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District 2 · Block 0666, Lot 005 · ZIP 94109

1500 Bush Street

19-unit apartment building

  • 7 stories
  • 34,744 ft2
  • 6,000 ft2 lot area
  • 84 rooms
  • 23 bathrooms
  • Zoned RC-4
  • Historic resource
  • Sold June 25, 1999
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  1. August 24, 1912

    John C. Sutton company contracted for electric work on a seven-storey apartment house, then going up, at $3,420.

    The San Francisco Call, 24 August 1912, p. 25
  2. 1913

    Built.

  3. 1913

    Designed by MacDonald & Applegarth, at the corner of Van Ness Avenue — one of the rare Reconstruction-era large apartment buildings outside the burned district.

    Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
  4. Feb 1986
    Issued Permit 8602300 $$$ $15,000

    Pcd #d124678 bring building to code complaine.

  5. Jan 1990
    Permit 9001685 $$$ $5,000

    E.w.o. (s).

  6. Mar 1994
    Permit 9404084 $$$ $18,000

    Renovation of exisitng storage areas from large rooms.

  7. Jul 1994
    Permit 9410910 $$$ $6,000

    Add and relocate 30 sprinkler head add 3" backflow.

  8. Sep 2007
    Permit 200709061958 $$$ $80,000

    Change of use group m to group b- dental office, t/i to prvide dental fixtures/waiting room, lab, mechanical room, business office, restroom, pvt. office.

  9. Nov 2007
    Permit 200711218777 $$$ $7,000

    Reface existing blade sign, install new 32 sq ft. projecting sign, illuminated mounted on steel frame.

  10. Dec 2007
    Permit 200712180699 $$$ $9,650

    Fire alarm t.i. add (1) 4008 panel facp, 1 remote ann, 2 pull stations, 2 heat detectors, 11 smoke detectors, 2 strobes and 4 horn strobes to space. work on the 1st floor.

  11. Sep 2013
    Permit 201309096253 $$$ $129,000

    Commercial t.i. to existing starbucks, major improvements to cafe front bar & backbar. install newcounter tops & reskin casework. update funiture and casework. repaint existing walls and ceiling for new finish. install new flooring, non load baring partitions. update light fixtures. existing exterior remain.

  12. Jun 2018
    Permit 201806071218 $$$ $380,000

    G/f -ti - existing starbucks cafe including arch, plum, ele modifications, new furniture, finishes and artwork.

  13. Feb 2022
    Filed Permit 202202168058 $$$ $26,000

    Phase 2: 1103.7.6.1 upgrade e fire alarm system. permit application 201906183710. change panel to 200 points and install 3 wireless gatewayts to control wireless low freq sounders installed in each sleeping room.

  14. 2024

    Evaluated in the city's citywide survey of large apartment buildings as keeping its highly ornamental cornice, top-floor balcony, overall form, massing and central lightwell, but altered at the ground floor — storefronts introduced, the lightwell infilled, an entry marquee removed and the cladding possibly simplified — and so not rising to individual eligibility under Criterion C/3.

    Large Apartment Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
  15. Sep 2024
    Permit 202409130695 $$$ $150,000

    Reroofing.

  16. Mar 2026
    Withdrawn Permit 202603057035 $$$ $50,000

    Interior renovations on 4 units (#201, #210, #407, #410). reconfigure interior layout with 2 bedrooms, kitchen, laundry, living room. relocate non-load bearing walls; in-kind replacement of plumbing and electrical fixtures.

  17. Mar 2026
    Permit 202603308525 $$$ $7,000

    Repair and restore the north side outdoor stairs, replacing the deteriorated material in kind (10% replacement), not facing the street. only serving the r-2 occ.

  18. Apr 2026
    Issued Permit 202604028776 $$$ $75,000

    Replace existing metal egress stairs in kind. in the lightwell @ the south side of the building, visible from the street, due to significant corrosion.

  19. May 2026
    Issued Permit 202605271939 $$$ $100,000

    Reconfigure interior layout by relocating non load bearing walls and adding laundry units in 201, 210, 404, 407, 410. in kind replacement of kitchen and electrical fixtures. in kind replacement of plumbing fixtures and add plumbing fixtures to bathroom.

DBI holds 54 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 54. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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