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District 6 · Block 3753, Lot 130 · ZIP 94107

977–979 Folsom Street

Hotel

  • 3 stories
  • 4,930 ft2
  • 2,002.5 ft2 lot area
  • 29 rooms
  • 8 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RSD
  • Historic resource
  • Sold March 27, 1996
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  1. 1906

    Built.

  2. 1962

    The Hula Shack, a lesbian bar, occupied this address from 1962 to 1967.

    Damon Scott for the Friends of 1800, Sexing the City: The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures in San Francisco, 1933–1979, historic context statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 2004
  3. 1968

    Rama, an afterhours club, occupied this address from 1968 to 1969.

    Damon Scott for the Friends of 1800, Sexing the City: The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures in San Francisco, 1933–1979, historic context statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 2004
  4. 1970

    The 979, an afterhours club, occupied this address from 1970 to 1971.

    Damon Scott for the Friends of 1800, Sexing the City: The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures in San Francisco, 1933–1979, historic context statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 2004
  5. 1973

    The Lumberyard, a bar and afterhours club, occupied this address from 1973 to 1975.

    Damon Scott for the Friends of 1800, Sexing the City: The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures in San Francisco, 1933–1979, historic context statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 2004
  6. 1976

    South of the Slot, a sex club, occupied this address from 1976 to 1985. It was also known as The Slot; the building became the Shiva Hotel.

    Damon Scott for the Friends of 1800, Sexing the City: The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures in San Francisco, 1933–1979, historic context statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 2004
  7. Mar 1990
    Permit 9005011 $$$ $18,000

    Replace approx 25 lin ft of damaged rear foundation.

  8. Jan 1993
    Disapproved Permit 9300476 $$$ $1

    Compliance-submit plans to establish legality of all rooms.

  9. Apr 1996
    Permit 9606269 $$$ $12,000

    Shower and restroom renovation at 2nd and 3rd floor.

  10. Dec 2001
    Permit 200112205731 $$$ $1,350

    Install 3 replacement windows in existing openings windows not visible from street. to include reiss.

  11. Apr 2002
    Permit 200204184267 $$$ $4,000

    To renew app#9605283, 9707274, 9803268.to install 5 pieces solid core door, install door closer, handrai.

  12. Apr 2008
    Permit 200804170014 $$$ $15,000

    Comply with nov# 200840390 dated 1-22-08-legalize new partition walls to create new office/lounge, voluntary installation, new h/c toilet at ground floor.

  13. Aug 2008
    Issued Permit 200808018287 $$$ $2,500

    Additional washer and dryer in kitchen and shower in bathroom. revision to approved plan per app #200804170014.

  14. Jan 2009
    Permit 200901150291 $$$ $4,200

    Installing fire alarm system with sprinkler monitoring. one fire control panel, one pull station, 18 smoke detectors, 2 heat detectors. 28 mini horns, 19 horns and horn/strobes.

  15. Dec 2010
    Permit 201012076247 $$$ $8,000

    Replace exterior rear stair in kind to complaint 201073287 by housing inspection dated 10-20-10.

  16. Jun 2017
    Permit 201706018085 $$$ $9,000

    Comply with nov 201758785 -repair flashing on roof front; repair roof papers; cracks at corners of side walls; repair rear sidings 3 stories with caulking; replace window trim, molding, paint; seal moisture penetrations; install peep holes; repair bathroom windows, remove platform from roof. n/a maher.

  17. Jul 2017
    Permit 201707212642 $$$ $3,000

    Common area, repair rear stairs, less than 50%, to comply with nov 20175701, #5, dated 3/6/2017, maher ord 155-13 na.

  18. Oct 2018
    Permit 201810052472 $$$ $24,800

    Reroofing. apply foam overlay to roof. flat roof with slope less than 2: 12 pitch.

  19. May 2019
    Permit 201905201182 $$$ $100

    To comply with complaint #201942951. to weataherstrip one room door, put lover for electric box junction, replace frame of one room door.

DBI holds 34 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 34. 11 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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