37.8028, −122.4143 A locator map appears here once a Mapbox token is configured.

790 Lombard Street

Russian Hill · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1916
  • Hotel
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
37.8028, −122.4143 Street View appears here once a Google Maps embed key is configured.
21,954 sq ftBuilding area
10,005 sq ftLot area
89Rooms · 8 baths
  1. Feb 1983

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Cancelled Permit 8300930 $$$ $37,500
  2. Aug 1983

    Remodel of existing restaurant space.

    Complete Permit 8307475 $$$ $15,000
  3. Aug 1983

    Remodel as is. repair or replace windows and doors.

    Cancelled Permit 8307825 $$$ $15,000
  4. Apr 1985

    To bring building into full compliance with the provisions.

    Complete Permit 8503883 $$$ $7,400
  5. Aug 1987

    Remove fire damaged.

    Expired Permit 8711616 $$$ $40,000
  6. Sep 1987

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

    Complete Permit 8713625 $$$ $125,000
  7. Feb 1988

    Repair water damage, add bathrm to comply with dahi report.

    Expired Permit 8802472 $$$ $42,000
  8. Mar 1988

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

    Complete Permit 8803535 $$$ $24,000
  9. Apr 1990

    Re-sheet rock 2 rooms new basement & ceiling @ mezzanine.

    Cancelled Permit 9007443 $$$ $15,000
  10. Jul 1992

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

    Complete Permit 9210951 $$$ $33,000
  11. Mar 1995

    Umb upgrade superseded by 9512925.

    Withdrawn Permit 9503821 $$$ $150,000
  12. Jun 1995

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

    Complete Permit 9508577 $$$ $20,000
  13. Aug 1995

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

    Complete Permit 9512925 $$$ $135,000
  14. 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
  15. Sep 2002

    Fire sprinkler upgrade.

    Cancelled Permit 200209106139 $$$ $18,200
  16. Dec 2002

    Retrofit of fire sprinkler system per sro ord. 170-02.

    Expired Permit 200212304329 $$$ $51,000
  17. Oct 2003

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

    Complete Permit 200310107227 $$$ $12,400
  18. Jun 2006

    Propsal to develop t-mobile wireless noework forhe san fancisco community with the installation one panel antenna cancealed in a fax vent to match existing located an the roof with two micro cell equipment cacbinets aso to be located on the roof.

    Cancelled Permit 200606154167 $$$ $25,000
  19. Jun 2007

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

    Issued Permit 200706123646 $$$ $49,000
  20. Dec 2011

    Demolition existing utility shed & construct a new shed.

    Cancelled Permit 201112271336 $$$ $6,500
  21. Nov 2016

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

    Complete Permit 201611213220 $$$ $30,000
  22. Mar 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201703030586 $$$ $20,000
  23. Mar 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201703272420 $$$ $19,912
  24. Oct 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201710191713 $$$ $69,200
  25. Oct 2017

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

    Complete Permit 201710191719 $$$ $60,000

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.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early tenants. Submit an update