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640–648 Jackson Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1908
  • 12-unit apartment building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned CRNC
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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12,300 sq ftBuilding area
6,410.25 sq ftLot area
34Rooms · 10 baths

Permit history

  1. Sep 1985

    To brace parapet of brick building.

    Complete Permit 8510266 $$$ $10,500
  2. Jul 1989

    Alter kitchen & dining area by rearrangement of tables.

    Complete Permit 8913379 $$$ $65,000
  3. Sep 1989

    Install a new canvass awning over store front entrance.

    Complete Permit 8916117 $$$ $700
  4. Sep 1989

    Install ansul type kitchen hood & duct fire system.

    Cancelled Permit 8917094 $$$ $2,500
  5. Apr 1996

    Reinforcement of urm building/install 1 handicapped unisx bathrm.

    Complete Permit 9606892 $$$ $75,000
  6. Apr 2009

    Ul300 upgrade of fire suppression system.

    Expired Permit 200904146295 $$$ $3,500
  7. Jan 2011

    To obtain for final inspection per app#2009-04-14-6295.

    Complete Permit 201101047851 $$$ $1
  8. Oct 2016

    Convert partial retail space (~235 sq ft) to exempt chair massage use. no physical alteration of space & no change in use of remaining space.

    Cancelled Permit 201610049458 $$$ $3,000
  9. Feb 2020

    Per pg&e, dbicfc, add address to block 0177, lot 007 as: 648 jackson street.

    Issued Permit M1191227 $$$ $244
  10. Apr 2020

    One unit: rent control apartment: remodel kitchen. install new cabinets. replacing plubming fixtures and install new tiles. bathroom remodel, change out tub shower valve, bathrub, wall mount sink, toilet in original layout positions, replace tub overflow. all work in-kind.

    Complete Permit 202004297270 $$$ $18,000
  11. Jun 2022

    Voluntary upgrade of existing local fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

    Complete Permit 202206226873 $$$ $23,400
  12. May 2024

    To comply with the awning amnesty program to address 202302219 for awning sign "ng hing kee inc." total dimensions of sign is 16.9' x 3'.

    Complete Permit 202405021211 $$$ $1
  13. May 2024

    To comply with awning amnesty program.

    Complete Permit 202405293143 $$$ $1
  14. May 2024

    To comply with awning amnesty program legalize existing sign.

    Complete Permit 202405293148 $$$ $1
  15. Dec 2024

    Brick repointing in back of the property.

    Issued Permit 202412036044 $$$ $30,000
  16. Jul 2025

    Restaurant t.i.- making new ada restroom, making new pantry area, replace lighting. replacing entry door.

    Complete Permit 202507211210 $$$ $25,000
  17. Dec 2025

    Awning amenisty: legalize existing security gate under amnesty program - scissor type gate - 9' x 21', top 16 brackets, right side 4 brackets, bottom right 1 bracket, left side 4 brackets.

    Complete Permit 202512242627 $$$ $1
  18. Mar 2026

    Commercial restaurant: install new electrical outlets, saw cut concrete slab to install new floor sink, update plumbing.

    Complete Permit 202603308530 $$$ $3,000

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