1345–1361 Grant Avenue

1. 1907

   Built.

2. 1923

   A photograph in the city's collection records Fiorio and Figone Hardware trading here.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
3. 1950–1965

   The city's survey names the Coffee Gallery at this address among the bars, cafes, bookshops and clubs of the North Beach Beat scene, whose period of significance it sets at about 1950 to 1965.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
4. 1954

   Miss Smith's Tea Room operated here between 1954 and 1960, one of the North Beach bars and restaurants the city's survey identifies as significant in San Francisco's LGBTQ history.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
5. 1960

   The poet Bob Kaufman read his work at the Coffee Gallery here.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
6. March 1966

   Edward Stanton photographed the property, showing the Coffee Gallery window.

   Edward Stanton Photographs (SFP 55), San Francisco Public Library
7. 1982

   Recorded in the city's 1982 survey of North Beach, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1999, as a contributor to the Upper Dupont Street / Grant Avenue District.

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
8. Sep 1989

   Permit 8916485 $$$ $900

   2 box frame awnings to be installed.

9. Feb 2000

   Permit 200002293094 $$$ $1,440

   Remove non-structural existing stage & stairs, restore finishes exposed.

10. Jan 2004

    Plancheck Permit 200401133950 $$$ $40,000

    Install foodservice equipment.

11. Oct 2004

    Issued Permit 200410156963 $$$ $10,000

    Retile 2 bathroom walls and floors on ground floor bar.

12. May 2005

    Permit 200505102024 $$$ $120,000

    Interior t. i to existing cafe space: no change of use. no structural scope.

13. Jul 2005

    Permit 200507187879 $$$ $5,000

    Soft demolition to comply with ab-017 construction permit under review under pa200505102024 ($120, 000).

14. Sep 2005

    Permit 200509142922 $$$ $5,000

    Add type 11 hood for pizza oven, makeup air fan for exh. system. add gas furnace in basement for.

15. Mar 2006

    Issued Permit 200603035890 $$$ $2,500

    Minimal cosmetic work to fascade. no alteration work @ storefront.

16. Apr 2006

    Issued Permit 200604118707 $$$ $13,000

    Dry rot repair on back stairs (less than 50%).

17. Apr 2006

    Permit 200604280240 $$$ $30,000

    Comply with notice of violation #200668807. add 5/8 sheet rock type x around walls and ceiling, refurbish existing bar counter top. (ligthing calculation to comply with title 24 will be seperate permit) add front entrance handrail and automatic rush bottom for existing entrance door.

18. Apr 2016

    Permit 201604074211 $$$ $75,000

    Soft story retrofit per sfbc chapter 34b 2012 iebc appendix a-4. residential addresses 1345-1347-1347a-1349a-1355-1357-1359 &1361 grant av.

19. Apr 2016

    Permit 201604074213 $$$ $75,000

    Soft story retrofit per sfbc chapter 34b 2012 iebc appendix a-4. commercial addresses 1349-1351-1353.

20. Sep 2018

    Filed Permit 201809241244 $$$ $100,000

    B/f -existing storage will become an extension of lounge/bar to the existing bar located on the 1st floor. mep under separate permit.

21. Oct 2023

    Permit 202310108342 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 201604074211. seismic retrofit of soft story comply with sfebc 4d. mandatory seismic retrofit per 2022 cebc appendix a4.

22. Oct 2023

    Permit 202310108339 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 201604074213. seismic retrofit of soft story comply with sfebc 4d. mandatory seismic retrofit per 2022 cebc appendix a4. revised new accessible rest room per original da cchecklist.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 6 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.