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District 6 · Block 3788, Lot 020 · ZIP 94107

General Cigar Company Building

601 Third Street · South Beach

  • 2 stories
  • 14,360 ft2
  • 18,905 ft2 lot area
  • 21 rooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • Zoned SLI
  • Historic resource
Land$1,489,335
Improvements$1,489,335
Total assessed$2,978,670
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  1. 1876

    Jack London birthplace

    Jack London was born on this site. The building he was born in is gone; a small plaque on the present one is dedicated to him.

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  2. 1920

    Built.

  3. Oct 1987
    Permit 8714214 $$$ $1,000

    Add two automatic teller machines, no structural changes.

  4. Jul 1992
    Permit 9211647 $$$ $10,000

    Parapet bracing.

  5. Nov 1993
    Permit 9319495 $$$ $57,373

    Reroofing.

  6. Mar 2000
    Permit 200003073680 $$$ $1,337

    Install a fire alarm to monitor water flow.

  7. Oct 2004
    Permit 200410267737 $$$ $100,000

    Install a new hvac system for the second floor with rooftop package units and ducted distribution.

  8. Mar 2026
    Issued Permit 202603187837 $$$ $334,280

    Reroofing with hot works; cool-roof material exceeding minimum solar reflectance values.

A commercial (bank) building of 1920 in Class-B non-combustible construction. Business addresses are usually deferred on this site; this page exists because the address was named in the prompting article. The roll reports land and improvements at the identical figure of $1,489,335. Treat the $2,978,670 total as reliable and the split as unresolved.

Assessed value

The roll reports land and improvements at the same figure, $1,489,335 each, so no split is charted.

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