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1639–1655 Polk Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1911
  • Store building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned POLK
  • District 3
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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9,327 sq ftBuilding area
6,433 sq ftLot area
13Rooms · 7 baths

Permit history

  1. Sep 1981

    Wall or painted sign.

    Cancelled Permit 8107899 $$$ $20
  2. Feb 1988

    Replace awning of different design.

    Complete Permit 8801222 $$$ $10,000
  3. Jul 1988

    Parapet bracing and roof patching.

    Complete Permit 8809818 $$$ $13,765
  4. Aug 1988

    Re - roofing.

    Complete Permit 8812475 $$$ $13,870
  5. Dec 1989

    Demolition of interior aprtitions, electical & plumb/mechncl.

    Complete Permit 8925012 $$$ $183,000
  6. Nov 1990

    Fabricate and install awning.

    Complete Permit 9024288 $$$ $1,000
  7. Feb 2001

    Seismic strengthening of unreinforced masonry building as per sp proc. of s.f.b.c.

    Expired Permit 200102232804 $$$ $80,000
  8. May 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M16168 $$$ $96,000
  9. Jul 2002

    Add a kitchen hood on gr. floor restaurant, install 2 push button power door activator @ restroom.

    Expired Permit 200207010385 $$$ $20,000
  10. Nov 2002

    Hood & duct fire suppression system.

    Expired Permit 200211131284 $$$ $2,400
  11. Jun 2012

    T.i.: install new entry door.single commercial unit converted back to 2 seperate units as in 1980's. install partial new stud wall. install new auto door opener at new entry. and provide new door to common bathrm in 1649 polk st.

    Complete Permit 201206041762 $$$ $25,000
  12. Dec 2012

    Remove existing non structural partitions, doors and millwork. add new partitions, ramps, doors, model bathroom and kitchen with no plumbing. (non functional). mechanical and electrical under seperate permit.

    Expired Permit 201212206669 $$$ $81,000
  13. Feb 2013

    Furnish and install a 4-ton bryant furnace with associated spiral ductwork & grilles. t-stat, air balance, start-up. ref #2012.12.20.6669.

    Expired Permit 201302079703 $$$ $16,100
  14. Feb 2013

    Remove existing storefront windows & doors & replace.

    Complete Permit 201302281209 $$$ $5,000
  15. Mar 2013

    To erect electric electric wall sign.

    Complete Permit 201303011308 $$$ $2,000
  16. Mar 2013

    To erect electric projecting sign.

    Complete Permit 201303011307 $$$ $1,000
  17. May 2013

    Install ul 300 fire supression system to protect hood and duct and cooking equipment.

    Cancelled Permit 201305247903 $$$ $3,700
  18. May 2013

    Install ul-300 fire suppression system to protect hood and duct and cooking equipments.

    Complete Permit 201305247909 $$$ $3,700
  19. Dec 2014

    Remove e non structural partition, doors, millwork, fixtures, add new partitons, doors, remodel bath and kitchen fixtures, appliances only, no plumbing. non functional purposes. replace e with new plumbing fixtures. mechanical/electrical under sep permit. maher not req.

    Expired Permit 201412093400 $$$ $80,000
  20. Mar 2015

    Erect single faced electric wall sign. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Expired Permit 201503130863 $$$ $3,000
  21. Mar 2015

    Erect double faced projecting electric blade sign. n/a ordinance #155-13.

    Expired Permit 201503130866 $$$ $1,800
  22. Jun 2023

    Establish "union dumpling" restaurant. scope of work includes new ktichen equipment per plan. existing kitchen hood to remain.

    Complete Permit 202306059223 $$$ $100,000
  23. Jan 2024

    Install ul-300 hood and duct fire suppression system.

    Complete Permit 202401033360 $$$ $5,500
  24. Jun 2025

    Replace existing blower with new.

    Issued Permit 202506239215 $$$ $2,000
  25. Jul 2025

    Reroofing. no hot work. tpo mule overlay 7, 000 aq ft. install mule hide tpo 80 mil white tpo roofing system. mule-hide tpo-c white; sr 70, te0.88 sri 99.

    Complete Permit 202507241489 $$$ $54,000

DBI holds 32 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 32. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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