527–529 Broadway

1. 1950–1965

   The city's survey names Specs' 12 Adler Place at this address among the bars, cafes, bookshops and clubs of the North Beach Beat scene, whose period of significance it sets at about 1950 to 1965.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
2. 1952

   Tommy's Place operated here between 1952 and 1955, one of the North Beach bars and restaurants the city's survey identifies as significant in San Francisco's LGBTQ history.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
3. 1956

   12 Adler Place operated here from 1956, one of the North Beach bars and restaurants the city's survey identifies as significant in San Francisco's LGBTQ history.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
4. 1968

   Spec's Twelve Adler Museum Cafe traces its business here to 1968; the city's survey lists it among North Beach's legacy bars, restaurants and businesses, a concentration it records as the highest in the city.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
5. 1982

   Recorded in the city's 1982 survey of North Beach, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1999, as an individually listed resource.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
6. Aug 1997

   Demolition of non-structural to expose.

   Complete Permit 9715578 $$$ $2,100
7. Oct 1997

   Install new beariang partitions & provide ada ramp & restrm3.

   Complete Permit 9719902 $$$ $34,000
8. Apr 2000

   Seismic upgrade of unreinforced brick building to sq ft ordinance & assocd disability work.

   Cancelled Permit 200004207782 $$$ $101,000
9. Oct 2001

   Reroofing.

   Complete Permit 200110181170 $$$ $11,350
10. Jun 2002

    Umb special procedure.

    Complete Permit 200206280309 $$$ $45,000
11. Jan 2004

    Hardship for front entrance to be revised for appl#200206280309 "umb"special procedure per appl#.

    Expired Permit 200401073478 $$$ $1
12. Jul 2013

    To comply with ordinance 029-13: installation of grab bars in sro at he fofllowing locations: 2 toilet room 2nd floor, 1 24 inch grab bar, 1-16 inch grab bar, 2 toilets 3rd floor, 1 shower each floor.

    Complete Permit 201307242618 $$$ $400
13. Jul 2018

    Replacement with new control panel, smoke heat detectors and pull stations at same location. tie-in existing bells to new panel. install new radio communicator, monitor module to tie-in existing flow and tamper. comply with new sffc by 2021.

    Complete Permit 201807104129 $$$ $5,500
14. 2019

    Identified by the 2019 updated North Beach survey as appearing eligible for local landmark or California Register / National Register status — recorded as venues in the city's LGBTQ and Beat history, Tommy's Place and Specs 12 Adler Museum Cafe.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
15. Sep 2020

    Add-on to existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1: install power supply and low frequency horns in every room. ref pa201807104129. maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 202009214587 $$$ $3,000

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.