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678 Green Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1912
  • Building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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16,380 sq ftBuilding area
28,125 sq ftLot area
15Rooms · 6 baths
  1. 1912

    Fugazi Hall, formally the Casa Coloniale Italiana John F. Fugazi — a steel-framed building with a theater and rooms for Italian community organisations, commissioned by the banker John F. Fugazi and designed by Italo Zanolini.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. 1968

    Listed in the 1968 citywide survey of San Francisco's architectural heritage as Fugazi Building.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  3. 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
  4. Jun 1982

    Building use: offices.

    Complete Permit 8204395 $$$ $75,000
  5. Sep 1982

    Building use: com'l/ttr/office.

    Complete Permit 8207318 $$$ $35,000
  6. Apr 1985

    Add a steel structure to support an additional of 69 seats.

    Complete Permit 8504456 $$$ $58,000
  7. Oct 1985

    Provision of seats.

    Complete Permit 8511583 $$$ $150,000
  8. Jan 1986

    Install fire sprinklers underneath new balcony & exist one.

    Complete Permit 8600421 $$$ $2,560
  9. Feb 1986

    Provision of smoke petectors in backstage area.

    Complete Permit 8601970 $$$ $5,000
  10. Apr 1989

    Repair damaged walls & ceilings.

    Complete Permit 8905519 $$$ $750
  11. May 1989

    Install acoustical suspended ceiling in existing night club.

    Expired Permit 8908780 $$$ $25,000
  12. Jan 1992

    Bracing of roof parapet.

    Complete Permit 9200838 $$$ $3,000
  13. Dec 1995

    Replace existingexhaust fan with larger fan.

    Expired Permit 9521682 $$$ $6,000
  14. Mar 1998

    Replace bathrub tile install sheetrock in kitchen ceiling.

    Complete Permit 9804629 $$$ $2,200
  15. Oct 2000

    Street space.

    Expired Permit M14677 $$$ $20,000
  16. Jan 2008

    Voluntary upgrade of existing men's and women's bathroom at 3rd floor of 3-story building. replace existing fixtures with new compliant fixtures & new grab bars. barrier removal.

    Complete Permit 200801313667 $$$ $30,000
  17. Jan 2009

    Remove e ceiling tiles and light fixtures and replace with new suspended acoustical ceiling tiles and new light fixtures.

    Complete Permit 200901210566 $$$ $20,000
  18. Mar 2011

    Replace fire control panel only located in beach blanket babylon per sffd bulletin 3.04. decives to be proveed combatible in field.

    Issued Permit 201103111935 $$$ $1,500
  19. Oct 2012

    Ground floor -barrier removal only - provision of inclined lift, accessible box office/ticket window, provision to restroom facilities for accessibility. fire alarm under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201210262904 $$$ $129,000
  20. Jan 2013

    Add 4 sprinklers in new unisex rest room.

    Complete Permit 201301097546 $$$ $2,800
  21. 2019

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

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  22. Jun 2021

    Remodel of 4th floor residential unit. convert living room to 2nd bedroom. remodel 1 bath and 1 kitchen replace (6) windows (2 facing st same loc). replace one door (facing st same size & loc.. windows 102 + 106 to be aluminum clad wood.

    Complete Permit 202106092005 $$$ $75,000
  23. Sep 2021

    Addition to an existing fire alarm system: chief cofflins walk thru notes. 2 manual pull stations, 2 horn/strobe wall, 5 heat detectors. ref permit application 201103111935.

    Complete Permit 202109098067 $$$ $10,000
  24. Sep 2021

    Provide concentrated seating on the stage of the theater. no exterior work to be performed.

    Issued Permit 202109138312 $$$ $300
  25. Sep 2021

    Rerouting piping under west wing balcony to be connected to feed main in basement.

    Complete Permit 202109178623 $$$ $2,000
  26. Sep 2021

    Renovation of existing dishwashing and food prep area in basement and bar storage on 1st floor. no structural or exterior work to be performed. existing hvac system to remain.

    Complete Permit 202109309597 $$$ $10,000
  27. Apr 2023

    Existing front cantilever balcony to be replaced due to structural steel decay. decorative corbel to be replaced with terra cotta. ballustrades, handrail, decorative band & deck to be reconstructed out of gfrp (glass fiber reinforced polymer) to replicate decorative features, finish & texture with sq ft.

    Issued Permit 202304135635 $$$ $58,000
  28. Aug 2025

    Exploratory demolition for sampling/replication of balcony components (guardrail, balustrades, balcony and corbels) to facilitate repair under bpa 202304135635. destructive evacuation/testing of guardrail & ballstrade. non-destructive/visual examiniations of balcony band/corbezs.

    Issued Permit 202508193335 $$$ $10,000

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

The city's survey dates Fugazi Hall to 1912 in its property-type chapter and figure caption and to 1913 in its account of North Beach halls. Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update