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716–722 Columbus Avenue

North Beach · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1907
  • 12-unit building with a ground-floor store
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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10,468 sq ftBuilding area
8,267 sq ftLot area
44Rooms · 12 baths
  1. May 19, 1932

    A gangland shooting took place in front of the Del Monte Barber Shop at this address on 19 May 1932; the city's survey records the premises as a gangster hangout of the Prohibition years and the building as still standing.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. Oct 1982

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Cancelled Permit 8208861 $$$ $200
  3. Mar 1984

    Construction of half dividing wall.

    Complete Permit 8402601 $$$ $3,000
  4. Apr 1984

    Install struless steel hoon 72x42x21 single packed flu.

    Expired Permit 8404111 $$$ $3,000
  5. Sep 1985

    Booth divided for the use of a full service.

    Cancelled Permit 8510166 $$$ $3,000
  6. Sep 1986

    Adding new 3 compartment sink and two drains.

    Complete Permit 8610885 $$$ $1,000
  7. Mar 1987

    Create one store room next to existing employee change rm.

    Expired Permit 8703417 $$$ $4,000
  8. May 1987

    Sign - erect.

    Complete Permit 8705944 $$$ $1,200
  9. Sep 1987

    Open wall to create an archwaybetween restaurant and store.

    Complete Permit 8714043 $$$ $2,000
  10. Jun 1988

    Horizontal addition.

    Complete Permit 8807770 $$$ $3,500
  11. Jun 1988

    Reconstruct deck & stair case from rear building to bsmnt.

    Cancelled Permit 8807771 $$$ $2,000
  12. Oct 1989

    Comply to complaint notice june 15, 1989.

    Complete Permit 8919812 $$$ $3,500
  13. Mar 1991

    Ttenant impvt. to food service space/replace store front.

    Filing Permit 9104116 $$$ $5,000
  14. Apr 1993

    Comply to complaint notice/repair fire damages.

    Expired Permit 9306645 $$$ $9,000
  15. May 1995

    Renew expired appln #9306645.

    Expired Permit 9506489 $$$ $15,000
  16. May 1996

    Renew expired permit appn. 9506489.

    Expired Permit 9608054 $$$ $5,500
  17. Mar 2001

    Patch walls where sheetrock was removed.

    Expired Permit 200103225039 $$$ $2,000
  18. Feb 2007

    Upgrade restroom to be title 24 compliant. install lever handle with lock, appropriate signage, grab bar, toilet paper holder, mirror, paper towel holder, sink and piping, and remake entrace with low trheashold and wider door opening. legalize existing medical cbnts dispensary use.

    Cancelled Permit 200702063529 $$$ $15,000
  19. Oct 2010

    Enclose existing wall opening approx. 4'x4'. total 4 openings at basement level. provide level landing for barrier removal at sidewalk at 718 columbus store entrance.

    Complete Permit 201010052242 $$$ $2,000
  20. Apr 2014

    Install type 1 exhaust hood and food prepartition equipment. remodel existing restroom to be accessible-ada compliant modify front entrance landing to be accessible. ramp install counters and shelving units. market use specialty food sales. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13.

    Complete Permit 201404183659 $$$ $45,000
  21. Jul 2014

    Install new fire suppression system to a new 8' hood and duct; maher n/a.

    Complete Permit 201407312711 $$$ $4,500
  22. Aug 2014

    To erect non-electric, wall, single-faced sign. ** maher: compliance with ordinance no# 155-13 not required **.

    Cancelled Permit 201408204250 $$$ $2,100
  23. Aug 2016

    To comply with nov# 201610811 compliance of affidavit 604 repair & replace/reinforce a few supports beams and steps of staircase in kind <50%.

    Complete Permit 201608114838 $$$ $2,000
  24. Nov 2016

    Rebuilding and replacing in kind of the existing exterior stairs at the alley way that were removed sometime ago. to comply with citation #201625201.

    Complete Permit 201611223326 $$$ $1,500
  25. Jun 2017

    Legalize existing restaurant use. install a metal roof mechanical equipment screening.

    Issued Permit 201706300844 $$$ $3,000
  26. 2019

    The 2019 updated survey found this building a non-contributor: three adjacent buildings combined into one, stripped of ornament and stuccoed, with altered doors and windows.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  27. Jul 2022

    Renovation of existing retail: new pasta prep area, dish area, new checkout, new lighting, new retail shelves. no exterior changes, no change of use.

    Complete Permit 202207299598 $$$ $65,000

DBI holds 43 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 43.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early residents and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update