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District 2 · Block 0929, Lot 014 · ZIP 94123

Presidio Theatre

2336–2346 Chestnut Street

  • Theater
  • 1 story
  • 12,628 ft2
  • 10,587.5 ft2 lot area
  • 3 residential units
  • 5 rooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned NC-2
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1937

    Built.

  2. August 19, 1964

    Photographed, showing the Presidio Theater.

  3. 1965

    The Presidio Theater showed Andy Warhol's film at midnight to several sell-out crowds, with a midnight underground-cinema series curated by Mike Getz.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  4. Jan 1990
    Permit 9001702 $$$ $2,000

    Exit stucco repair, remove, lath, plaster, paint. no struc.

  5. Sep 2003
    Permit 200309043851 $$$ $10,000

    Install the fire spkr system [er mf[a-13 throughout.

  6. Jun 2004
    Issued Permit 200406186844 $$$ $7,500

    Install fire alarm system. interior work only.

  7. Mar 2005

    Renew appl#200212173725, 200403118393.

  8. Dec 2013
    Permit 201312174392 $$$ $25,000

    Remodel existing restaurant, finishes, built in casework, new bar counter with sink. no change of use. no work in a-3.

  9. Mar 2014
    Issued Permit 201403100334 $$$ $2,600

    Commercial cooking area fire system upgrade to ul300 system; compliance with ord 155-13 not rqeuired.

  10. May 2014
    Permit 201405054946 $$$ $18,000

    Revision to permit #201312174392. adding wireless door openers to front entry and bathroom renovation. no change of front elevation.

  11. May 2014
    Permit 201405065060 $$$ $7,000

    Revision to permit application 201312174392, details on kitchen equipment and sinks. n/a ordinance #155-13.

  12. Jul 2014
    Permit 201407221821 $$$ $1,800

    Remove existing retractable awning, install new canvas awning. n/a maher ordinance.

  13. Jul 2014

    Hand paint lettering on new cavnas awning, non-sructural sign. n/a maher ordinance.

  14. Jul 2014
    Permit 201407282322 $$$ $1,000

    Install new monitor module to monitor newly installed ansul system in the restaurant kitchen on 1st floor. tie in new module to existing control panel located in the mechanical room. t.i. app#201403100334 and 201312174392. n/a for the maher 155-13.

  15. Jun 2016
    Issued Permit 201606160154 $$$ $3,500

    Admin. permit only. dcp approval to sell alcholic beberages during bus hrs. additional license(s) are required per state & federal requirments. no work under this permit. no plans @ $1. applying for abc type 40 license, sell beer to movie patrons. we currently have a concessions snack bar.

  16. Nov 2016
    Withdrawn Permit 201611152810 $$$ $2,000

    Application for an abc type 40 beer only license, selling beer to movie patrons. currently have a concession snackbar & want to add beer sales.

  17. Mar 2017
    Permit 201703131283 $$$ $2,500

    Replace hood blower. n/a maher.

  18. Jul 2020
    Issued Permit 202007069638 $$$ $4,500

    Add walk in cooler at back side alley area on existing slab. the refrigerator is 6' x 6' not visible from the street. not accessible to public.

  19. Aug 2020
    Issued Permit 202008272730 $$$ $1

    For health dept review: walk in cooler per ref 202007069638 installation permit.

  20. by 2022

    The Presidio movie theatre, recognised by 2022 as a contributing building to the California Register-eligible discontiguous San Francisco Neighborhood Movie Theater Historic District.

    The PPIE and the Development of the Marina District Historic Context Statement, adopted 2023
  21. Jan 2024
    Permit 202401113826 $$$ $65,000

    Ti (new use= restaurant) of existing commercial space (current use= retail) including bathroom upgrades and associated plumbing, electrical, and mechanical work. no structural work, no expansion of building envelope and no work to street facade.

DBI holds 31 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 31. 5 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 7 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.

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