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District 5 · Block 0777, Lot 003 · ZIP 94117

809–815 Pierce Street

13-unit apartment building · Western Addition

  • 3 stories
  • 7,075 ft2
  • 5,156.25 ft2 lot area
  • 26 rooms
  • 13 bedrooms
  • 13 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-3
  • Historic resource
  • Sold October 11, 2017
Land$4,372,675
Improvements$2,296,345
Total assessed$6,669,020
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  1. 1894

    Designed by Absalom Joseph Barnett.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  2. 1923

    Assessor’s “built” date.

  3. Jun 1986
    Issued Permit 8607274 $$$ $5

    To bring building into full compliance as required by dahi.

  4. Aug 1998
    Permit 9814983 $$$ $3,500

    Bathroom repairs-four units and tile work in #2.

  5. Mar 2000
    Permit 200003144246 $$$ $5,000

    Remodel kitchen, no struct work.

  6. May 2003
    Permit 200305295752 $$$ $85,000

    Replace foundation, dry rot repair, interior remodel. all work to be performed within the boundry of.

  7. Jun 2004
    Permit 200406045573 $$$ $60,000

    Proposed new garage and interior remodeling of the existing 2 unit building all within the existing boundary.

  8. Aug 2013
    Permit 201308154450 $$$ $15,000

    One unit-replace existing kitchen cabinets with new cabinets, same location. relocate stove near, same location, add new gfi electrical outlets. new paint in kitchen area. replace some crakced wall plaster with new drywall.

  9. Mar 2016
    Permit 201603222735 $$$ $75,000

    Mandatory retrofit of soft story per sfbc chapter 34b using fema p-807.

  10. Dec 2016
    Permit 201612165219 $$$ $40,000

    Add unit per ordinance no.162-16. one studio unit. one bedroom & one bathroom.

  11. Feb 2017
    Permit 201702219765 $$$ $100,000

    Re-do existing (4) baths and (1) kitchen, new tile, paint and replace cabinets.

  12. Oct 2017
    Issued Permit 201710161279 $$$ $25,000

    Work in one unit: kitchen and bath remodel.

  13. Dec 2017
    Permit 201712045358 $$$ $10,000

    One unit: revision to 201710161279. move kitchen to create home office.

  14. Apr 2018
    Permit 201804136296 $$$ $10,000

    To comply with nov#201854731. repair dry rot on rear elevation.

  15. Jul 2018
    Permit 201807164627 $$$ $25,000

    One unit interior remodel of studio apartment; relocate kitchen to make space for the home office.

  16. Sep 2019
    Permit 201909303005 $$$ $30,000

    Remodel apartment, relocate kitchen. one unit.

  17. Oct 2019
    Permit 201910174700 $$$ $40,000

    Remodel apartment relocate kitchen (4th fl.).

  18. Jan 2020
    Issued Permit 202001222512 $$$ $10,000

    Storage space alteration on ground floor in preparation for adu under future permit. remove walls add beam & posts.

  19. Nov 2020
    Issued Permit 202011179071 $$$ $25,000

    Revision to permit application 202001222512 storage alteration. deletion of undesired structural sheets from adu permit application 201612165219 r1 and mew structural pages to replace deleted pages.

  20. Nov 2020
    Permit 202011199319 $$$ $29,850

    Install new automatic fire sprinkler system per nfpa13 (partial - 24 heads - adu & egress). overhead sprinklers and underground.

  21. Aug 2021
    Permit 202108257109 $$$ $15,000

    Like for like fire system replacement with new panel, smoke detectors, pull station at the same location. tie in existing bells to new panel. install low frequency horns inside all units. install monitor modules to tie in flow & tamper switch. ref pa 2016-0322-2735, 2016-1216-5219 and 2020-1119-9319.

  22. Apr 2022
    Issued Permit 202204293278 $$$ $150,000

    Window replacement: 16 windows retrofit, wood, double hung. none visiable from public right of way. fireplace remodel: replace coal burning to with gas buring fire place, direct vent, no change to walls.

  23. Jun 2022
    Permit 202206025429 $$$ $29,850

    Install new automatic fire sprinkler system per nfpa with underground. identical permit to permit application 2020-1119-9319 which was expired c-16 contractor was changed from victory fire to thorpe design inc.

  24. Nov 2022
    Permit 202211237096 $$$ $10,000

    Remove window overlooking side yard and replacing it with a door.

  25. Dec 2022
    Permit 202212017482 $$$ $1

    As built to approved fire sprinkler system. adding coverage in existing study and kitchen. ref 2022 0602 5429.

DBI holds 42 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 42. 8 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 2 expired permits are not shown. A citywide context statement dates a building at this address by Absalom Joseph Barnett to 1894; the assessor's roll dates the structure on this parcel to 1923. Whether the building described still stands here is unsettled.

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