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1765 California Street

Western Addition · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1921
  • Garage
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned NC-3
  • District 2
  • Historic status: historic resource
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8,245 sq ftLot area
4Rooms · 2 baths
  1. 1921

    Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as an auto repair shop. The survey dates the work to 1921 and 1927. The western wing was designed by T. Paterson Ross; Hyman and Appleton added the ornamental central pavilion and east wing in 1927. It was the largest auto repair shop in the corridor. An auto repair partnership worked here for 43 years from 1921; a recent conversion to a grocery store kept the original steel sash windows.

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

    New toilet, new floor and flooring.

    Complete Permit 8305345 $$$ $25,000
  3. Aug 1995

    Demolition work only remove all auto hoist & related piping.

    Expired Permit 9512203 $$$ $160,000
  4. Aug 1995

    Seismic upgrade of existing structure.

    Expired Permit 9513820 $$$ $650,000
  5. Nov 1995

    Ext window & door modifications, paint ext, new landscaping.

    Expired Permit 9520187 $$$ $361,000
  6. Jan 1996

    Tenant improv plans/add coolers/freezers/kitchen/shelving/ligh.

    Complete Permit 9600684 $$$ $919,242
  7. Feb 1996

    New fire sprinkler system.

    Expired Permit 9601964 $$$ $52,000
  8. Jul 1998

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9814425 $$$ $88,000
  9. Jun 1999

    Kitchen remodel of exhaust hoods and fans.

    Filing Permit 9912736 $$$ $60,000
  10. Apr 2002

    Install new accessible restrooms. mechanical to be separate permit.

    Complete Permit 200204234746 $$$ $75,000
  11. Aug 2002

    Extend exist mezzanine space to 450 s.f.. add new stair for the send means of egress from mezzanine.

    Expired Permit 200208285146 $$$ $100,000
  12. Jan 2003

    New peets coffee and tea installation at existing whole foods market.

    Complete Permit 200301074701 $$$ $50,000
  13. Mar 2003

    Interior remodeling, replace display fixtures, new lighting at deli/bakery, prep. area.

    Expired Permit 200303311089 $$$ $225,000
  14. May 2003

    Modification existing office layout in existing mezzanine/new walls/window/doors/readjust lighting & hvac.

    Issued Permit 200305205034 $$$ $38,000
  15. Sep 2004

    To renew permit app 200303311089.

    Expired Permit 200409093713 $$$ $120,000
  16. Dec 2005

    Replace equipment to existing kitchen, ada improvements to parking lot, bathrooms, entry, cafe - no structural work under this permit.

    Complete Permit 200512210845 $$$ $200,000
  17. Dec 2009

    Whole food remodel to include replacement of equipment in bakery and deli service areas. all existing exits, aisle clearances maintained. relocate hot chicken case. remove heat lamp with patch, paint, and repair of soffit. patch/repair epoxy floor.

    Complete Permit 200912163318 $$$ $125,000
  18. 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 Criteria 1, 2 and 3.

    Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
  19. Jul 2011

    This is a 1, 500 sq ft interior remodel in an existing grocery reail store consisting of; removal of exg coffee service area millwork & equipment at coffee service. refinish of floor in area of work. new millwork & seating at seating area. refinish of wall & floor at restroom. new toilet accessories.

    Complete Permit 201107079635 $$$ $115,000
  20. Feb 2013

    Removal of existing seafood service equipment. removal e tile, patch, repair and refinish of e concrete floor. installation of new quipement in seafood dept. installtion of new wall and finishes, new epoxy floor finish in area of work.

    Complete Permit 201302079697 $$$ $61,000
  21. Jun 2014

    Underpinning for new construction @ 1634 pine street. ref permit application 2013/12/18/4508 's'. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 required; route to dph **.

    Expired Permit 201406178649 $$$ $175,000
  22. May 2019

    Phase 2 - relocate existing self contained cooler & freezer; providing dedicated circuits for relocated & new coolers & freezers. all coolers & freezes are self contained with evap pans for condensate and self contained refrigeration; add'l wire racks; remove existing coffee bar, safe opening electrical as req; cap (e.

    Cancelled Permit 201905312167 $$$ $60,000
  23. Oct 2019

    Relocate existing freezing & coolers to the 1st fl prep tables & racking to be moved to 1st fl.

    Issued Permit 201910255560 $$$ $60,000
  24. May 2020

    Remove existing coffee bar, safe off existing electrical as required, cap existing plumbing; no food prep shall be performed in this area of the store as a result of this scope, unless part of a future, permitted project. relocate existing self-contained coolers. providing dedicated circuits.

    Complete Permit 202005137482 $$$ $60,000
  25. Sep 2020

    Mep work only. replace like for like reach in cases and replacement of a rtu on rooftop. no walls are being constructed. seismic anchers provided. some work being done in garage below for new equipment.

    Complete Permit 202009154220 $$$ $275,000
  26. Apr 2021

    Mep work only. replace like for like reach in cases and replacement of a rtu on rooftop. for dph review only to approved permit application 202009154220.

    Cancelled Permit 202104239208 $$$ $200,000
  27. Jun 2021

    T.i for existing whole foods. interior metal stud framing, interior concrete slab modifications for utility piping and conduit, interior finishes, new/relocated equipment, lighting, hvac, updates to sales floor, offices, and basement team member lounge.

    Complete Permit 202106212853 $$$ $989,966

DBI holds 91 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 91. 3 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update