53 Columbus Avenue

1. 1927

   The triangular Hotel d'Oloron, later known as the Fong Building, housed a speakeasy famous among newspapermen for repeatedly cutting a new front door onto one of the alleys beside it and registering a new address after each raid.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
2. Dec 1982

   Permit 8210404 $$$ $14,000

   Parapet safety program.

3. Aug 2007

   Permit 200708160007 $$$ $559,700

   Remodel of office suite on ground floor & basement level. new mechanical lower at exterior. north & east exterior elevations @ g/f on seperate permit.

4. Mar 2008

   Permit 200803036114 $$$ $75,000

   Facade improvements, accessible entry & lobby. ref. to appl#200707136799.

5. May 2008

   Permit 200805192325 $$$ $10,000

   Relocate existing sprinkler piping in basement, install new fire sprinkler system to ground floor, 2nd & 3rd floors.

6. Jul 2008

   Permit 200807156739 $$$ $35,000

   Install fire alarm system and monitor the sprinkler system. install 1 facp, 1 remote annuciator, 27 smoke detectors, 19 horn/strobes, 17 strobes and 54 mini horns with 1 signal booster.

7. Aug 2008

   Permit 200808259931 $$$ $100

   Revision to application 200805192325 as built per inspector, 1st floor commercial offices revised piping.

8. Oct 2008

   Permit 200810285301 $$$ $500

   As built per field inspections includes in permit application 2008/05/19/2325 & permit application 2008/08/25/9931, change piping on 2nd & 3rd floors.

9. Jun 2009

   Permit 200906180686 $$$ $2,000

   As-builts ot reflect addition of 1 horn/strobe & 4 min modules to plans. reference permit application 200807176739.

10. Dec 2010

    Issued Permit 201012066181 $$$ $250

    Add one point module to monitor new duct detector.

11. Apr 2024

    Permit 202404260854 $$$ $134,640

    Reroofing.

1 expired permit is omitted.