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701–709 Union Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1924
  • 9-unit apartment building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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8,436 sq ftBuilding area
3,290 sq ftLot area
24Rooms · 8 bed, 9 bath
  1. 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
  2. Jan 1985

    Sign - erect.

    Cancelled Permit 8500166 $$$ $700
  3. Aug 1986

    Install forty aluminum windows in existing frames in units.

    Complete Permit 8609603 $$$ $8,000
  4. Sep 1990

    Non electric sign.

    Cancelled Permit 9019649 $$$ $90
  5. Apr 1992

    Create shell for restaurant, fittings by other @ later date.

    Expired Permit 9205789 $$$ $50,000
  6. Sep 1992

    Alt store front elevations & detail under app #9205789.

    Expired Permit 9216451 $$$ $500
  7. Oct 1992

    Revision of original non-structural partitions.

    Expired Permit 9218099 $$$ $500
  8. Apr 1995

    Revise to original applications & mechanical electrical plumb finish.

    Complete Permit 9505164 $$$ $60,000
  9. Jun 1995

    Install new canvas awnings over storefront entrance/windows.

    Expired Permit 9508911 $$$ $2,000
  10. Jun 1995

    Ansul fire supp system (9505164).

    Complete Permit 9508968 $$$ $1,850
  11. Jul 1995

    2 bath fans @ r-1 units.

    Expired Permit 9511706 $$$ $200
  12. May 2001

    Renovate/add office space bsmt floor per cond use permit fire alarm/sprnklers separate.

    Expired Permit 200105290144 $$$ $180,000
  13. May 2002

    Repair exterior stairway. & install approved height for guardrails. violation#200228334.

    Complete Permit 200205297661 $$$ $800
  14. Feb 2004

    To replace existing ice-maker, ice bin & sinks of an existing restaurant. to replace existing counter top of the ba.

    Complete Permit 200402196752 $$$ $10,000
  15. Mar 2004

    Double faced projecting non-electric sign.

    Issued Permit 200403128506 $$$ $1,500
  16. Mar 2004

    Single faced electrical sign.

    Issued Permit 200403128509 $$$ $500
  17. May 2004

    For fire sprinkler work only.install fire sprinkler sys to protect the new office area 83 new heads.

    Issued Permit 200405275056 $$$ $17,880
  18. Aug 2004

    Renew permit#200105290144.

    Complete Permit 200408050798 $$$ $26,000
  19. Oct 2004

    Basement is fully sprinklered under seperate permit. scope of work this permit is to connect the.

    Issued Permit 200410156900 $$$ $500
  20. Aug 2018

    Residential soft story retrofit per iebc chapter a4.

    Complete Permit 201808157375 $$$ $214,000
  21. Aug 2018

    Commercial compliance with mandatory seismic retrofit per iebc chapter a4. disabled access upgrade at restaurant entrance and restroom triggered by soft story upgrade.

    Complete Permit 201808157378 $$$ $135,330
  22. May 2020

    Two units. comply with nov 202027316. remove old drywall and install new repair plumbing and new electrical 80 ams paint and new floor and cabinets.

    Complete Permit 202005267807 $$$ $20,000
  23. Jul 2021

    T.i. of existing g/f: new interior non-structural partitions and finisehs, lighting, millwork and kitchen equipment. plumbing, mechanical, electricval are defrred submittal.

    Complete Permit 202107224895 $$$ $30,000
  24. Aug 2023

    Fire system replacement & mandatory low frequency horn upgrade to meet sffc 2022 sec 1103.7.6.1.

    Withdrawn Permit 202308305560 $$$ $16,800
  25. Feb 2026

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1 to meet 75db in all sleeping areas.

    Complete Permit 202602065454 $$$ $25,800

DBI holds 43 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 43. 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