1901–1945 Sutter Street
Japantown · San Francisco, CA 94115
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1933
Jack's Tavern, known as Jack's of Sutter, opened on this site in 1933 in a mixed neighbourhood of African Americans, Japanese, Filipinos and Jews — the first of the Fillmore's Big Three prewar nightclubs. Club Alabama, run by the impresario Lester Mapp, followed in the same building. Neither remains.
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Jun 1989
Repair and replace damage wood shingle siding and window.
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Aug 1999
Reroofing.
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Sep 1999
Replace finishes and cabinentries, fixtures, etc.
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Sep 1999
Explor. demolition determine deck/dry rot repair/show location.
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Sep 1999
Explor. demolition determine siding/dry rot repair/show location.
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Oct 1999
Perform unit repair (ref.to 9918572-amt splitted into 3 ).
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Oct 1999
Perform unit repair (ref.to 9918572-amt splitted into 3 ).
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Nov 1999
Dry rot repair & correct nov.
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Nov 1999
Dry rot repair & correct nov.
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Nov 1999
Dry rot repair & correct nov.
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Apr 2000
Provide labor and material to construct site fencing and lighting include vehicle gates.
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Apr 2000
Perform gen site improvement upgrade 4 living units meet title 24 requirement hving un.
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Nov 2000
Affordable housing project: scope includes accessibility upgrade to 5 apart. & complex office/ground.
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Nov 2001
Rev. to existing appl#200011226480 provide shear wall restitution @ manager's office, req by field inspe.
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Nov 2003
Affordable housing project: accessibility improvements.create van space, add electronic openers toexisting.
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May 2005
Barrior removal permit as a revision permit application 2003/11/12/0034. add blocking, code corrections to.
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Feb 2022
One unit. replace 2 windows in front street side. fiberglass window. replace in existing openings. u factor max 0.30.
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Sep 2024
One unit. replace rotten wood damaged by termites.
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Nov 2024
Three units: dry rot repair for exterior balconies at each unit in kind less than 50%.
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Dec 2024
Replace countertop and cabinet in one unit.
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Feb 2025
One unit: replace kitchen countertop; no other work; no changes to appliances and fixtures.
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Mar 2026
Ed-1301: accessible path of travel improvements, r/r existing yard fencing within property, remove all fire escapes, mulch all planting areas, restripe parking lot, provide code minimum accessible parking spaces, modify public sidewalk for accessibility at entrance gates, r/r all windows, roofing.
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Mar 2026
Ed13-01: accessible path of travel improvements throughout, r/r existing yard fencing within property, remove fire escapes, mulch all planting areas, restripe parking lot, provide code minimum accessible parking spaces, modify public sidewalk for accessibility at entrance gates, r/r all windows, roofing.
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Mar 2026
Ed-1301: accessible path of travel improvements, r/r existing yard fencing within property, remove all fire escapes, mulch all planting areas, restripe parking lot, provide code minimum accessible parking spaces, modify public sidewalk for accessibility at entrance gates, r/r all windows, roofing.
DBI holds 44 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 44. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.
The city's African American context statement gives Club Alabama's address as 1931 Sutter Street in the narrative and 1933 Sutter Street in its list of plaque candidates. Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early residents. Submit an update