Empress Apartments

1. 1910

   Built.

2. 1910

   One of the best known of the reinforced-concrete, steel-framed apartment buildings that the city's survey calls probably the finest collection in San Francisco by a single architect.

   The West Slope of Russian Hill: A Historical Context and Inventory of Historic Resources, 2006, revised 2009
3. 1910

   The Empress Apartments, designed by architect Conrad A. Meussdorffer.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
4. June 10, 1910

   Peerless agencies company contracted for tiling for 20 bathrooms, 21 sinks, 1 vestibule and entrance hall, and 18 mantels on a building.

   The San Francisco Call, 10 June 1910, p. 13
5. 1920s

   A Russian literary and art group met at this address in the 1920s.

   Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
6. Oct 1982

   Permit 8208558 $$$ $7,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

7. Dec 1988

   Permit 8819328 $$$ $15,000

   Reinforce existing parapet wall.

8. Dec 2025

   Permit 202512182116 $$$ $79,100

   Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1 to meet 75 db in all sleeping areas.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.