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100–118 Columbus Avenue

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1907
  • Hotel
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned C2
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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32,984 sq ftBuilding area
24,267 sq ftLot area
140Rooms · 3 baths

Permit history

  1. Aug 1992

    Sign painted on awning 9212841.

    Complete Permit 9212840
  2. Sep 1999

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9918455 $$$ $48,520
  3. Feb 2001

    Umb retrofit.

    Complete Permit 200102152288 $$$ $155,198
  4. Dec 2002

    Street space.

    Issued Permit M22357 $$$ $247,680
  5. Jan 2003

    To install fire sprinkler system to comply with ordinance #170-02. comply nov 200236396.

    Expired Permit 200301316406 $$$ $70,000
  6. Oct 2003

    New store front, new second stair, minor partition, new lighting.

    Complete Permit 200310248531 $$$ $35,000
  7. Mar 2006

    Add partition walls, electrical, lighting, fans, plumbing, ada bath, floors, soffit, front fixed window. change of use from retail to skincare. all work on 1st floor.

    Expired Permit 200603247520 $$$ $40,000
  8. Oct 2006

    113 residential & 7 tourist units to be reduced to 99 residential units plus managers. remodel of existing sro building-new community kitchen, new common bathrms and showers. reframing at interior and lightwells. no change at exterior facades. only at lightwells.complaint #200339905 bid.

    Expired Permit 200610135025 $$$ $300,000
  9. May 2009

    To complete work and obtain final inspection for work approved under appl#200610135025.

    Issued Permit 200905047567 $$$ $50,000
  10. Aug 2009

    Revision to permit application 2006.10.19.5025 and 2009.05.04.7567 (renewal). new kitchenetes (2 total) at 2nd and 3rd floors. new common bathrooms and showers, finish, electrical, plumbing upgrades. new laundry room.

    Complete Permit 200908255517 $$$ $125,000
  11. Jun 2012

    Rev. permit application 200908255517: attic level-attic to remain non-habitable space, no storage. provide draft stops in the existing attic. provide header at removed walls at the 2nd & 3rd floor per enclosed details & locations on permit application 200908255517. provide venting per cbc 1203.2.

    Complete Permit 201206192923 $$$ $4,000
  12. Jul 2012

    Install fire sprinkler system to remodel sro hotel, bathroom to existing fire sprinkler system. reference 2001401224593 and 200412091034 orig fire sprinler permits.

    Complete Permit 201207255702 $$$ $10,000
  13. Sep 2012

    Revision to permit application 2009.0825.5517: relocate laundry from ground floor to basement, provide additional showers & toilets at 2nd/3rd floors, renovate penthouse, number of residential units remains the same. repair existing stairs from ground to basement.

    Complete Permit 201209079139 $$$ $174,000
  14. Nov 2012

    Replace lightwell double hung windows with same size and location. u factor 0.40 max. 55 windows not visible from street.

    Complete Permit 201211264788 $$$ $16,500
  15. Feb 2013

    Provide fire alarm system as per request under permit application 201207255702 (new sprinkler system), permit application 200610135025 (building remodel), permit application 200310080693 (fire sprinkler monitoring). new f/a panel, 26 notification devices, 3 smoke det., and 1 pull station.

    Complete Permit 201302281238 $$$ $15,000
  16. Aug 2023

    Upgrade e commercial entry per ord 51-16 abe program, comply with accessible business entrance program-abe 201812052794, install power door operator.

    Filed Permit 202308295550 $$$ $6,000
  17. Dec 2023

    Shoring for jackson square improvements. to perform alterations to the existing surface parking lot to accommodate a one-story building + basement and add'l site improvements.

    Complete Permit 202312273130 $$$ $75,000
  18. Feb 2024

    Erect a one-story building plus basement, to include employee assembly room, kitchen, single-accomodation restrooms & support spaces. provide exterior enclosure around utility equipment. hardscape and landscape improvements and solar voltaic system on roof of 100 columbus st. under separate permits.

    Issued Permit 202402055285 $$$ $2,100,000
  19. Jun 2024

    Upgrade waterproofing system at existing below grade buliding wall/foundation along the property line adajacent to 124 columbus ave, 150 columbus, 530 jackson, 535 pacific, 545 pacific, 845 montgomery st.

    Issued Permit 202406134410 $$$ $25,000
  20. Oct 2024

    Revision to permit application 202402055285 & 202312273130, elimination of battery vault at utility garden area and addition of subterranean vault at pavillion basement level with associated changes to foundation and shoring.

    Issued Permit 202410012038 $$$ $1
  21. Mar 2025

    Install (1) 6" fire service supply into building. install (2) fire department connections, one at columbus ave gate and one at jackson st gate.design and install automatic wet fire sprinkler system throught building.

    Issued Permit 202503051575 $$$ $5,000
  22. Mar 2025

    Install 21 linear feet of 6" fire water ductile iron pipe cl53 before bfpv, 116 near feet of 6" cl53 after bfpv and 1 ea of 6" fire water backflow preventer (bfpv) wikins 35d astda with oslv valves. with underground.

    Issued Permit 202503172345 $$$ $87,062
  23. Jul 2025

    Add 1 new booster supply, add 2 new smoke detector, add 1 errc led annunciator. ref #202402055285.

    Issued Permit 202507171017 $$$ $22,000
  24. Aug 2025

    Reroofing with hot work.

    Complete Permit 202508153188 $$$ $175,000
  25. Feb 2026

    Revision to permit application: 202402055285. relocate proposed fire rated exit passageway from inside the existing vehicular tunnel to new location in 114 columbus av. infill existing opening located at grade to accommodate new higher grate at interior courtyard. three existing door to be raised.

    Filed Permit 202602186130 $$$ $150,000

DBI holds 67 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 67. 13 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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