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330–332 Balboa Street

Inner Richmond · San Francisco, CA 94118

  • Built 1908
  • 1-unit building with a ground-floor store
  • 1 story
  • Zoned NC-2
  • District 1
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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1,685 sq ftBuilding area
2,500 sq ftLot area
6Rooms · 2 bed, 1 bath
  1. 1971

    Globus Books opened here in 1971 and has traded at the same address ever since, under three successive owners, alongside a publishing house that printed work by Russian émigré writers. The shopfront has kept its distinctive blue paint since the store's founding.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  2. Oct 1996

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9619839 $$$ $5,800
  3. Dec 2007

    To comply with nov 200730015, replace in like kind, a deck at rear of residential unit.

    Complete Permit 200712281504 $$$ $4,500
  4. Aug 2023

    To comply with the accessible business entrance program-ordinance 51-16 abe 201805300571. add power door operator.

    Complete Permit 202308255313 $$$ $4,000
  5. Jun 2025

    Reroofing: remove and replace roofing material / existing roofing material (in-kind).

    Complete Permit 202506299727 $$$ $18,000

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

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