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1388–1398 California Street

Nob Hill · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1907
  • Hotel
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned POLK
  • District 3
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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23,436 sq ftBuilding area
6,198 sq ftLot area
84Rooms · 30 baths
  1. 1960s

    The Hyde-Cal Bar, later the Inn Debt and then Chez Jacques.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  2. Dec 1983

    Repair fire damage to party wall-studs, siding, plster mount.

    Complete Permit 8312948 $$$ $27,900
  3. May 1985

    Repair dry rot.

    Complete Permit 8505698 $$$ $3,500
  4. Dec 1988

    Remove old walls, replace sheetrock, painting, new door.

    Complete Permit 8820433 $$$ $2,800
  5. Dec 1988

    Penalty for work.

    Complete Permit 8820532 $$$ $800
  6. Apr 1989

    Remove old walls, replace with sheet rock.

    Complete Permit 8906515 $$$ $3,000
  7. Jul 1990

    Fire damaged remove and replace materials.

    Complete Permit 9014241 $$$ $20,000
  8. Apr 1991

    Proposed new awning with metal frame and canvas covering.

    Cancelled Permit 9106162 $$$ $450
  9. Aug 1992

    Install awning on front wall per plan.

    Expired Permit 9214118 $$$ $750
  10. Mar 2000

    Street space use.

    Expired Permit M12097 $$$ $400
  11. Jun 2001

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 200106040575 $$$ $15,000
  12. Feb 2003

    Install new fire sprinkler (system per sro hotel ordinance)#170-02 per nfpa 13 1999.

    Cancelled Permit 200302217990 $$$ $30,500
  13. Jul 2003

    To install fire sprinkler system to comply with ordinance 170-02.

    Issued Permit 200307240259 $$$ $45,000
  14. Apr 2004

    Install new unimode 200 fire control panel/fire protection devices on 1/f.connect waterflow/tamper.

    Expired Permit 200404020304 $$$ $6,410
  15. Mar 2012

    Fire repair - replace minor framing, some electrical, pluming, drywall & siding on east elevation / less than 200 sq ft, 5 rooms and small section of bar affected.

    Complete Permit 201203276948 $$$ $40,000
  16. Apr 2013

    Six (6) public toilet and bath tub---to comply with ordinance 029-13 only; installationof grab bars 250# resistance force in sro at the following location and 1388 california street san francisco.

    Complete Permit 201304265589 $$$ $1,500
  17. Jan 2015

    Mandatory soft story seismic retrofit per sq ft b c 2013 ordinance 66-13 (2012 iebc appendix a-4).

    Expired Permit 201501307116 $$$ $80,000
  18. Apr 2017

    Mandatory soft story seismic retrofit per sfbc 2013. ord 66-13.

    Expired Permit 201704144005 $$$ $20,000
  19. Feb 2018

    Relocation of new ada bathroom at bottom floor - southwest corner (empty space). detail change per approved plan ref 201501307116.

    Complete Permit 201802262241 $$$ $5,000
  20. Aug 2019

    Administrative change of use from vacant former self service laundrymat to retail adult and medicinal cannabis signage and awnings under seperate permit storage room addition, no consuption on site. storage room addition. no consumption on site.

    Complete Permit 201908068079 $$$ $3,000
  21. Jan 2020

    Recommencement and completion of work approved under pa's 201501307116 & 201704144005.

    Reinstated Permit 202001293015 $$$ $11,700
  22. Feb 2020

    Install 1 illuminated double-faced projecting wall sign at corner of hyde and california st.

    Issued Permit 202002134442 $$$ $6,400
  23. Nov 2020

    To comply with nov 202011854 - installation of gate permit for pre-existing gate.

    Complete Permit 202011168988 $$$ $2,500
  24. May 2021

    Upgrade of existing fire alarm system to intelligent system with cellular communications.

    Complete Permit 202105190644 $$$ $29,000
  25. Jun 2022

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 201501307166. all work is complete.

    Complete Permit 202206015374 $$$ $1

DBI holds 35 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 35. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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