Renovations Planned For 1906 Brick Building Overlooking Oceanwide Center Hole

Planning permits have been filed for the renovation of an historic four-story building at 16 Jessie Street in San Francisco. The listed structure, dubbed One Ecker Place, was constructed in the aftermath of the 1906 Earthquake as a commercial warehouse and was converted into residential use twenty years ago. Irvine-based Sehgal Revoc. Living Trust is listed as the property owner.

The project seeks to refurbish and repair the brick facade, focusing on deteriorating mortar joints, some brick patchwork repairs, a new cement plaster coating for horizontal surfaces, and new sheet metal coping for the parapet along the northeast elevation. According to the application, these repairs are focused on providing “better water protection for the existing brick walls. Increased water tightness of the exterior brick walls will also help protect embedded steel elements.”

The structure was the subject of an historic review by Kelley & VerPlanck in 2007. KVP determined that the structure is eligible for listing in the California Register, though it has yet to be added, according to the city’s public records.

The structure was built in 1906 after the earthquake with an iron-framed brick structure around an L-shaped property. One Ecker was an industrial investment property built by William H. Crocker. Crocker is best remembered as the founder of Crocker National Bank, which helped finance the city’s reconstruction after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. In 1972, Arthur Gensler designed the conversion of the structure into an office building. Currently, the building is occupied by 51 apartments with ground-floor retail.

The property conforms to an L-shaped parcel along Ecker Street between Jessie Street and Stevenson Street. The building currently overlooks the idle Oceanwide Center construction site.

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