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645–647 Valencia Street

Mission · San Francisco, CA 94110

  • Built 1915
  • 3-unit apartment building with a ground-floor store
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned NCT1
  • District 9
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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5,250 sq ftBuilding area
2,800 sq ftLot area
10Rooms
  1. 1978

    The Gaslight club operated here in the 1960s and early 1970s; in 1978 the building became Amelia's, a bar whose dance nights drew crowds large enough to need a doorkeeper and identified as an exceptionally significant lesbian bar. Threatened with demolition.

    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
  2. Oct 1999

    Plywood over broken windows to protect from vandalism.

    Expired Permit 9920980 $$$ $2,000
  3. Feb 2002

    Repair plaster ceiling of 1st fl & 16th existing fl joists.

    Expired Permit 200202270225 $$$ $10,000
  4. Mar 2015

    Erect 5-story, type 5-a over 1-a, 9 dwelling units over mercantile & parking building.

    Withdrawn Permit 201503050103 $$$ $2,500,000
  5. Mar 2015

    Demolish 2-story, type 5, bar building.

    Withdrawn Permit 201503050109 $$$ $10,000
  6. Nov 2016

    Preserving & renovating 2story commercial structure. add new 3 story addition for a total height of 5 stories or 55' tall. the renovated addition/alteration building will be mixed use consisting of grd floor comm, residential entry and parking accessed from sycamore st. uppper 4 stories will house 7 units.

    Reinstated Permit 201611142504 $$$ $1,600,000
  7. Dec 2018

    Renovate existing restrooms. install accessible complaint restroom.

    Complete Permit 201812289325 $$$ $50,000
  8. Mar 2019

    Patch stucco and paint exterior building with window trim repairs with scaffolding.

    Complete Permit 201903205832 $$$ $7,500
  9. Apr 2019

    For dph review only as dph was bypassed under permit application 2018-1228-9325.

    Issued Permit 201904269052 $$$ $1

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

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