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District 5 · Block 0338, Lot 012 · ZIP 94102

280–290 Turk Street

Office building · Tenderloin

  • 2 stories
  • 12,455 ft2
  • 4,375 ft2 lot area
  • 14 rooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold December 27, 1991
Land$446,863
Improvements$629,683
Fixtures$737,439
Total assessed$1,813,985
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  1. 1921

    Built as the Film exchange, to the design of the architect Albert Schroepfer. Two storeys, reinforced concrete structure.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. Mar 1992
    Withdrawn Permit 9203683 $$$ $16,000

    Revise plans approved under app.#9116661.

  3. Jul 1992
    Permit 9212371 $$$ $12,000

    Provide 2nd means of egress (rear stairs) new corridor.

  4. Dec 1992
    Permit 9221714 $$$ $1

    Delete requirements 2-hr occupancey seprat. bet bsmt & 1fl.

  5. Feb 1994
    Permit 9401831 $$$ $1

    Renewal for final inspection only permit application 9309177.

  6. Feb 1994
    Permit 9401459 $$$ $5,800

    Relocate fire sprinklers.

  7. Aug 1995
    Permit 9512609 $$$ $500

    Renew expired appln #9204010.

  8. May 2005
    Permit 200505061812 $$$ $72,000

    New flooring, kitchen rehabilitation, bathrooms upgrade.

  9. May 2006
    Issued Permit M37449

    Side walk permit.

  10. between 2014 and 2016

    Judi Iranyi photographed the Hospitality House youth mural on the building at 290 Turk Street.

    Judi Iranyi Photographs of the Tenderloin (SFP 179), San Francisco Public Library
  11. Nov 2016
    Issued Permit 201611031875 $$$ $15,000

    Replace non-functional fire alarm panel. replace pull stations. replace horns & horn strobe. replace smoke detector. emergency replacement like for like per csfm code interpretation 12-001 and information bulletin dated 9/4/2008.

  12. Jun 2017
    Issued Permit 201706028279 $$$ $1

    As builts for pa 2016-1103-1875.

  13. Jan 2018
    Issued Permit 201801310062 $$$ $73,300

    Reroofing.

  14. May 2023
    Permit 202305167895 $$$ $105,000

    T.i. in basement (file storage). no structural work. no change to path of travel. total area to be renovated of 524sf.

  15. Dec 2024
    Permit 202412277440 $$$ $1,400

    Tenant improvement in the basement storage add 2 smoke detectors and relay module ref permit application 2023-0516-7895.

  16. Feb 2025
    Permit 202502130241 $$$ $1

    As built change log: per inspector comments: corrected sequence of operations for alarm inputs to close all associated fsd's reference original fire permit application 2024-1227-7440.

  17. Aug 2025
    Permit 202508112762 $$$ $10,000

    Replace fire alarm panel, addinig external power supply for door holders.

DBI holds 26 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 26. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired permits are not shown.

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