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489–491 Castro Street

Castro (Eureka Valley) · San Francisco, CA 94114

  • 2-unit building with a ground-floor store
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned CASTRO
  • District 8
  • Historic status: historic resource
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2,395 sq ftLot area
6Rooms · 2 baths
  1. 1911

    Built.

  2. Apr 1985

    Remove existing non-bearing partitions.

    Complete Permit 8503737 $$$ $5,000
  3. May 1985

    Rebuild existing storerrom aprox. 500 sq ft.

    Cancelled Permit 8505696 $$$ $15,000
  4. 1987

    A Different Light Bookstore opened here in autumn 1987, the third in a small chain; it hosted writing workshops and the planning meetings that led to the first national lesbian and gay literary conference in 1990.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  5. Apr 1994

    Remove raised floor rebuild toilet rm per dpw notice 3-8-94.

    Complete Permit 9405171 $$$ $10,000
  6. Jun 1995

    Repair water dmge to existingskylight, roof repair to existingskylights.

    Complete Permit 9509863 $$$ $800
  7. Aug 2000

    Street space use.

    Expired Permit M14338 $$$ $3,400
  8. Apr 2005

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200504220680 $$$ $24,000
  9. Mar 2024

    Accessible business entrance program per ordinance 51-16 install wireless door bell and signage as equivalant facilitaion infeasibilty abe# 20190214850.

    Complete Permit 202403067203 $$$ $350

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