1437–1445 Haight Street

1. 1970s

   Trax Bar, the longest-running queer bar in the Haight; the space has been in queer use since the early 1970s, when it was a bar called the Question Mark.

   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
2. Mar 1982

   Building use: bar/flats.

   Complete Permit 8201909 $$$ $3,000
3. Mar 1982

   Additions alterations or repairs.

   Complete Permit 8202072 $$$ $4,000
4. Mar 1982

   Additions alterations or repairs.

   Complete Permit 8202077 $$$ $1,325
5. Aug 1988

   Awning on store front.

   Cancelled Permit 8811875 $$$ $1,650
6. Feb 1999

   Addition @rear-1 unit, both floors, remodel kitchen/toilet rooms.

   Expired Permit 9902149 $$$ $80,000
7. May 2000

   Renewal of application 9913978, 9909577.

   Expired Permit 200005038995 $$$ $10,000
8. Aug 2004

   Remove 40 feet of front facia - restore original front coffits and moulding.

   Complete Permit 200408272702 $$$ $20,000
9. Jan 2006

   Repair fire damage in kind to storage shed.

   Complete Permit 200601051578 $$$ $10,000
10. Feb 2011

    Tenant improvement for retail store, cexamerica electronic store. new suspended ceiling, struc slab replacementm electrical lighting, new stair ( 2 steps) to retail area. new shutter, metal ( security) at front of store.

    Complete Permit 201102281043 $$$ $60,000
11. Apr 2011

    Install a/c unit & duct work.install fan coil unit and condensing unit. run supply and return duct work to space. install line set piping from fan coil to condensing unit. install drain from fan coil to nearest drain.

    Complete Permit 201104154181 $$$ $8,000
12. May 2011

    Fabricate and install new sign.

    Complete Permit 201105095618 $$$ $3,700
13. Jun 2011

    Install one illuminated double-face projecting sign.

    Cancelled Permit 201106107836 $$$ $5,919
14. Sep 2011

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 09913978. all work has been completed.

    Complete Permit 201109164810 $$$ $1
15. Sep 2011

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 09909577. all work has been completed.

    Complete Permit 201109164812 $$$ $1
16. Sep 2011

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200601051578. all work has been completed.

    Cancelled Permit 201109164813 $$$ $1
17. Sep 2011

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200408272702. all work has been completed.

    Complete Permit 201109164814 $$$ $1
18. Dec 2014

    Remodel kitchen in-kind, no structural changes, replace kitchen cabinets, remodel full bath & 1/2 bath.

    Issued Permit 201412083319 $$$ $35,000
19. Mar 2019

    1437 haight st: to comply with abe program per ordinance 51-16. 1437 haight: install power door operator and actuation plates.

    Complete Permit 201903266272 $$$ $3,500
20. Mar 2019

    1445 haight: to comply with abe program ordinance 51-16. 1445 haight: install power door operator, actuation plates, and reconfigure security gate.

    Complete Permit 201903266273 $$$ $2,500
21. Jun 2024

    Legalize existing sign at 1437 haight under sign/awing amenesty program. "trax bar".

    Issued Permit 202406134388 $$$ $1
22. Jul 2024

    To legalize existing wall sign "san franpsycho" under awning amnesty program.

    Filed Permit 202407166622 $$$ $1
23. Jul 2024

    To legalize existing projecting blade sign "san franpsycho" under awning amnesty program.

    Filed Permit 202407166623 $$$ $1
24. May 2025

    Legalize the wooden sign under the awning amnisty program.

    Issued Permit 202505136391 $$$ $1,000
25. May 2025

    Legalize existing blaze sign umder awning amnesty progra ddress nov #202301202.

    Complete Permit 202505136395 $$$ $800

DBI holds 36 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 36. 7 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits.