916 Kearny Street

1. 1952

   Opus One operated here between 1952 and 1958, one of the North Beach bars and restaurants the city's survey identifies as significant in San Francisco's LGBTQ history.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
2. 1982

   Recorded in the city's 1982 survey of North Beach, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1999, as an individually listed resource. The survey also notes San Francisco City Landmark No. 33.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
3. Feb 1984

   Sign - erect.

   Complete Permit 8401639 $$$ $2,500
4. Feb 1984

   Alteration on ground floor.

   Complete Permit 8402011 $$$ $11,000
5. Oct 1989

   Temp. shoring for existing subwalk slab and framing.

   Filing Permit 8920004 $$$ $70,000
6. May 1990

   Sidewalk replacement.

   Cancelled Permit 9010469 $$$ $75,000
7. Sep 1992

   Demolition & reconstruct ne sidewalk structural & topping slab.

   Expired Permit 9216750 $$$ $195,000
8. Mar 1993

   Refer app 9216750/add'l work consist demolition/replace drywall.

   Complete Permit 9304391 $$$ $2,750
9. Mar 1993

   Cti-1 fl-1 no work.

   Expired Permit 9304626 $$$ $15,000
10. Jul 1996

    Add a new masonry fireplace in penthouse residence.

    Complete Permit 9611784 $$$ $9,900
11. Sep 1998

    One-stop remodel e/retail/restaurant at basement.

    Expired Permit 9818231 $$$ $750,000
12. Oct 1998

    Soft demolition for const refer to appln #9818231.

    Complete Permit 9819908 $$$ $5,000
13. Dec 1998

    Fire sprinkler system.

    Expired Permit 9825895 $$$ $3,000
14. Mar 1999

    Type i hood system hvac units historic building energy exempt.

    Expired Permit 9904486 $$$ $56,000
15. Mar 1999

    Install range guard fire suppression system.

    Expired Permit 9904761 $$$ $1,800
16. May 1999

    Install 2 strobes 1 bell 2 lorn strobes 1 manual pull statio.

    Expired Permit 9909844 $$$ $2,000
17. Mar 2001

    Hood to cover pizza oven only-extension to existing hood in basement.

    Expired Permit 200103285462 $$$ $5,000
18. Oct 2010

    Replace 4 metal studds (18ga) @ 16", 5/8 sheetrock on both sides, paneling. replace in kind. no structural changes.

    Complete Permit 201010062426 $$$ $5,000
19. 2018

    Listed as San Francisco City Landmark No. 33 — Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building).

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
20. Sep 2020

    Replacement of existing fire alarm system due to elevator modernization project.

    Cancelled Permit 202009043546 $$$ $18,460
21. Oct 2020

    Rev 1 ahj comments - voluntary replacement of existing fire system.

    Complete Permit 202010287663 $$$ $18,460
22. Jun 2022

    Conversion of floors 3-6 from offie to tourist hotel rooms per pc motion 20773. restore basement path of travel; cosmetic changes to lobby; no exterior work building will operate as single tenant; existing dwelling unit to remain. mep deferred.

    Issued Permit 202206297357 $$$ $2,000,000
23. Mar 2023

    This drawing set is only an-built set after the installation. three additiona; existing heat detectors were discovered during installation process. this as-built is to show the correct quantities of heat detectors and other changes in the field. ref. permit application 2020-1028-7663.

    Complete Permit 202303153696 $$$ $1
24. Apr 2025

    Level 3 - level 6: extend fire sprinkler coverage to new hotel guestrooms per 2016 nfpa-13 to make floors fully sprinklered. existing sprinkler system only coveraged egress & hallways on each floor. reference gc permit application 202206297357. total 42 sprinkler heads.

    Complete Permit 202504114208 $$$ $23,100
25. Nov 2025

    3/fl-6/fl: alteration to existing fire alarm system due to permit ti to convert floor 3-6 from (b) occupancy to r-1 occupancy. no work on the basement level 1/f or 8/f. ref 202504114208.

    Filed Permit 202511109288 $$$ $27,000
26. Dec 2025

    Revision to 202206297357: suite 1's shower & suite 3's shower converted to tub at 4th/f only.

    Issued Permit 202512091311 $$$ $1
27. Jan 2026

    Rev to permit application 2022-0629-7357: spec revision of fan coil units (ceiling casettes instead of wall casettes) spec revision of bath exhaust. use of existing 2 hr shaft in suite 3 wih fire dumpers.

    Issued Permit 202601294793 $$$ $1

DBI holds 29 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 29.