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The Castro and Upper Market combine rows of Victorian and Edwardian houses and flats with condominium buildings and a dense retail and restaurant corridor. Shared walls, associations and busy sidewalks shape the work.
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The Castro, with the Eureka Valley blocks around it, sits on slopes below Twin Peaks. Rows of Victorian and Edwardian houses and flats stand beside mid-rise apartment and condominium buildings. Many homes are units in a multi-unit building, owned by individuals or an association, so projects involve shared walls, shared systems and rules that apply beyond the unit.
Castro Street and Market Street support a dense corridor of shops, restaurants, bars, offices and theaters in older commercial buildings. Sidewalks are busy and loading is tight, so deliveries and staging for commercial work are planned around the street.
What fits the buildings here. Each project type links to its full page.
Full-scope kitchens in flats and condominiums, planned around shared systems.
Bathroom remodels with plumbing coordinated to shared stacks and neighbors.
Whole-house and whole-flat renovations of older buildings.
Full-scope renovation of houses and large units.
Shops and storefronts on Castro Street and Market Street.
Describe it in the form and we will tell you the next step.
A project in a condominium or flat generally needs the owner's or association's approval before the permit, and the building may set work hours, elevator and noise rules. Older buildings are screened by Planning for historic significance, and exterior changes visible from the street get the most attention.
Storefront work and signage have their own approvals, and staging on a busy corridor may need a permit to use the street or sidewalk. We plan those into the schedule for commercial projects.
General information. We confirm what applies to your address at the site visit.
See the full process page for what you receive at each step.
We walk the site with you in the Castro. We look at shared walls and systems, building rules and, for storefronts, loading and sidewalk conditions. Then we put a written estimate in your hands: line items, assumptions and a phased payment schedule.
Owner or association approvals, historic screening, storefront and signage approvals, and permits through SF DBI. We coordinate with your architect or designer throughout.
Regular walkthroughs and written updates, punch-list resolution before final payment, and a closeout package.
We work in every San Francisco neighborhood. If your project sits near the Castro, these pages may help.
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Anything else, ask in the form at the top of the page.
Yes. Those projects involve association or owner approval, building rules and shared systems, and we plan around them in the estimate and the schedule.
Often. We plan which details are kept, repaired or matched before demolition, and protect them during the work. It also depends on historic review for the building.
Yes, as larger commercial buildouts. Landlord approvals, change of use and, for restaurants, health and fire review shape the schedule.
We focus on larger projects. In the Castro the usual ones are kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, victorian & edwardian renovation, whole-home remodels and retail buildouts. Describe yours and we will tell you the next step.