1355–1395 Van Ness Avenue

1. 1916

   Built by Leonard Construction Co. (1916).

2. 1916

   Recorded in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor as built for use as an auto showroom. Dated 1916 and 1948. Built as the factory branch of Willys-Overland, one of only two makers in the corridor to open their own branch rather than work through a local dealer. Vehicles moved between floors by elevator rather than a ramp.

   Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
3. Mar 1982

   Permit 8201926 $$$ $900

   Sign - erect.

4. 2010

   Evaluated in the city's survey of the Van Ness Avenue automobile corridor and given California Register status code 6Z — not individually eligible for the California Register.

   Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures survey, adopted 2010
5. Apr 2011

   Permit 201104113850 $$$ $125,000

   Interior soft -dimo for retail car dearlership floors 1-7. all work to comply with ab-017.

6. Apr 2011

   Permit 201104274916 $$$ $65,000

   Window replacement on levels 3-6.

7. May 2011

   Permit 201105186272 $$$ $250,000

   3rd thru 8th floors-interior t.i. for retail car dealership & storage facility.

8. May 2011

   Permit 201105266936 $$$ $175,000

   Interior ti for 1st and 2nd floors of retail car dealership sumitted as a "b" 42, 421 sq ft. demolition permit approved under app #201104113850. lighting only mechanical under seperate permit.

9. Jul 2011

   Permit 201107069570 $$$ $90,000

   New sprinkler system on all floors: new 1, 000 gpm fire pump; new class i standpipe (existing dry standpipe to remain); existing 8-inch fire service with new 8 inch backflow ddc; 1, 464 sprinklers total.

10. Jul 2011

    Permit 201107150334 $$$ $110,000

    Exterior improvements for level 1 and 2 of existing car dealership. new stone facade and glazing.

11. Jul 2011

    Permit 201107180471 $$$ $350,000

    Installation of automotive service equipment. tenant improvement under approved permit application 2011/03/18/6272.

12. Sep 2011

    Permit 201109094263 $$$ $150,000

    Mep for floors 1-8. ti approved under permit application 2011/05/17/6272. structural work under separate permit.

13. Sep 2011

    Permit 201109144571 $$$ $35,000

    New fire alarm system to be installed on floors 1-8.

14. Sep 2011

    Permit 201109154719 $$$ $10,000

    To erect electric, wall, single faced sign.

15. Sep 2011

    Permit 201109295770 $$$ $17,000

    To erect (1) electric wall sign.

16. Nov 2011

    Issued Permit 201111028136 $$$ $50,000

    3rd - 6th floors-installation of light duty storage fixtures & miechanical lift. work.

17. Nov 2011

    Permit 201111189283 $$$ $40,000

    Revision to appl #201107069570 - fire sprinkler revision.

18. Nov 2011

    Permit 201111309774 $$$ $16,000

    1st & 2nd floors-refer to t.i permit application 2011-0526-6936-installation of exhaust fan in sprinkler pump equipment room, installation of duct for exhaust system, installation of louvers for exhaust system. installation od hi/low vents in gas meter room.

19. Sep 2012

    Permit 201209280894 $$$ $10,000

    This permit is for the installation of processing & (1) new gas dispenser for (1) product only. the equipment includes piping from an existingin ground fueltank to a new fuel dispensing station as depicted on the drawing. the outlined area is the are where the equipment is to be installed.

20. Oct 2012

    Permit 201210121947 $$$ $60,000

    Revision to app#2011-05-26-6936 & app#2011-05-17-6272. reconfigure space & install power door operator in restroom.

21. May 2014

    Permit 201405276748 $$$ $10,000

    Intallation of process piping per permit #201209280894 per sffd requirement.2-hour fire proofing enclosure required. maher n/a.

DBI holds 41 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 41. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.