New permits have been filed for a residential expansion at 3065 23rd Street in the Mission District, San Francisco. The development will merge the interior of two existing vacant buildings built in the 1890s and create new floor area to increase the unit count from three to nine. Kotas Pantaleoni Architects is responsible for the design.
The 36-foot tall structure will yield around 9,160 square feet, with 7,730 square feet for housing and 1,430 square feet for PDR space. Parking will be included for nine bicycles and no cars. Unit sizes will vary with two one-bedrooms and seven two-bedrooms. The expansion will include a new third-floor expansion above 3065 23rd Street.
3065 23rd Street showcasing the new third-floor addition over 3065 23rd, rendering by Kotas Pantaleoni Architects
3065 23rd Street before-and-after facade elevations, illustration by Kotas Pantaleoni Architects
According to the Historic Resource evaluation, 3065-3067 23rd Street was constructed in 1895, and 3069-3071 23rd Street in 1890. The department describes the buildings in the Stick/Eastlake architectural style. Despite wear and graffiti, the buildings are in good condition, with the dated woodwork facade still visible.
The existing two buildings have 4,200 square feet for housing, 3,450 square feet of PDR space, and 320 square feet for the two-car garage. The property had been the site of a blacksmith’s shop since 1890, starting with horseshoes by John P. Barnes. By 1902, John Gaehwiler had moved into the space, operating the forge until the 1950s. As Mission Local reported in 2017, the family trust used the Ellis Act to evict four tenants from the site. The Gaehwiler Family Trust is still listed as the property owner.
3067 23rd street, circa 1903, location of John Gaehwiler’s blacksmith business. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Creely via Mission Local
3065-3071 23rd Street looking west, image via Google Street View
The property is located across from Parque Niños Unidos between Folsom Street and Treat Avenue. The dense neighborhood is scattered with various retail and restaurants, with a dense concentration close along 24th Street. The 24th Street BART Station is seven minutes away on foot.
The estimated timeline for construction has yet to be established. Construction is estimated to cost around a million dollars, a figure not inclusive of all development costs.
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This may be one of my favorite ways to add density a neighborhood.
Amazing. Excited to see some plans for these lots. This block could use the TLC.
More housing near public transportation is great