REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
October 24, 2022
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING TO CONSIDER demolition application B22-12250 for the property located at 925-935 Van Ness Ave (APN 46825403).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) consider one of the following actions:
DENY: B21-07055 for the B22-12250 for the demolition of the property located at 925-935 Van Ness Av (APN46825403).
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APPROVE: B21-07055 for the B22-12250 for the demolition of the property located at 925-935 Van Ness Av (APN46825403).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On behalf of the owner, Michael A Saldana of Kroeker Inc. filed application B22-12250 on August 19, 2022. Project contemplates demolition of the property located at 925-935 Van Ness Av (APN46825403). This property was originally constructed in 1912 as the Sequoia Hotel and was substantially renovated for reuse as the Fink & Skopp retail building in 1962.
Staff recommends the Historic Preservation consider and act on the demolition permit.
BACKGROUND
This property is not a listed resource.
925/935 Van Ness Avenue
Sequoia (Hotel) Building (1912)
New Formalist Style
Fink & Skopp Building (1962)
Mid-Century Modern
Robert W Stevens, Architect
This property is the adapted first story of the four-story 1912 Sequoia Hotel. None of the character-defining features of the original Sequoia Hotel remain in the renovated first story furniture store. The original exterior and interior photo are shown below:
The single-story reuse of the property for retail uses demolished the upper floors in 1962 and redesigned the building to the meet the mid-century modern ethos of the time.
The building has been vacant since 2008 and has sustained deterioration from lack of use, vandalism, and the loss of the resources on either side of the property.
The property was evaluated in 2011 and found to be eligible for listing...
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