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District 3 · Block 0065, Lot 015 · ZIP 94133

790 Lombard Street

Hotel

  • 3 stories
  • 21,954 ft2
  • 10,005 ft2 lot area
  • 3 residential units
  • 89 rooms
  • 8 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • Historic resource
  • Sold May 1, 2020
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  1. 1916

    Built.

  2. 1967

    The Postermat, one of the North Beach shops selling the era's concert and event posters.

    Donna Graves for San Francisco Heritage, Citywide Historic Context Statement for Counterculture (1965–1975), San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 17 July 2024
  3. Aug 1983
    Permit 8307475 $$$ $15,000

    Remodel of existing restaurant space.

  4. Apr 1985
    Permit 8503883 $$$ $7,400

    To bring building into full compliance with the provisions.

  5. Sep 1987
    Permit 8713625 $$$ $125,000

    Repair portion of fire damaged roof & 3rd fl walls.

  6. Mar 1988
    Permit 8803535 $$$ $24,000

    Repair water & gyp board, fire damaged, interior improvement.

  7. Jul 1992
    Permit 9210951 $$$ $33,000

    Repair water-damaged ceiling, stairs. build 4 platforms, bar.

  8. Mar 1995
    Withdrawn Permit 9503821 $$$ $150,000

    Umb upgrade superseded by 9512925.

  9. Jun 1995
    Permit 9508577 $$$ $20,000

    Convert retail stor to cafe in corner space on grnd floor.

  10. Aug 1995
    Permit 9512925 $$$ $135,000

    Seismic upgrade special procedure s.f.b.c.

  11. 1996

    Caffe Sapore traces its business here to 1996; 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
  12. Oct 2003
    Permit 200310107227 $$$ $12,400

    Provide fire sprinkler monitoring for the a, b, r-1 occupancies, provide voice evacuation manual.

  13. Jun 2007
    Issued Permit 200706123646 $$$ $49,000

    Install two cooling only split systems (5 tons each).

  14. Nov 2016
    Permit 201611213220 $$$ $30,000

    Barrier removal - new accessible unisex toilet room at existing ground floor level in area of a-1 occupancy, nightclub entertainment. n/a maher ordinance.

  15. Mar 2017
    Permit 201703030586 $$$ $20,000

    Replacement of existing hvac rooftop equipment, mechanical under separate permit; new hvac rooftop equipment platforms (two locations).

  16. Mar 2017
    Permit 201703272420 $$$ $19,912

    Roof: exhaust fan replacement on roof maher na ref 201703030586.

  17. Oct 2017
    Permit 201710191713 $$$ $69,200

    Reduct kitchen exhaust from hood to fan. ref. to permit application 201703030586, 201710191719, 201703272420 n/a ordinance #155-13.

  18. Oct 2017
    Permit 201710191719 $$$ $60,000

    Replace makeup air fan, install supplemental cooling. ref. to permit application 201703030586, 201703272420, & 201710191713. n/a ordinance #155-13.

DBI holds 53 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 53. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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