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District 5 · Block 1180, Lot 017 · ZIP 94115

856–860 Divisadero Street

17-unit apartment building

  • 3 stories
  • 18,133 ft2
  • 6,640.63 ft2 lot area
  • 57 rooms
  • 14 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned NC-2
  • Not a historic resource
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  1. 1909

    Built.

  2. July 23, 1910

    The corner, 62:6 by 106:3, built up with frame buildings of two stores, two flats and ten apartments bringing in about $7,500 a year, changed hands in a $100,000 trade for the William Wilson Company.

    The San Francisco Call, 23 July 1910, p. 9
  3. December 3, 1910

    The corner lot, 62:6 by 106:3, with a three-storey building of stores and apartments finished in November 1906, was sold for the second time, for nearly $65,000.

    The San Francisco Call, 3 December 1910, p. 8
  4. Jan 1986
    Permit 8600056 $$$ $600

    Erect sign.

  5. Jun 1993
    Permit 9309301 $$$ $450

    Revision to permit application 9307649 58' x 3' projection x 3'high.

  6. Sep 2010
    Permit 201009231504 $$$ $50,000

    Reroofing.

  7. Oct 2011
    Issued Permit 201110076404 $$$ $5,000

    Remove existing non-structural partitions walls on ground floor & storage rooms on mezzanine for future grocery expansion per ab-017. tenant improvement under separate permit.

  8. Oct 2011
    Permit 201110176910 $$$ $20,000

    Expand existing grocery store into vacant retail space. mep under separate permit.

  9. Nov 2011
    Issued Permit 201111048267 $$$ $1,000

    Title 24 and ventilation.

  10. Mar 2013
    Permit 201303263054 $$$ $3,000

    #206, #306- demolition & replace sheetrock @ wall heater flues in residential units.

  11. Apr 2013
    Permit 201304083989 $$$ $2,000

    Like for like voluntary panel replacement at the same location, replace existing 9 smoke detectors & 3 pull stations with new at the same loction, 4 existing bells will remain at the same location, 2010 nfpa 72 central system monitoring.

  12. Nov 2015
    Withdrawn Permit 201511021425 $$$ $50,000

    Commerical only. seismic strenghting/soft story. per 2012 iebc appendix a-4. n/a for maher ordinance no.155-13.

  13. May 2017
    Withdrawn Permit 201705237450 $$$ $118,000

    Residential only. soft story retrofit per sfebc chapter 4d 2016 cebc appendix a-4.

  14. Oct 2017
    Permit 201710252240 $$$ $21,000

    Replace siding at the back with insulation and with plywood, hardie plank siding.

  15. Apr 2019
    Permit 201904238743 $$$ $84,723

    Seismic uprgrade for soft story as per sfbc chap 4d 2016 cebc appzx a4 residential commercial -201904238744.

  16. Apr 2019
    Permit 201904238744 $$$ $20,277

    Seismic uprgrade for soft story as per sfbc chap 4d 2016 cebc appzx a4 commercial residential - 201904238743.

  17. Jul 2019

    Revision to 201904238743 existing, 201004238744 (r), provide new steel frame at line 6 in lieu of shear walls, g.l. 5&6. relocate steel moment frame at line 7 and revise shear transfer detail (residential).

  18. Jul 2019

    Revision to 201904238743 existing, 201004238744 (r), provide new steel frame at line 6 in lieu of shear walls, g.l. 5&6. relocate steel moment frame at line 7 and revise shear transfer detail (commercial retail store).

  19. Feb 2026
    Permit 202602176034 $$$ $10,000

    One unit: replace kitchen/cabinets, flooring, and counter. one unit replace countertop and sink. to comply with nov#202650430.

  20. Apr 2026
    Permit 202604028791 $$$ $14,663

    Two units: to comply with nov items 202534534 item #2 & 3 - full bathroom remodels, tub to shower for both. customer stated no plumbing and electrical to be completed. no removal of walls.

6 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 3 expired permits are not shown. The San Francisco Call of 3 December 1910 says the building was completed in November 1906; the assessor dates it to 1909.

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