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District 5 · Block 0739, Lot 009 · ZIP 94109

840 Van Ness Avenue

51-unit apartment building

  • 5 stories
  • 28,000 ft2
  • 6,821 ft2 lot area
  • 123 rooms
  • 51 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold October 29, 2014
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  1. 1910

    Built.

  2. March 29, 1910

    Charles King company contracted to put up a five-storey building, at $31,400.

    The San Francisco Call, 29 March 1910, p. 13
  3. Feb 1982
    Permit 8200934 $$$ $1,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  4. Mar 1997
    Permit 9705465 $$$ $70,000

    Umb seismic upgrade.

  5. Oct 2007
    Issued Permit 200710236144 $$$ $39,000

    Reroofing.

  6. Jan 2008
    Permit 200801313634 $$$ $120,000

    Six units. kitchen and bath remodel. no structural work. no lighting work. replace cabinet, counter tile kitchen. replace vanity, tile, toilet (sink faucet).

  7. Jan 2008
    Permit 200801313636 $$$ $120,000

    Six units. kitchen and bath remodel. no structural work, no lighting work. replace window in bathroom lightwell, n ot visable from street. kitchen: replace cabinet, counter tile & sink faucet. bathroom: replace toilet & vanity.

  8. Mar 2008
    Permit 200803036032 $$$ $30,000

    Work on apr#106 +#503. kitchen & bathroom remodel. no structural work. no lighting.

  9. May 2008
    Permit 200805081586 $$$ $30,000

    Work @ two units only. kitchen & bathroom remodel. remove & replace cabinet, counter, floor & wall tile. no structural work. no lighting work. replace bathroom window in the lightwell.

  10. Jun 2008
    Permit 200806023378 $$$ $30,000

    Two units. kitchen & bathroom remodel. no structural work. no lighting work. replace cabinet, counter, floor & wall tiles.

  11. Jul 2008
    Permit 200807166829 $$$ $30,000

    One unit-408 kitchen and bathroom remodel. no structural work. no lightening work. replace cabinet, counter floor and wall tile.

  12. Aug 2014
    Permit 201408042870 $$$ $20,000

    Stucco repair & concrete, replace in-kind & repair as per nov#201478571 & 201384907 to comply with 201481831 front of the building.

  13. Jun 2015
    Permit 201506260120 $$$ $18,000

    One unit - remove kitchen & bath cabinets. install plumbing & electrical to new existing locations. install cabinets, counters, fixtures. provide vinyl flooring or redo hardwood. paint apartment.

  14. Feb 2016
    Permit 201602179810 $$$ $18,000

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel. new fixtures only no structural work.

  15. Oct 2016
    Issued Permit 201610140367 $$$ $35,000

    One unit: kitchen and bathroom renovation/relocation.

  16. Dec 2016
    Permit 201612215553 $$$ $100,000

    Site permit to add two accessory dwelling units to the basement per ordinance no.162-16.

  17. Jan 2017
    Permit 201701056573 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: kitchen/bathroom renovation, using current layout/no structural changes.

  18. Feb 2020
    Permit 202002204946 $$$ $25,000

    One unit: kitchen & bath remodel. no structural/exterior work req. no change to wall layout. all work within unit. no fire alarm or sprinkler work req. one unit only.

  19. May 2020
    Permit 202005067342 $$$ $18,000

    One unit: kitchen and bath remodel. new cabinets, countertops and fixtures. no structural, no exterior work. no change in existing layouts or wall modifications/infilled. all work within unit. no fire alarm / sprinkler work req.

  20. Dec 2020
    Permit 202012171270 $$$ $48,000

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1 and include sprinkler monitoring. ref permit application 2016.1221.5553 ref sprinklers # 2020.0110.1624.

  21. Aug 2022
    Permit 202208039838 $$$ $30,000

    One unit only: kitchen and bath remodel. no structural/ no exterior no change to wall layout. no fire alarm or sprinkler work req.

DBI holds 63 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 63. 1 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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