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District 5 · Block 1246, Lot 029 · ZIP 94117

1601–1621 Haight Street

Store building

  • 3 stories
  • 16,893 ft2
  • 9,809 ft2 lot area
  • 12 residential units
  • 46 rooms
  • 6 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned HAIGHT
  • Historic resource
  • Sold February 15, 2000
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  1. 1904

    Built.

  2. 1961

    Romeo's, a bar serving a largely lesbian clientele, opened here in 1961.

    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
  3. 1965–1966

    Romeo's, a gay bar for men and women, operated here in at least 1965 and 1966.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  4. Sep 1998
    Permit 9819645 $$$ $20,000

    Remodel service area to include addtl hood.

  5. Mar 2004
    Permit 200403158603 $$$ $18,000

    Renovation: repairing, patching & painting walls and ceiling & building handicaped fitting room, cash.

  6. Aug 2008
    Issued Permit 200808078649 $$$ $6,300

    To erect electrical sign.

  7. Mar 2010
    Permit 201003017328 $$$ $132,217

    Replace 1 window in front with operable section. replace glass at front picture window. build new partition wall to seperate sales area from storage. build new office, upgrd existing restrm to full accessible. install new wood floor, install new ada sales counter, install ramp from storage to office @rear.

  8. Mar 2010
    Permit 201003168315 $$$ $4,000

    Complaint # 200675321. provide handrails @ back stairs. repair framing @ rear porch. paint rear of building.

  9. Aug 2010
    Permit 201008058223 $$$ $8,000

    Install atm machine on side of building.

  10. Mar 2012
    Permit 201203236771 $$$ $1,200

    Replace top roof door, 1 3/4" metal door, with self closing system, 1 hr rated, no roof deck.

  11. Jun 2012
    Permit 201206051908 $$$ $6,000

    Bathroom remodel-replace tub, sink, toilet. renew ceramic tile floor. no change on walls & openings.

  12. Jun 2013
    Permit 201306078945 $$$ $20,800

    Reroofing.

  13. Dec 2013
    Permit 201312315391 $$$ $9,500

    Replace front gate in kind same size and location. change of ownership to comply with nov 201341211, replace sinks.

  14. May 2014
    Permit 201405236567 $$$ $3,400

    Install a new kitchen automatic fire suppression system for cooking hood using range guard ul 300 system.

  15. Oct 2014
    Permit 201410229658 $$$ $5,000

    Install 19 lights and 6 switches at clothing store on 1st floor; required ada work in bathroom.

  16. Oct 2016
    Permit 201610049508 $$$ $5,000

    Remove ceiling area bout 8'x 8' in order to repair leak patch in kind. repair roof and siding above. not visible from the street lightwell area only.

  17. Oct 2025
    Permit 202510308519 $$$ $30,000

    Reroofing in-kind torch down.

DBI holds 35 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 35. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 11 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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