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Historic Preservation Commission recommends Burdett Building for landmark designation
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission voted 6-0 Nov. 4, 2015, to recommend the Board of Supervisors designate the Burdett Building (90–92 Second St.) as an Article 10 landmark, citing its survival of the 1906 earthquake; the property owner opposes the move, staff said.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously 6–0 on Nov. 4, 2015, to recommend that the Board of Supervisors designate the Burdett Building at 90–92 Second Street as a local landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code.
Department staff argued the two-story brick Burdett Building is significant for its association with the 1906 earthquake and fire and for retaining architectural integrity from before the disaster. "The Burdett Building is a unique survivor of the 1906 fires," Jonathan Lammers, department staff, told the commission during a photo-rich presentation tracing the fire’s progress through South of Market.
Staff packet materials note the building carries an Article 11 rating of 4 as a contributor to the New Montgomery–Mission–Second Street Conservation District and that the department already reviews alterations to the property under that district. Lammers said the department received a letter dated Oct. 19 from Gloria Yee, trustee of the Lori Yee Bridal Trust and the Moon Park Yee Residuary Trust, expressing opposition to landmark designation; Lammers said the letter argued the change "will challenge limitations on demolition and create restrictions on how the structure may be physically altered."
Staff also told commissioners the Department of Building Inspection noticed interior work at the property without permits and that the work has stopped; no compliance permits have been filed, Tim Frey said. Planning staff recommended the commission adopt a resolution to recommend Article 10 designation to the Board of Supervisors.
Commissioners moved and seconded a resolution to forward the nomination to the Board of Supervisors; the motion passed unanimously with recorded assent from each commissioner. The commission’s action is a recommendation; the Board of Supervisors must act to make the designation final.
Next steps: the nomination will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for its consideration. The department’s cover memo and the staff presentation provide the staff analysis, the owner’s written opposition, and the record of an active interior-enforcement case.
