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601–619 Broadway

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1913
  • Hotel
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned CCB
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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52,765 sq ftBuilding area
16,905 sq ftLot area

Permit history

  1. Mar 1995

    Seismic work to comply with umb ordinance.

    Expired Permit 9503044 $$$ $150,000
  2. Aug 1996

    Vertical addition.

    Complete Permit 9616321 $$$ $1,841,000
  3. Mar 1998

    Install 1000 new sprinkler heads.

    Complete Permit 9803720 $$$ $150,000
  4. Jul 1998

    New fire alarm system.

    Complete Permit 9813602 $$$ $29,865
  5. May 1999

    Renewal of 9616321.

    Complete Permit 9909610 $$$ $15,000
  6. Jul 1999

    Interior renovation, drywall, electrical, 1 sink & interior finishes.

    Expired Permit 9914118 $$$ $35,000
  7. Jul 2001

    Interior t i, including partitions, lighting, finishes, minor exterior alterations.

    Filed Permit 200107063090 $$$ $3,000,000
  8. May 2004

    Remodel existing ice cream parlot interioor work only no mechanical, no new lighting work.

    Complete Permit 200405285150 $$$ $15,000
  9. Nov 2005

    Office tenant improvement- awning/sign shop drawings under deferredd submittal, mep design build - submit drawings for permits.

    Expired Permit 200511017123 $$$ $80,000
  10. Jan 2006

    Install h.v.a.c. system.

    Expired Permit 200601232788 $$$ $8,000
  11. Mar 2006

    Tenant improvement - relocate 29 fire sprinkler heads.

    Expired Permit 200603176923 $$$ $6,700
  12. Apr 2006

    New awning per plans. 4' wide x 35'6" long awning.

    Expired Permit 200604270119 $$$ $15,000
  13. Jun 2006

    Erect sign for electric, wall, single faced.

    Expired Permit 200606013022 $$$ $3,500
  14. Sep 2006

    Sign permit - electric, projecting, double faced.

    Expired Permit 200609111938 $$$ $3,200
  15. Apr 2008

    500 sq ft. of sheetrock repair in parking garage ceiling. no structural changes.

    Expired Permit 200804179925 $$$ $3,500
  16. Apr 2008

    Repair 350 sq ft. of sheetrock in parking garage ceiling. 5/8 sheetrock. no structural changes.

    Expired Permit 200804180042 $$$ $3,500
  17. Dec 2008

    To comply with nov# 200882416. replace existing flooring and countertop. relocate bathroom door to the other side on north with accessible doorway.

    Complete Permit 200812027658 $$$ $8,000
  18. Jun 2015

    Repair rotten sheet rock, install new hand sink nex to bath.

    Cancelled Permit 201506108592 $$$ $3,000
  19. May 2017

    Replace 14 windows and repair leak-dry rot in lightwell. windows located in lighwell.

    Complete Permit 201705055850 $$$ $15,000
  20. Nov 2017

    Interior tenant improvement. redo storefront. maher na.

    Complete Permit 201711012874 $$$ $35,000
  21. Dec 2017

    Relocate 12 sprinkler heads ref 201711012874.

    Complete Permit 201712146429 $$$ $2,800
  22. Dec 2017

    Install electrica wall mounted sign.

    Issued Permit 201712196879 $$$ $4,200
  23. Apr 2018

    Modify existing awning.

    Complete Permit 201804045466 $$$ $5,000
  24. Sep 2025

    Metal letter sign "total wireless", non-electric, single faced, 1/2" thickness.

    Issued Permit 202509044571 $$$ $2,600

DBI holds 50 permits for this parcel, most of them tenant improvements on individual floors. The timeline shows the 24 largest by stated cost, plus the earliest on file; the DBI query in the sources below returns all 50. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update