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214 Van Ness Avenue

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94102

  • Building
  • Zoned C3G
  • District 6
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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130,803 sq ftLot area
  1. 1917

    Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as an early Ford showroom; altered. Designed by MacDonald and Kahn.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  2. Nov 1990

    Parapet corrective, parapet bracing.

    Issued Permit 9023348 $$$ $12,000
  3. Nov 1990

    Parapet reinforcement.

    Cancelled Permit 9023868 $$$ $15,000
  4. Dec 1993

    Demolition non-structural partitions & interior finishes.

    Complete Permit 9322000 $$$ $50,000
  5. Jan 1994

    Building renovation, new elevator, handicapped access comply.

    Complete Permit 9401144 $$$ $750,000
  6. Feb 1994

    Install fire sprinkler system.

    Complete Permit 9402526 $$$ $12,000
  7. Jul 1994

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9412150 $$$ $13,278
  8. Nov 1994

    Fire alarm system added to building.

    Complete Permit 9418829 $$$ $11,000
  9. Mar 1996

    Install int wall, 6 windows in wall. title 24 work. doors.

    Expired Permit 9604645 $$$ $4,000
  10. 2010

    Identified in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor but not formally evaluated on a state historic resource form.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  11. May 2017

    To erect 12 stories, 2 basements, type i-a, 145 units (mix use with apts/dorm, office classrooms, restaurant.)(r-2, r-1, a-2, b, f-1, a-1) ** maher: n/a **.

    Complete Permit 201705055847 $$$ $60,000,000
  12. Apr 2018

    Temporary excavation shoring with cut up to 35' will be shored using a soil mixed cutoff walls with tiebacks along street sides of the excavation & underpinning slant piles, jet grout & tiebacks under the 150 hayes st building. ref permit application 201705055847-s ** maher: exempted - approval from dph on the plan **.

    Complete Permit 201804055642 $$$ $511,000
  13. Apr 2018

    Excavation. temporary excavation shoring with cub up to 35' will be shored using a soil mixed cutoff walls with tiebacks along street sides of the excavation & underpinning slant piles, jet grout & tiebacks under the 150 hayes street building. ** maher: exempted - approval from dph on the plan **.

    Complete Permit 201804055643 $$$ $438,000
  14. Apr 2018

    To demolish 2 story office building. ** maher: exempted - approval from dph on the plans **.

    Complete Permit 201804055645 $$$ $103,000
  15. Mar 2020

    Suite 219: interior t.i. on level 2 will consist of non-load bearing partitions, suspendid ceiling systems, floor & wall finishes, casework, hvac, electrical, & plmg work. low voltage cabling for radio broadcasting studios. cabling up to roof level for l.v. broadcasing equipment.

    Complete Permit 202003096471 $$$ $1,800,000
  16. Sep 2020

    Install new evacuation maps for all levels. 51 maps total.

    Complete Permit 202009083709 $$$ $30,085
  17. Oct 2020

    To erect electric, wall, single faced sign. install 1 single face cabinet sign with halo illuminated stainless steel letters.

    Complete Permit 202010015665 $$$ $15,000
  18. Jan 2021

    Fire sprinkler permit. relocate 27, add 7 and dellete 2 sprinklers on the 2nd floor. t.i. # 2020-0309-6471.

    Complete Permit 202101072225 $$$ $9,500
  19. Feb 2021

    G/f -interior renovation of 1, 850 sq/ft restaurant space on g/f of new sq ft conservatory of music bowes hall ((ref. permit application 2017-05-05-5847). interior improvement includes new wall, floor & ceiling finishes, new commercial kitchen, new bar & lighting throughout. fire sprinkler defer submittal.

    Issued Permit 202102084184 $$$ $283,900
  20. Mar 2021

    Ref to ti: 2020-0309-6471. modify existing fire alarm system, 2nd floor, add, replace devices.

    Complete Permit 202103257317 $$$ $9,000
  21. Jun 2021

    Fire sprinkler permit. relocate 12 and add 17 sprinklers on the 1st floor. t.i. # 2021-0208-4184.

    Complete Permit 202106162577 $$$ $10,000
  22. Jun 2021

    Add new partition wall in 12 existing student housing units on levels 6 & 7 to create 3 separate bedrooms in each modified unit. no change in life safety, da or bed count.

    Complete Permit 202106243173 $$$ $49,000
  23. Jun 2021

    Addition to the existing fire alarm system. t.i. 4 duct detectors 5 relay modules 3 speaker/strobe ceiling 2 speaker/strobe wall.

    Filed Permit 202106243095 $$$ $13,000
  24. Jul 2021

    1st floor: addition to an existing fire alarm system, ew notification devices will be added. 4 duct detector, 5 relay modules, 3 speaker/strobe ceiling, & 2 speaker/strobe wall.

    Complete Permit 202107204738 $$$ $12,956
  25. Jul 2021

    Installation of new ul300 ansul r102 hood and duct fire suppression system.

    Complete Permit 202107224878 $$$ $3,255
  26. Aug 2021

    3rd & 4th fl: 6 smoke detercotrs, 2 wall speaker strobes, 4 wall speakers to be added to provide proper coverage.

    Complete Permit 202108045745 $$$ $3,500

DBI holds 34 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 34. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the year the building went up, the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update