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District 2 · Block 1085, Lot 001 · ZIP 94118

3401 Geary Boulevard

3-unit building with a ground-floor store

  • 2 stories
  • 3,116 ft2
  • 2,500 ft2 lot area
  • 10 rooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned NC-3
  • Not a historic resource
  • Sold August 31, 1994
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  1. 1900

    Built.

  2. 1950s

    An extant 1950s Mel's Drive-In, and the site of an early and influential anti-racist demonstration in San Francisco; its neon sign is treated as a character-defining feature of the building rather than as a separate structure.

    Neighborhood Commercial Buildings Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  3. Mar 2008
    Permit 200803066440 $$$ $7,000

    Reroofing.

  4. Aug 2017
    Permit 201708023703 $$$ $52,500

    G/f -tenant improvement includes new ada ramp & ada bathroom, accessory office. interior retail t.i., no change in use of space, no additional sq ft, existing windows to remain, existing heating & cooling to remain.

  5. Oct 2017
    Permit 201710060680 $$$ $1,000

    Remove signage on north and east elevations. 2 signs and 1 awning maher not req.

  6. Jan 2026
    Permit 202601073372 $$$ $5,000

    Front building t.i. convert the space to a sandwich & coffee shop, no exterior work.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 2 expired permits are not shown.

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