Plans have been filed for a residential expansion of an existing mixed-use building at 998 Sanchez Street, located along the neighborhood borders of Dolores Heights and Noe Valley in San Francisco. The plans include a two-story vertical expansion and full residential conversion for the site. John Lum Architecture is responsible for the application and design.
Once complete, the 43-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 5,690 square feet, producing two four-bedroom apartments. Commercial space on the ground floor will be converted to expand the existing unit. Parking will be included for two cars and two bicycles.
998 Sanchez Street vertical elevation, illustration by John Lum Architecture
According to the Historic Resource Evaluation, drafted by Tim Kelly Consulting, the structure was built in 1892 by Wilbur Briggs. The ground-floor commercial space was occupied by a grocer from 1892 through 1950, with little information known about future tenants.
John Lum Architecture is responsible for the design. The existing structure will be wrapped with replacement dark grey fiber-cement siding. The ground-level and vertical additions will be clad with vertical Accoya wood siding. Horizontal wood slat screens will provide shade and privacy to the top-floor and ground-level windows.
998 Sanchez Street cross-section, illustration by John Lum Architecture
998 Sanchez Street side view, rendering by John Lum Architecture
The property is located at the corner of Sanchez Avenue and 23rd Street, just a block away from the retail-rich 24th Street commercial center of Noe Valley. Mission Dolores Park is just 15 minutes away on foot, and for city-wide transit, residents will be close to the SF MTA’s J Line light rail.
998 Sanchez Street, image via Google Street View
Public records show the property last sold in 2000 for $725,000, with a few deed transfers for undisclosed sums occurring in 2008 and last year. Construction is estimated to cost around $1.125 million, a figure not inclusive of all development costs. The completion timeline has not been established.
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J’adore!
Count on John Lum.
Very nice design, John! I’m sure there are neighbors who are up in arms over it, but don’t let them water it down! One question: how do you clean the windows that are behind the wood screen?