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District 1 · Block 1528, Lot 035 · ZIP 94118

5241 Geary Boulevard

Store building

  • 1 story
  • 2,495 ft2 lot area
  • 2 rooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned NC-3
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  1. 1941

    Built.

  2. 1959

    The Russian Renaissance restaurant opened here in 1959 with an elaborately decorated interior and remained in business into the 2000s; it is now closed, though its signage survives.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  3. Oct 2019
    Filed Permit 201910033528 $$$ $2,500

    To comply with business entrance program, ord 51-16 program. request for an unreasonable hardship.

  4. Aug 2026
    Filed Permit 202608146641 $$$ $18,000

    Barrier removal, remove column, alter entry alcove slope, install batter power activator. install steel channel.

2 expired permits are omitted. The 2025 Russian American Historic Context Statement gives this restaurant's address as 5241 Geary Boulevard in the narrative and recommendations and as 5421 Geary Boulevard in Appendix B.

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