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653–673 Union Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1914
  • 36-unit apartment building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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22,060 sq ftBuilding area
18,800 sq ftLot area
70Rooms · 28 baths
  1. 1916

    A commercial garage.

    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 a contributor to the Washington Square Historic District.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  3. Nov 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8209639 $$$ $30,000
  4. Nov 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8209614 $$$ $1,200
  5. Mar 1984

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

    Complete Permit 8402593 $$$ $42,000
  6. Apr 1984

    Tenant improvement for diner.

    Complete Permit 8403753 $$$ $45,000
  7. Jun 1984

    Interior modification to restaurant space.

    Expired Permit 8406195 $$$ $46,000
  8. Oct 1984

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Expired Permit 8411573 $$$ $105,000
  9. Jan 1988

    Remodel restaurant, new decorative treatments, wall & floor.

    Complete Permit 8800628 $$$ $49,500
  10. Apr 1988

    Interior remodel, fixtures, exhaust hood system.

    Complete Permit 8804546 $$$ $50,000
  11. Sep 1992

    Renovation to an existing rest. change wall finishes.

    Cancelled Permit 9216600 $$$ $35,000
  12. Nov 1994

    Remodel grnd floor restaurent.

    Expired Permit 9418253 $$$ $76,500
  13. Oct 1998

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9820142 $$$ $44,500
  14. Mar 2001

    Umb seismic retrofit upgrade & add ada accessible entrance.

    Complete Permit 200103124076 $$$ $63,000
  15. Aug 2007

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200708240835 $$$ $59,000
  16. Jan 2010

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

    Complete Permit 201001144795 $$$ $10,000
  17. Aug 2013

    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.

    Complete Permit 201308224948 $$$ $245,000
  18. Mar 2014

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

    Complete Permit 201403049776 $$$ $15,000
  19. Mar 2014

    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.

    Complete Permit 201403241526 $$$ $35,000
  20. Aug 2014

    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.

    Issued Permit 201408123650 $$$ $650,000
  21. Dec 2016

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

    Suspended Permit 201612225743 $$$ $75,000
  22. Apr 2018

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

    Issued Permit 201804126159 $$$ $300,000
  23. May 2018

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

    Issued Permit 201805048295 $$$ $100,000
  24. Dec 2021

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

    Filed Permit 202112134327 $$$ $7,000,000
  25. Mar 2023

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

    Filed Permit 202303133588 $$$ $60,000
  26. Jul 2025

    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.

    Issued Permit 202507231426 $$$ $60,000
  27. Mar 2026

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

    Reinstated Permit 202603278418 $$$ $200,000

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.

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