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570–576 Green Street

North Beach · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1925
  • Store building
  • 1 story
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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8,850 sq ftBuilding area
4,598.19 sq ftLot area
10Rooms · 6 baths
  1. 1950–1965

    The city's survey names The Cellar 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. 1969

    Caffe Sport traces its business here to 1969; 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
  3. 1982

    Recorded in the city's 1982 survey of North Beach, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1999, as a contributor to the Upper Dupont Street / Grant Avenue District.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  4. Oct 1990

    Parapet reinforcement.

    Complete Permit 9020158 $$$ $2,500
  5. Feb 1992

    Coin op.laundry -bakery cafe.

    Complete Permit 9202776S $$$ $45,000
  6. Apr 1992

    Remove display fixtures clear debris.

    Complete Permit 9205644 $$$ $500
  7. Jul 1992

    A change in entry door to laundry sid re permit application 9208934.

    Complete Permit 9211565 $$$ $1,000
  8. Jul 1992

    To correct exit stair to roof, tiser & bottom, to be modified.

    Expired Permit 9211566 $$$ $500
  9. Oct 1992

    Install 1 back flow preventor only to exist sprinkler system.

    Expired Permit 9218976 $$$ $3,000
  10. Mar 1997

    Remove one non-bearing partition/built up platform.

    Expired Permit 9703807 $$$ $2,500
  11. Sep 1997

    Retrofit existing restaurant.

    Complete Permit 9718366 $$$ $150,000
  12. Apr 1998

    Hoods duct fire system cover stoves & hood.

    Complete Permit 9805775 $$$ $1,800
  13. Nov 1998

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9824010 $$$ $4,800
  14. Apr 1999

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9908455 $$$ $17,000
  15. Sep 2003

    T.i. for remodel of existing bar: ceiling lights, hvac upgrade, carpet, paint bar equip.upgrade, plumbing.

    Cancelled Permit 200309174986 $$$ $95,815
  16. Jun 2005

    Relocation of a wireless communication facility equipment cabinet including the installation of.

    Issued Permit 200506296371 $$$ $75,000
  17. Dec 2005

    Install 2 new sprinklers in new storage area for new cellular communication equipment.

    Complete Permit 200512019251 $$$ $3,000
  18. Nov 2006

    Relocation of wireless telelcommunication equipment to basement (no antennas).

    Cancelled Permit 200611016567 $$$ $50,000
  19. Jun 2007

    Install topping slab over existing slab in basement. (no structural alteration. 3 inches thick. 7' min clearance in basement.

    Complete Permit 200706154082 $$$ $3,500
  20. Jan 2008

    Anchor bolt existing sill plates per 2007 sfbc 2305.011, 2308.6, 2308.12.8 and 2308.12.9 using 3/4 " x 18" long h.d.g (g185) threaded rods in 7/8".

    Issued Permit 200801162624 $$$ $2,000
  21. Oct 2008

    Installation of telecommunications equipment inside basement and attachment to cable tray and existing antenas next door at 1520 stockton st.project is entirely in doors.

    Issued Permit 200810295380 $$$ $50,000
  22. Jan 2009

    Upgrade existing ansul to ul300 ansul.

    Complete Permit 200901089826 $$$ $2,500
  23. Mar 2013

    To comply iwth nov# 201255846, remove atm in front of restaurant.

    Complete Permit 201303273175 $$$ $400
  24. Nov 2015

    Exploratory demolition: demolition sheetrock in both bathrooms to determine water line leaks.

    Issued Permit 201511061958 $$$ $5,000
  25. 2019

    The 2019 updated survey records that this building may qualify as a district contributor and individually for its association with the Beat and LGBTQ communities rather than for its architecture; the premises housed The Cellar, Coffee Dan's and the After Hours Club.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  26. 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 Beat and LGBTQ history, The Cellar and Coffee Don's.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  27. Jul 2019

    Install new tables and seating, bench chairs, paint, resand existing bar top.

    Cancelled Permit 201907317415 $$$ $40,000
  28. Aug 2019

    Replace booths.

    Complete Permit 201908279957 $$$ $18,000
  29. Nov 2019

    Per owner's request: remove "572 green street" and "576 green street" from 0116/020. addresses to remain as: "570 green street" and "574 green street" only.

    Issued Permit M1161927 $$$ $439

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. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.

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