806 Potrero St, Inner Mission

1133 sq ft 2/1 stripped  + stuccoed Stick Victorian fixer c. 1891

806 Potrero Avenue is located on a 24’ x 100’ rectangular lot on the west side of Potrero Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets. Built in 1891, 806 Potrero Avenue is a 1-story over raised basement, wood frame, single-family residence that has been altered from its original style. The rectangular-plan building, clad in smooth stucco, is capped by a flat roof.

The primary facade faces east and features an angled bay window to the south and a recessed narrow bay to the north. Entrances include a partially-glazed paneled wood door that is recessed in a small arched entryway and reached by a straight flight of terrazzo steps. A paneled wood basement door is also located below grade to the north. Fenestration consists of double-hung woodsash windows, one of which features a divided upper sash and transom.

Architectural details include the original site wall, a stuccoed entry hood, and a triangular pediment above the bay window. The facade terminates in a curved cornice and a pent roof parapet clad in asphalt shingles. The building was originally part of a row of 6 mirrored buildings built at the same time. The building appears to be in good condition.

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631 O'Farrell St, The Penthouse in the Tenderloin

Built as a hotel in 1930. Converted to condos in 1962

631 O'Farrell St, The Hamilton c. 1930

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224-230 Waller St, Hayes Valley

3,150 square foot 4 unit Stick-Eastlake Victorian built around 1900. Considered historically significant as a contributor to the Hayes Value Historic District.

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3434 21st St, Eureka Valley-Dolores Heights

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3,415 square foot flat front Italianate duplex (originally a SFR) built in 1877.

c. 1975 sans garage

1975 San Francisco Architectural Survey

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110 Liberty St, Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights

W.F. Smith (practiced in San Francisco 1878-1910) designed 1,405 square foot Stick style cottage built in 1886.

Last sold for $1.165 million in 2006. Market value is about $1.6 million.

Considered historically significant as part of the Liberty Hill Historic District.

The Liberty Street Historic District is comprised of forty acres containing fifty-one residences of historic significance.

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688-92 Shotwell St, Inner Mission

c. 2017

5,505 square foot Lizard enhanced triplex Edwardian built in 1905. Last sold for $1.1 million in 2011. Market value is about $3.1 million. A permit check did not reveal any major renovations.

BROKER BABBLE: Beautiful Victorian in the heart of desirable Mission District. Three large flats, two occupied, one vacant. Building has new paint and iron work.

Units are all 3 bedroom with split bath. Fantastic craftsmanship seen in original fireplaces, built-in cabinets, and wainscoting. This is a perfect opportunity for an owner occupier or TIC. Two protected tenants.

The property is considered historically significant (minus the lizards) as part of the Central Mission Shotwell Street Historic District.

This historic district, comprised of 134 contributors and 182 total properties, contains significant concentrations of some of the oldest extant properties in the Mission District, as well as some of the area’s finest architectural examples. Here may be found extraordinarily well‐preserved buildings that date to the mid‐ 1860s, including largely unaltered Greek Revival and “National” style folk residences, as well as extremely early Italianate style dwellings.

In addition, the district includes grand townhomes, flats and residences from the early 1870s through the turn of the century. Shotwell Street, one of San Francisco’s most representative and best‐preserved 19th‐century streetscapes, serves as the north‐ south spine of the district. The district also includes remnants of the famed “mansion row” along South Van Ness Avenue, formerly prestigious Howard Street, and portions of Folsom Street.

More information about the South Mission Historic Resource Survey can be found HERE

2008 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION (State of California - DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)

c. 2008

The primary façade faces east and includes 2 structural bays.

Typical fenestration consists of double-hung wood-sash windows with pilasters set in angled bays.

Entrances include recessed partially-glazed wood doors with molded door surrounds, paneled door surrounds, and glazed transoms.

The primary entry includes a hood with Composite columns and pilasters.

Architectural and site features include landscaping, a concrete site wall, concrete stairs, and a cornice, dentils and egg-and-dart ornamentation at the roofline.

c. 2008

c. 2008 Before

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911 Minnesota St, Dogpatch

Historic workers’ Pelton Cottage, an 850 square foot Eastlake style fixer built around 1887 currently undergoing renovations. Last sold for $1.152 million in 2013 ($353K over asking).

Permits indicate the following: INTERIOR REMODEL OF (E) RESIDENCE. (E) BUILDING IS 2 STORY. PROPOSED STRUCTURAL WILL BE 2 STORY, 3 BEDROOMS & 2 1/2 BATHS. NO CHANGE TO THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING ENVELOPE. NO EXTERIOR WORK.

REBUILD FIRE DAMAGE REAR PORTION OF BLDG PER STRUCTURAL PLAN, REPLACE (E) WINDOWS IN KIND, REPLACE DAMAGE ROOF REFTERS, NEW ELECT & PLUMBING, REPLACE ALL FINISH WITH NEW SHEETROCK, NEW KITCHEN & TWO BATHROMMS, NEW HARDWOOD FLOOR COMPLETE REBUILT

**BEFORE PHOTOS**

c. 2013

Initially developed in the early 1870s, Dogpatch contains the oldest and most intact concentration of industrial workers' housing in San Francisco.

No other district of San Francisco or California was industrialized to the degree of Potrero Point during the last quarter of the 19th Century. The shipyards and other maritime-related industries of Potrero Point required a steady supply of inexpensive immigrant labor in an area that was geographically cut off from the rest of the City. Local developers and landholders, including Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, responded to this need by constructing rows of inexpensive cottages and selling individual parcels to laborers and their families, allowing the neighborhood to develop as an informal company town.

Residences within the district reflect vernacular forms of architectural styles that were prevalent throughout the country, including Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate, Eastlake and Classical Revival styles, or combinations thereof. The district has several clusters, and pairs of identical dwellings, including a group of thirteen identical Eastlake-style cottages based on the plans of San Francisco architect John Cotter Pelton, Jr.

Historical Architecture of Dogpatch (Pier70sf.org)

Pelton's Cheap Dwellings (FoundSF)

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