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District 3 · Block 0227, Lot 043 · ZIP 94111

651–657 Clay Street

Hotel

  • 4 stories
  • 19,977 ft2
  • 4,108.41 ft2 lot area
  • 3 residential units
  • 92 rooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Zoned CCB
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1910

    Built.

  2. November 5, 1910

    The Warbur Realty Company borrowed $20,000 to put up a four-storey concrete building of stores and apartments costing $26,000 on this 34 by 119 lot.

    The San Francisco Call, 5 November 1910, p. 12
  3. November 12, 1910

    A builder contracted for concrete, cement, reinforcing steel, sidewalk lights, curb, patent flues, damp proofing, bridge and shelter, grading and excavating on a four-storey and basement class C building.

    The San Francisco Call, 12 November 1910, p. 11
  4. Nov 1981
    Permit 8109728 $$$ $250,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  5. Nov 1981
    Permit 8109729 $$$ $14,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  6. Apr 1982
    Permit 8203344 $$$ $18,450

    Additions alterations or repairs.

  7. Sep 1992
    Permit 9215528 $$$ $69,600

    New partitions, electrical outlets, hvac system.interior doors.

  8. Jul 2002
    Permit 200207161581 $$$ $220,000

    Rev. appl#200006273801, reduction in scope of mechanical work: boiler room.

  9. Oct 2002
    Permit 200210310449 $$$ $78,865

    Revise existing sprinkler system, add sprinklers in each room.

  10. Nov 2002
    Permit 200211262382 $$$ $13,500

    Replace existingfire alarm system for monitoring & notification.

  11. Aug 2014
    Withdrawn Permit 201408053073 $$$ $80,000

    Tenant improvement of vacant commercial spac efor existing massage establishment. add one unisex ada restroom & massage rooms. (follow up ti permit of permit application 201309035777 - removal of mezzanine level.) mep & sprinkler under separate permit.

  12. Jul 2016
    Issued Permit 201607071767 $$$ $15,000

    Replace 2nd floor residential community shower waterproofing. replace leaking waste line in shower room. replace plumbing fixtures.

  13. Feb 2019
    Permit 201902273952 $$$ $15,000

    Installation of a new automatic and manual fire alarm system. ref app#201801188979. ref app#201811206489.

  14. Apr 2024
    Permit 202404190348 $$$ $2,500,000

    Scope: repair & normal maintenance for in kind replacement of appliances & finishes, providing a utility sink, insulating existing hot water laterals, mechanical. repairs & hallway ventilation, in kind lighting fixutres & receptacles, new flooring, interior painting, in kind window replacement.

  15. Feb 2025
    Permit 202502240990 $$$ $25,000

    Revision to permit application 202404190348 to add wall ties to remaining half of 2nd fl. structural revision only.

  16. Mar 2025
    Permit 202503101942 $$$ $50,300

    Tenant improvement: add 1 remote power supply. 82 low frequency sounders in all sleeping areas to e) fire alarm system.

  17. Mar 2025
    Permit 202503313404 $$$ $75,000

    Interior unit entry door and door frame replace in kind per ca historical building code. the replaced door and frame will maintain the existing door dimensions. the door and frame will be upgraded to be 20 minute fire rated, and new single motion lever and lock door hardware will be installed.

  18. Jul 2025
    Permit 202507181104 $$$ $45,000

    2/f: voluntary seismic wall ties at 2/f lightwells.

DBI holds 51 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 51. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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