprinkler monnitoring. ref permit application 2016-1221-5540 ref sprinkler # pw2020-0622-363.

  23. May 2022
    Permit 202205033443 $$$ $30,000

    One unit. one kitchen + one bathroom remodel in kind. no structural/exterior work required. no change to wall layout. all work within unit. no fire or sprinkler work required. one unit only.

  24. Apr 2025
    Permit 202504094050 $$$ $20,000

    One unit replace kitchen cabinets and counters. replace bathroom tile, drywall repairs full paint.

DBI holds 55 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 55. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired permits are not shown.

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