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800 Van Ness Avenue

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1920
  • Store building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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8,190 sq ftBuilding area
3,270 sq ftLot area
10Rooms · 4 baths
  1. 1920

    Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as an auto showroom.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  2. Feb 1983

    Erect sign.

    Cancelled Permit 8301080 $$$ $1,200
  3. Sep 1986

    Exterior restoration of building, installation of new.

    Complete Permit 8611278 $$$ $80,000
  4. Nov 1986

    Rehab existing restaurant.

    Complete Permit 8614269 $$$ $150,000
  5. Mar 1987

    Rebuild stairs and mise structural work.

    Complete Permit 8703064 $$$ $35,000
  6. Jul 1987

    Inatall fire escape.

    Expired Permit 8710866 $$$ $4,800
  7. Oct 1987

    Install new awnings.

    Complete Permit 8715664 $$$ $7,952
  8. Dec 1987

    Sprinkler system.

    Complete Permit 8718003 $$$ $4,500
  9. Aug 1996

    Provide automaticly open door, handrail, paint stairs.

    Complete Permit 9615537 $$$ $4,000
  10. Jun 1997

    U m b seismic retrofit-special procedure.

    Complete Permit 9711946 $$$ $31,000
  11. Nov 2003

    Existing restaurant interior remodel (painting, etc.), rearrange the tables and chairs, existing service.

    Complete Permit 200311059414 $$$ $8,500
  12. Jan 2004

    Erect electric single faced wall sign.

    Expired Permit 200401123807 $$$ $4,231
  13. Apr 2004

    New partitions in existing office.

    Expired Permit 200404131158 $$$ $10,000
  14. Jun 2005

    Install 6-new awing/signage painted. (see drawing).

    Cancelled Permit 200506064233 $$$ $3,000
  15. Feb 2006

    Underpinning as required due to adjacent new construction at 818 van ness bpn# 200409245134s/tie back underpinning pier #1-#14.

    Issued Permit 200602023672 $$$ $110,000
  16. Mar 2007

    Interior tenant improvements for existing restaurant. work includes replace an existing hood. rearrange service counters. add a walk-in cooler, and upgrade restroom to comply with accessibility requirements and health code. fire protection under separate permit.

    Expired Permit 200703085723 $$$ $65,000
  17. Jun 2007

    Reconfigure seismic braces from "k-brace" to cross brace and "k-brace" to chevron brace with column at mid-span.

    Complete Permit 200706194398 $$$ $8,000
  18. Sep 2007

    3rd floor-office tenant improvement on the 3rd floor including new partitions, doors, frames, plumbing, electrical outlets, lightings and finishes.

    Complete Permit 200709041672 $$$ $70,000
  19. Sep 2007

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200709122514 $$$ $4,000
  20. Sep 2008

    Install privacy screen on roof, 28'1 setback from face of building.

    Complete Permit 200809091160 $$$ $5,000
  21. Jan 2009

    Convert portion of existing restaurant to office space at second fl, new work include new walls, doors interior glazing, millwork & finishes, plus two new single occupant restrooms, mep & fire sprinkler work to be separately permited.

    Complete Permit 200901270923 $$$ $70,000
  22. Feb 2009

    Move duct on roof.

    Expired Permit 200902182302 $$$ $3,000
  23. Aug 2009

    Tenant improvement, relocate and replace 14 fire sprinklers.

    Complete Permit 200908215269 $$$ $3,700
  24. Dec 2009

    Replace existing duct to new plans with ventilation @ 2nd. floor. ref. appl.#200901270923.

    Complete Permit 200912303989 $$$ $5,900
  25. 2010

    Evaluated in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor and given California Register status code 3CS — individually eligible for the California Register, under Criterion 3.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  26. Sep 2014

    Relocate 2 restroom, remove existing stair (interior stair), relocate dishwasher, install new walk-in freezer, remodel sushi bar; maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201409045434 $$$ $60,000
  27. Jan 2015

    Revision to appl #2014.0904.5434 - revised ceiling framing as built. n/a meher ordinance.

    Issued Permit 201501206091 $$$ $1,000

DBI holds 49 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 49. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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