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840 Van Ness Avenue

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1910
  • 51-unit apartment building
  • 5 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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28,000 sq ftBuilding area
6,821 sq ftLot area
123Rooms · 51 baths

Permit history

  1. Feb 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8200934 $$$ $1,000
  2. Jun 1990

    Convert existing ground floor apartments to office space.

    Expired Permit 9010951 $$$ $300,000
  3. Mar 1997

    Umb seismic upgrade.

    Complete Permit 9705465 $$$ $70,000
  4. Aug 1997

    Remodel bathroom change kitchen cabinet for all units.

    Expired Permit 9715322 $$$ $175,000
  5. Sep 2000

    Wireless telecommunications facility install one 18" omni antenna.

    Expired Permit 200009130346 $$$ $50,000
  6. Oct 2007

    Reroofing.

    Issued Permit 200710236144 $$$ $39,000
  7. Jan 2008

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

    Complete Permit 200801313634 $$$ $120,000
  8. Jan 2008

    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.

    Complete Permit 200801313636 $$$ $120,000
  9. Feb 2008

    Seismic upgrade for lateral system - new holdowns and shearwalls. two units level: repair & reframe floor joists.

    Cancelled Permit 200802215232 $$$ $60,000
  10. Mar 2008

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

    Complete Permit 200803036032 $$$ $30,000
  11. May 2008

    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.

    Complete Permit 200805081586 $$$ $30,000
  12. Jun 2008

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

    Complete Permit 200806023378 $$$ $30,000
  13. Jul 2008

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

    Complete Permit 200807166829 $$$ $30,000
  14. Aug 2014

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

    Complete Permit 201408042870 $$$ $20,000
  15. Jun 2015

    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.

    Complete Permit 201506260120 $$$ $18,000
  16. Feb 2016

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

    Complete Permit 201602179810 $$$ $18,000
  17. Jul 2016

    One unit: kitchen & bathroom remodel. as like, new fixtures.

    Cancelled Permit 201607253186 $$$ $20,000
  18. Aug 2016

    One unit: relocation of kitchen/bedroom/bathroom.

    Cancelled Permit 201608185404 $$$ $10,000
  19. Oct 2016

    One unit: kitchen and bathroom renovation/relocation.

    Issued Permit 201610140367 $$$ $35,000
  20. Dec 2016

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

    Complete Permit 201612215553 $$$ $100,000
  21. Jan 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201701056573 $$$ $25,000
  22. Feb 2020

    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.

    Complete Permit 202002204946 $$$ $25,000
  23. May 2020

    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.

    Complete Permit 202005067342 $$$ $18,000
  24. Dec 2020

    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.

    Complete Permit 202012171270 $$$ $48,000
  25. Aug 2022

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

    Complete Permit 202208039838 $$$ $30,000

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.

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