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1455–1461 Powell Street

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1908
  • 5-unit building with a ground-floor store
  • 4 stories
  • Zoned NBEACH
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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11,039 sq ftBuilding area
15,562.34 sq ftLot area
21Rooms · 12 baths
  1. 1960

    Gypsy Rosalie's Wigs and Vintage traces its business here to 1960; 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
  2. Oct 1981

    Additions alterations or repairs.

    Complete Permit 8109338 $$$ $1,500
  3. Jul 1989

    Vertical addition.

    Complete Permit 8912257 $$$ $180,000
  4. Jul 1990

    Automatic fire sprinklers system.

    Complete Permit 9012943 $$$ $15,250
  5. Jun 1991

    Install ceiling tiles and non bearing wall.

    Expired Permit 9111107 $$$ $35,000
  6. Dec 1991

    Revise #9111107/office, conf. rm storage rm add partitions.

    Expired Permit 9123491 $$$ $10,000
  7. Mar 1996

    Replace frnt dr of buty slon-remod rstrm wth hndicp facilities.

    Complete Permit 9604970 $$$ $3,100
  8. Jul 1996

    Remoce illegal kitchen.

    Complete Permit 9613832 $$$ $4,000
  9. Jun 2013

    Repair wood stairs and repaint, repairs are less than 50%, to comply with 201307302 dtd 6-4-13, stair serves residential only.

    Complete Permit 201306129320 $$$ $300
  10. Jul 2025

    Reroofing. no hot works. flat roof 2, 200 sq ft. tear off, install (1) base. sa base, sa modified bitumen.

    Complete Permit 202507100518 $$$ $20,000

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early residents and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update