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District 5 · Block 0716, Lot 003 · ZIP 94109

820 O'Farrell Street

54-unit apartment building

  • 4 stories
  • 30,480 ft2
  • 7,620 ft2 lot area
  • 111 rooms
  • 54 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold September 12, 2003
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  1. 1915

    Built as apartment building with 54 2-room units, to the design of William Wilde. Four storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, stucco facade, 3-story galvanized iron bay windows and cornice, rusticated base, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. 1916

    Built.

  3. Jun 1989
    Permit 8909586 $$$ $24,000

    Reinforce existing aprapet wall & remove existing glass.

  4. Aug 1991
    Issued Permit 9114186 $$$ $50,000

    Proposed repairing fire damaged building.

  5. May 2007

    Renew application #200601263085 for final.

  6. Mar 2011

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200311170331 all work is complete.

  7. Mar 2011

    Renew permit # 9404264; all work is completed.

  8. Mar 2011

    Renew permit #9302542; allwork is complete.

  9. Mar 2011

    Renew permit # 9320617; all work is compelted.

  10. Mar 2011

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 9403571 all work is complete.

  11. Apr 2011
    Permit 201104063552 $$$ $8,000

    Installation of hydraulic/electrical lift for trash only, 24 inch vertical lift from right side of building to public sidewalk. to comply with nov #200901721, item 1.

  12. Apr 2013
    Permit 201304194997 $$$ $25,000

    Replaceing existing entry lift with in kind, lift not visible from street.

  13. Jan 2019
    Issued Permit 201901110155 $$$ $250,000

    Selected replacement of unit interior items and finishes per unit interior replacement schedule; paint all previously painted exterior surfaces; new sumppit, reinstall existing sump pump after installation of new sump pit; installation of nw conc. slab at existing community room.

  14. Oct 2020
    Permit 202010277508 $$$ $5,000

    Fire alarm only - tenant improvement to existing nfs-640. replacement of existing dact with new cellular communicator.

  15. Jun 2022
    Permit 202206106112 $$$ $35,000

    Repair decorative column and waterproofing of entry area. to comply with complaint #202175443 - column and awning repair. to comply with complaint #202288147 - repair interior stairs. to comply with complaint #202175443 - column + awning repair.

  16. Feb 2024

    Fire alarm permit - verify existing db levels in sleeping rooms.

DBI holds 36 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 36. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 10 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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