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930–950 Van Ness Avenue

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1919
  • Garage
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned RC-4
  • District 5
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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42,040 sq ftBuilding area
12,208 sq ftLot area
25Rooms
  1. 1919

    950 Van Ness Avenue

    Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as a various automotive uses.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  2. 1920

    930–980 Van Ness Avenue

    An electrical servicing company occupied part of the building from 1920 to 1941.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  3. 2010

    950 Van Ness Avenue

    Evaluated in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor and given California Register status code 6Z — not individually eligible for the California Register.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  4. Nov 2011

    Install new fire sprinkler system at 930-950 van ness ave. no exterior work, no change of use, all interior work for 963 o'farrell will be under seperate permit.

    Complete Permit 201111169062 $$$ $100,000
  5. Feb 2012

    New notifier intelligent, addressable, fire warden nfw-100 fire alarm control unit- sprinkler monitoring and fire alarm throughout.

    Complete Permit 201202285039 $$$ $31,000
  6. Mar 2012

    Revision to appl #2011.11.16.9062 - installation of approx 10' underground pipe for fire sprinkler.

    Issued Permit 201203015162 $$$ $1
  7. Mar 2020

    Priority process - pursuant to case #2008.0586: change use from retail automotive to private parking garage for classic car collection with ground floor classic car museum operation pursuant to 7/5/2019 institutinal plan. conditional use authorization for private parking garage use in the rc-4 &.

    Filed Permit 202003116747 $$$ $20,000
  8. Jan 2021

    Remove existing blade sign and install new smalller illuminated double faced blade sign: "academy of art university".

    Cancelled Permit 202101283496 $$$ $10,000
  9. Jan 2021

    Install internally illuminated single faced wall signs - sing b and c: "classic cars".

    Cancelled Permit 202101283498 $$$ $15,000
  10. Jan 2021

    Install internally illuminated single faced wall sign (sign d): "museum of classic cars".

    Cancelled Permit 202101283499 $$$ $10,000

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

The survey's narrative puts an electrical servicing company at 930–980 Van Ness Avenue, a number the avenue does not carry; its evaluation tables record 928 and 950 Van Ness Avenue on the same block. Recorded, not reconciled. Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update