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505 Van Ness Avenue

Western Addition · San Francisco, CA 94102

Built 1938
Office building
5 stories
Zoned C2
District 5
Historic status: historic resource

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6,581 sq ftLot area

Permit history

Jan 2018

Upgrade fire suppression to an ul300 from dry chem powder.

Cancelled Permit 201801239308 $$$ $4,000

At a glance

Known asPublic Utilities Commission State Office Building

ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

ParcelBlock 0767, Lot 004

Historic statusCEQA A — historic resource

Modern & Postmodern Architectural Styles Historic Context Statement (2024)

StylePostmodernism

Architect as surveyedSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Year built as surveyed1986

The Public Utilities Commission State Office Building by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, balancing monumental scale and exaggerated features with subdued grey tones to complement the granite of the older Civic Center.

Article 10 city landmark district

Civic Center

Significant 1913–1951

Not on the California and National Registers

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