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District 3 · Block 0117, Lot 005 · ZIP 94133

501–543 Columbus Avenue

32-unit apartment building

  • 3 stories
  • 24,678 ft2
  • 10,940 ft2 lot area
  • 67 rooms
  • 30 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1906

    Built to the design of architect Conrad A. Meussdorffer; the facade was remodeled in the late 1930s with stucco walls and Moderne ornament.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. 1907

    Built.

  3. Sep 1993
    Permit 9315896 $$$ $60,000

    Ten improv-retail space, store front-street level.

  4. Jun 1994
    Permit 9410261 $$$ $19,800

    Reroofing.

  5. Nov 2002
    Permit 200211262296 $$$ $20,000

    Repair existing stair & deck @ 3rd floor. remove plastic cover on existing lightwell. comply with 2002320.

  6. Mar 2004
    Permit 200403259627 $$$ $60,000

    Remodel existing coffee shop- no change in use.

  7. Oct 2015
    Issued Permit 201510068968 $$$ $25,000

    Comply with nov #201545811. remodel existing bar and replace kitchen hood. mep under seperate permit. n/a for maher.

  8. Mar 2016
    Issued Permit 201603081455 $$$ $19,000

    Provide & install make up air unit (inline), new duct work, provide & install new louver, grease duct & connect to existing. ref #201510068968. n/a maher ordinance.

  9. Apr 2017
    Permit 201704275073 $$$ $20,000

    Tenant improvement: construct new ada restroom at ground floor. reconfigure existing storefront at ground floor. n/a for maher.

  10. May 2017
    Issued Permit 201705106224 $$$ $15,000

    Barrier removal, upgrade e toilet, entry doors only, auto door opener bar is installed against the exterior wall.

  11. Dec 2017
    Permit 201712186736 $$$ $90,000

    1) commercial t.i. to comply with complaint #201630151 ada accessible entrance. ada restroom. n/a for maher.

  12. Feb 2018
    Reinstated Permit 201802222022 $$$ $200,000

    Seismic retrofit per mandatory soft story per sfebc chapter 4d 2016 cebc app a-4. (residential) maher n/a.

  13. Mar 2018
    Reinstated Permit 201803083254 $$$ $118,000

    Ada restroom per seismic retrofit for soft story retrofit per 2016 cebc appendix a-4 related to app#201802222022 (commercial) sof story program; n/a maher.

  14. Sep 2019
    Permit 201909050825 $$$ $30,000

    Comply with planning case 2019005438enf. restoration of historic storefront at 515-527 columbus including installation of a storefront system, wood framed doors and transoms, tiled bulkheads, tiled entryway, floorinh and installtion of ada push buttons.

  15. Aug 2021

    Commencement of work not started under previously approved permit application #201704275073.

  16. Jun 2022
    Permit 202206236966 $$$ $4,000

    Barrier removal (interior): voluntary relocate restroom to comply with ada requirement. vacant unit.

  17. Oct 2022
    Issued Permit 202210114080 $$$ $52,000

    Reroofing.

  18. Jun 2023
    Permit 202306059236 $$$ $40,000

    Recommencment and completion of work approved under permit application 201712186734.

DBI holds 97 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 97. 15 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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