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District 3 · Block 0117, Lot 016 · ZIP 94133

653–673 Union Street

36-unit apartment building

  • 3 stories
  • 22,060 ft2
  • 18,800 ft2 lot area
  • 70 rooms
  • 28 bathrooms
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1914

    Built.

  2. 1916

    A commercial garage.

    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 a contributor to the Washington Square Historic District.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  4. Nov 1982
    Permit 8209639 $$$ $30,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  5. Nov 1982
    Permit 8209614 $$$ $1,200

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  6. Mar 1984
    Permit 8402593 $$$ $42,000

    New interor work of existing commercial rental area new 1hr.

  7. Apr 1984
    Permit 8403753 $$$ $45,000

    Tenant improvement for diner.

  8. Jan 1988
    Permit 8800628 $$$ $49,500

    Remodel restaurant, new decorative treatments, wall & floor.

  9. Apr 1988
    Permit 8804546 $$$ $50,000

    Interior remodel, fixtures, exhaust hood system.

  10. Mar 2001
    Permit 200103124076 $$$ $63,000

    Umb seismic retrofit upgrade & add ada accessible entrance.

  11. Aug 2007
    Permit 200708240835 $$$ $59,000

    Reroofing.

  12. Jan 2010
    Permit 201001144795 $$$ $10,000

    Replace counter, wine display, install new tilel flooring replace entrance doors with accessible 3' door.

  13. Aug 2013
    Permit 201308224948 $$$ $245,000

    New tenant remodel in existing restaurant space. renovation includes renovated commercial kitchen, food prep area, seating area, interior lighting, plumbing and electrical work and renovated accessible bathroom. comply with nov 200668837/201271123. sprinkler and fp system separate permits.

  14. Mar 2014
    Permit 201403049776 $$$ $15,000

    To install 71 fire sprinkler heads in basement and ground floor. t.i. app# 2013.0822.4948.

  15. Mar 2014
    Permit 201403241526 $$$ $35,000

    Demolition 2 catwalks, install new type x sheetrock, wd stud partitions, non rated partitions at mezzanine not greater than 5%. new 2 hr rtd ceiling to replace damaged plaster ceiling. insall new wd flrg at mezz, 10 n floor tiles where damaged, nov 201343081 fire damage for residential units separate permit.

  16. Aug 2014
    Issued Permit 201408123650 $$$ $650,000

    Repair and replacement of fire and water damaged areas under nov 201343081. includes damaged plaster, new rated ceilings, new fixtures, casework, partitons in kind, interior doors. replace exterior windows @ so elevations in kind. replace and reinforce damaged framing members, sheathing, assemblies.

  17. Dec 2016
    Suspended Permit 201612225743 $$$ $75,000

    New restaurant t.i., framing, drywall, new floors & new fence at rear. store front alterations.

  18. Apr 2018
    Issued Permit 201804126159 $$$ $300,000

    Emergency shoring to reinforce fire damaged mix use 3 story plus basement urm bld. shoring to be both ext and interor. maher na.

  19. May 2018
    Issued Permit 201805048295 $$$ $100,000

    Revision to 201804126159 change in site conditions per site inspection; add more shoring to the interior from 3rd floor braced to 2nd floor.

  20. Dec 2021
    Filed Permit 202112134327 $$$ $7,000,000

    Construct a type i + v, 4-story, 2 basements, 22 dwelling units, mixed-used residential building.

  21. Mar 2023
    Filed Permit 202303133588 $$$ $60,000

    Demolition a brick 3 story building. type r-2.

  22. Jul 2025
    Issued Permit 202507231426 $$$ $60,000

    Construct concrete pad in building court yard to anchor vapor extraction system and ground water treatment system. pipe system to extraction wells pge to provide temp power to operate rem equip dischange treatment ground water to sewer.

  23. Mar 2026
    Reinstated Permit 202603278418 $$$ $200,000

    Demolition 3-story, type 5, mixed use building.

  24. April 1, 2026

    Partial Demolition Permits Filed For Verdi Building, San Francisco — San Francisco YIMBY

DBI holds 80 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 80. 13 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 5 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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