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1320–1324 Castro Street

Noe Valley · San Francisco, CA 94114

  • Built 1900
  • 2-unit building with a ground-floor store
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned 24NOE
  • District 8
  • Historic status: not a historical resource
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2,748 sq ftBuilding area
2,000 sq ftLot area
2Residential units
  1. 1940s–present

    The Birch and Rye restaurant has traded at this address.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  2. Jan 1988

    Install new canvas awning over sotre front.

    Complete Permit 8800422 $$$ $1,100
  3. Sep 1988

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 8814506 $$$ $3,300
  4. May 1991

    Converse the back partion of ground fl. to commercial space.

    Complete Permit 9108770 $$$ $35,000
  5. Jul 1991

    Structural revision to permit appn no. 9108770.

    Expired Permit 9111917 $$$ $2,000
  6. Sep 1991

    Remodel kitchen bath & toilet (all works on residential unit.

    Complete Permit 9118292 $$$ $5,500
  7. Nov 1991

    Install 16 aluminum windows.

    Expired Permit 9121883 $$$ $3,550
  8. Apr 2006

    Change of use - retail (computer store) to full service restaurant - no construction.

    Reinstated Permit 200604128794 $$$ $1
  9. Mar 2007

    Conversion of (e0 retail space into full service restaurant- new wood storefront. remodel kitchen of residential unit, new master bath & closet. minor additions to both floors (293 sq ft. total) - new 80 sq ft. roof deck, new 100 sq ft. trash enclosure shed. structural upgrade as required by code.

    Complete Permit 200703166493 $$$ $450,000
  10. Nov 2007

    Alteration of entry landing at ground level. bsm will not allow worping of sidewalk in the public way. transition between sidewalk and interior floor will require a new ramp between the two.

    Issued Permit 200711309384 $$$ $1,000
  11. Mar 2008

    Correction of job location on permit application 2007/03/16/6493 1320 & 1324 castro st. no work.

    Issued Permit 200803288308 $$$ $1
  12. Jun 2008

    Install fire suppression system for hood duct.

    Issued Permit 200806134381 $$$ $2,000
  13. Oct 2008

    To erect non-electric, porjecting, double faced sign.

    Issued Permit 200810023268 $$$ $3,000
  14. Jul 2018

    Heating source change on existing dhw & radiance floor heating by removing storage with h and small boiler, replace with tankless combination.

    Complete Permit 201807275819 $$$ $5,000
  15. Aug 2021

    Upgrade of existing hood +duct fire suppresion system.

    Complete Permit 202108116221 $$$ $5,000

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

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