Hotel Kabuki
San Francisco, United States
Built 1968 · Last completed renovation 2018
Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco was last renovated in 2018, and originally built in 1968 (sourced renovations: 2007, 2018). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 7.2/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Next renovation expected around 2029
In about 3 years (≈11-year cycle). A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Timeline
1968
Building constructed as Japanese-American community center
2007
First renovation of Hotel Kabuki
2017
$28–32M major renovation begins (Phase 1 opens September 2017)
2018
$32M full renovation completed, redesigned by MARKZEFF Design
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2018 renovation
“Situated in the center of the USA's largest Japantown, this Joie de Vivre Hotel unveiled a $32 million renovation in May 2018. While the property's historic exterior hasn't been changed—it was once a 1960s Community Center and the former Japanese Consulate—the interiors have been redone by Brooklyn-based MARKZEFF Design.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-12
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1968
Last completed renovation
Sourced2018
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (2007–2018). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Situated in the center of the USA's largest Japantown, this Joie de Vivre Hotel unveiled a $32 million renovation in May 2018. While the property's historic exterior hasn't been changed—it was once a 1960s Community Center and the former Japanese Consulate—the interiors have been redone by Brooklyn-based MARKZEFF Design.”
“Joie de Vivre Hotels' boutique Hotel Kabuki will unveil the completion of a $28 million renovation in Fall 2017 (first phase to open in September and second in November).”
“It was first renovated in 2007, before undergoing a massive transformation in late 2017 / early 2018.”
“Just a few years later, in 1968, the building that would eventually become Hotel Kabuki was built. After serving as a community center for Japanese American residents, it housed the former Japanese Consulate, before finally becoming Japantown's most iconic hotel.”
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Frequently asked
When was Hotel Kabuki built?+
Hotel Kabuki (San Francisco, United States) was built in 1968.
How old is Hotel Kabuki?+
Hotel Kabuki is 58 years old — it was built in 1968 and last renovated in 2018. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Kabuki last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2018.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Kabuki?+
Its Chrono Score is 7.2/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric.