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1901–1945 Sutter Street

Japantown · San Francisco, CA 94115

  • Built 1978
  • 72-unit apartment building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned NC-3
  • District 5
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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79,716 sq ftBuilding area
73,562 sq ftLot area
297Rooms · 98 baths
  1. 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.

    African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
  2. Jun 1989

    Repair and replace damage wood shingle siding and window.

    Complete Permit 8911087 $$$ $6,200
  3. Aug 1999

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9916157 $$$ $368,000
  4. Sep 1999

    Replace finishes and cabinentries, fixtures, etc.

    Expired Permit 9918572 $$$ $375,000
  5. Sep 1999

    Explor. demolition determine deck/dry rot repair/show location.

    Complete Permit 9918571 $$$ $30,000
  6. Sep 1999

    Explor. demolition determine siding/dry rot repair/show location.

    Complete Permit 9918570 $$$ $20,000
  7. Oct 1999

    Perform unit repair (ref.to 9918572-amt splitted into 3 ).

    Expired Permit 9921934 $$$ $125,000
  8. Oct 1999

    Perform unit repair (ref.to 9918572-amt splitted into 3 ).

    Expired Permit 9921935 $$$ $125,000
  9. Nov 1999

    Dry rot repair & correct nov.

    Expired Permit 9923811 $$$ $50,000
  10. Nov 1999

    Dry rot repair & correct nov.

    Expired Permit 9923812 $$$ $50,000
  11. Nov 1999

    Dry rot repair & correct nov.

    Expired Permit 9923813 $$$ $50,000
  12. Apr 2000

    Provide labor and material to construct site fencing and lighting include vehicle gates.

    Expired Permit 200004207803 $$$ $175,000
  13. Apr 2000

    Perform gen site improvement upgrade 4 living units meet title 24 requirement hving un.

    Withdrawn Permit 200004207805 $$$ $75,000
  14. Nov 2000

    Affordable housing project: scope includes accessibility upgrade to 5 apart. & complex office/ground.

    Expired Permit 200011226480 $$$ $75,000
  15. Nov 2001

    Rev. to existing appl#200011226480 provide shear wall restitution @ manager's office, req by field inspe.

    Expired Permit 200111132989 $$$ $5,610
  16. Nov 2003

    Affordable housing project: accessibility improvements.create van space, add electronic openers toexisting.

    Expired Permit 200311120034 $$$ $40,000
  17. May 2005

    Barrior removal permit as a revision permit application 2003/11/12/0034. add blocking, code corrections to.

    Expired Permit 200505132379 $$$ $5,000
  18. Feb 2022

    One unit. replace 2 windows in front street side. fiberglass window. replace in existing openings. u factor max 0.30.

    Complete Permit 202202097633 $$$ $4,000
  19. Sep 2024

    One unit. replace rotten wood damaged by termites.

    Complete Permit 202409301966 $$$ $25,000
  20. Nov 2024

    Three units: dry rot repair for exterior balconies at each unit in kind less than 50%.

    Complete Permit 202411074613 $$$ $15,000
  21. Dec 2024

    Replace countertop and cabinet in one unit.

    Complete Permit 202412036072 $$$ $9,000
  22. Feb 2025

    One unit: replace kitchen countertop; no other work; no changes to appliances and fixtures.

    Complete Permit 202502251033 $$$ $2,000
  23. 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.

    Issued Permit 202512172073 $$$ $7,561,942
  24. 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.

    Issued Permit 202505297539 $$$ $7,561,942
  25. 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.

    Issued Permit 202512172074 $$$ $5,747,076

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