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217–241 Columbus Avenue

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1907
  • Hotel
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned BDWY
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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17,988 sq ftBuilding area
8,202 sq ftLot area
41Rooms · 18 baths
  1. 1982

    Recorded in the city's 1982 survey of North Beach, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1999, as an individually listed resource.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. Jan 1983

    Install sink.

    Complete Permit 8300839 $$$ $80
  3. Jan 1984

    Remodel 3 commercial offices.remove non bearing partitions.

    Complete Permit 8400335 $$$ $20,000
  4. May 1984

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8405680 $$$ $2,200
  5. Jun 1985

    Parapet work.

    Complete Permit 8506132 $$$ $10,000
  6. Oct 1987

    Replace door with aluminum @ front of building.

    Complete Permit 8715059 $$$ $1,700
  7. Nov 1989

    Custom build and install a new canvas awning over store frnt.

    Complete Permit 8921303 $$$ $1,300
  8. Jun 1991

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9110972 $$$ $27,000
  9. May 1994

    Demolexisting interior walls ceiling & storefront.

    Complete Permit 9406981 $$$ $60,000
  10. Aug 1994

    Install a/c duct work orig building app= #9406981.

    Complete Permit 9412730 $$$ $5,500
  11. Dec 1994

    Sign.

    Complete Permit 9420598 $$$ $1,980
  12. May 1998

    Proposed remodeling existingrestaurant.

    Complete Permit 9809311 $$$ $15,000
  13. Mar 2000

    To erect electrical sign.

    Expired Permit 200003204830 $$$ $5,000
  14. Feb 2001

    Modify counter and remove pizza oven relocate range sep permit for hood/duct fire protect.

    Complete Permit 200102262907 $$$ $11,000
  15. Jun 2001

    Seismic retrofit, special procedure.

    Complete Permit 200106050792 $$$ $130,000
  16. Oct 2001

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M17483 $$$ $1,500
  17. Nov 2002

    Install fire sprinkler system to comply with ordinance #170-02.

    Expired Permit 200211262312 $$$ $27,500
  18. Mar 2004

    To install fire sprinkler system to comply with ordinance#170-02-attic area only.

    Expired Permit 200403188986 $$$ $4,200
  19. Mar 2009

    Upgrade fire system to ul 300 standards. 2 hood locations.

    Issued Permit 200903194416 $$$ $4,200
  20. Nov 2012

    Install one new wall sign. non-illuminated.

    Issued Permit 201211274895 $$$ $2,000
  21. Oct 2013

    Like for like voluntary fire alarm system replacement in fully sprinklered building.

    Complete Permit 201310169405 $$$ $4,700
  22. Nov 2014

    Install new service counter & ice machines.

    Complete Permit 201411030535 $$$ $5,000
  23. Sep 2015

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 201509298306 $$$ $40,000
  24. 2019

    Identified by the 2019 updated North Beach survey as appearing eligible for local landmark or California Register / National Register status — recorded as a residential hotel.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  25. Dec 2022

    Add on to existing fire alarm system to meet sec 1103.7.6.1 to install new power supply panel, radio comm. low frequency horns. new devices will be tie-in to existing control panel.

    Complete Permit 202212077818 $$$ $19,000
  26. Dec 2024

    Abe 202002111996- install of power door operator for tech infeasibility. install larger (36") leaf in existing storefront.

    Complete Permit 202412277446 $$$ $1,000
  27. Dec 2024

    Abe 202002111993- install of power door operator for tech infeasibility.

    Complete Permit 202412277445 $$$ $1,000

DBI holds 33 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 33. 3 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