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301 Columbus Avenue

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1907
  • Hotel
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned BDWY
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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11,340 sq ftBuilding area
2,291 sq ftLot area
42Rooms · 6 baths
  1. 1906

    A four-story wood-framed lodging house of sixty rooms, begun on 22 August 1906 and reported at the time as the first rooming house built in this part of the city after the fire; later the Evergreen Hotel.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. Mar 1987

    Existing condition of dry rot to be replaced with steel.

    Complete Permit 8702992 $$$ $25,000
  3. Jul 1988

    Remove plaster from approximately 10 residential rooms.

    Cancelled Permit 8810127 $$$ $15,000
  4. May 1989

    Remvoe plaster from 10 residential rooms & resheetrock.

    Complete Permit 8908268 $$$ $5,000
  5. Sep 1989

    Comply with dahi inspection checklist attached.

    Complete Permit 8918225 $$$ $1,000
  6. Sep 2000

    Install cellular telephone equipment on racks on 3rd floor of existing building, small antenna outside.

    Expired Permit 200009140489 $$$ $25,000
  7. Dec 2002

    Change of address & final only inspection for 2000/09/14/0489.

    Complete Permit 200212204000 $$$ $12,500
  8. Apr 2004

    Upgrade sprinkler system to add sprinkler heads in all units & line upgrade.

    Cancelled Permit 200404222020 $$$ $5,000
  9. Jan 2005

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 200501193453 $$$ $8,000
  10. Oct 2008

    Retrofit to sro hotel ordinance # 170-02, add sprinkler heads in bedrooms on existing hall way sprinkler system. total of 64 heads.

    Expired Permit 200810103921 $$$ $8,000
  11. May 2009

    Remove 2-cabinets. install 1-cabinet smaller. remove 4-omni antenna's and install 4-new like for like. install 2-radio remote units rru). install 2-runs of coax, previous permit 200009140489. install 1-pbc-02.

    Complete Permit 200905088029 $$$ $8,000
  12. Apr 2010

    Sro fire sprinkler and existing facp monitoring. indtall 1 fire control panel for new sprinkelr devices to back trip existing facp.

    Complete Permit 201004220837 $$$ $1,500
  13. Jul 2010

    Removed water flow and tamper from 1st floor. reference permit application 2010.04.22.0837.

    Complete Permit 201007146642 $$$ $1
  14. Sep 2010

    Upgrade fire suppression system to meet ul 300 standards.

    Expired Permit 201009161037 $$$ $3,000
  15. Oct 2010

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under app#200810103921.

    Complete Permit 201010263756 $$$ $1
  16. Aug 2011

    Install 2" conduit upside of putdoor riser above 1st floor restroom to roof, trench/replace asphault-add 2" conduit & trench & replace concrete- add 2" conduit fr sidewalk to basemt, core basemt wall for 2" conduit fr sidewalk, lace 2" conduit fr basemnt to rooftop appx 90', rootop to cell appx 80'.

    Complete Permit 201108122323 $$$ $30,000
  17. Jun 2014

    Installation of ada grab bars @ toilet rooms (6), comply with his nov#201462411 dated 3/28/2014.

    Complete Permit 201406128226 $$$ $500
  18. Apr 2015

    Installation of new verizon wireless micro ints on existing building roof top consisting of (1) small cell charles cabinet, (1) cylindrical antenna concealed with in 6' high frp faux vent and (4) rrus mounted to proposed antenna pipe mounts.

    Complete Permit 201504163796 $$$ $50,000
  19. Jul 2015

    At&t mobility: removal of omni antenna and microcell equipment also remove mounting brackets on building walls.

    Complete Permit 201507242427 $$$ $2,000
  20. Sep 2020

    Commerical: da checklist. soft story compiance. disable access 20% rule.

    Cancelled Permit 202009053621 $$$ $41,000
  21. Sep 2020

    Residential: soft story compiance per sfebc 2019 cebc chapter 4d appendix a4.

    Cancelled Permit 202009053622 $$$ $126,000
  22. Jan 2022

    Verizon telecom: remove & replace existing 0 18" frp vent with n0 (26") frp vent by others. remove & replace existing antenna mount with n mount. remove & replace antenna roof pad with new roof pad.

    Complete Permit 202201115728 $$$ $40,000
  23. Feb 2022

    Commercial. soft story retrofitting per sfebc chapter 5e national design method. accessiblity compliance (soft story).

    Complete Permit 202202027166 $$$ $15,000
  24. Feb 2022

    Residential. soft story retrofitting per sfebc chapter 5e national design method.

    Complete Permit 202202027171 $$$ $125,000
  25. Jun 2025

    To legalize existing awning through amnesty awning program.

    Filed Permit 202506269603 $$$ $1

7 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

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