1345–1361 Grant Avenue

1. 1923

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

   North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Sep 1989

   2 box frame awnings to be installed.

   Complete Permit 8916485 $$$ $900
6. Sep 1997

   Remove non-structural existing stage & stairs, restore finish, expo.

   Expired Permit 9719081 $$$ $1,500
7. Jun 1999

   To expand bar to a full service restaurant new wall counter.

   Expired Permit 9912999S $$$ $125,000
8. Feb 2000

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

   Complete Permit 200002293094 $$$ $1,440
9. Mar 2001

   Bar repair change bar top and install new floor drain, new flooring throughout new 3' entrance door.

   Expired Permit 200103063597 $$$ $4,000
10. Nov 2003

    Demolition approx. 50' cabinets to facilite the opening of a new coffee shop, demolition only, seperate permit.

    Expired Permit 200311109783 $$$ $380
11. Jan 2004

    Install foodservice equipment.

    Plancheck Permit 200401133950 $$$ $40,000
12. Jun 2004

    Install food service equipment for cafe use construct food prep rm (non load bearing partitions.

    Expired Permit 200406045643 $$$ $60,000
13. Oct 2004

    Retile 2 bathroom walls and floors on ground floor bar.

    Issued Permit 200410156963 $$$ $10,000
14. May 2005

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

    Complete Permit 200505102024 $$$ $120,000
15. Jul 2005

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

    Complete Permit 200507187879 $$$ $5,000
16. Sep 2005

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

    Complete Permit 200509142922 $$$ $5,000
17. Mar 2006

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

    Issued Permit 200603035890 $$$ $2,500
18. Apr 2006

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

    Issued Permit 200604118707 $$$ $13,000
19. Apr 2006

    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.

    Complete Permit 200604280240 $$$ $30,000
20. Apr 2016

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

    Complete Permit 201604074211 $$$ $75,000
21. Apr 2016

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

    Complete Permit 201604074213 $$$ $75,000
22. Sep 2018

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

    Filed Permit 201809241244 $$$ $100,000
23. Jul 2019

    Change of use from limited restaurant to grocery retail due to zoning change in new ordinance. no remodel work involved.

    Cancelled Permit 201907024965 $$$ $1
24. Oct 2023

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

    Complete Permit 202310108342 $$$ $1
25. Oct 2023

    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.

    Complete Permit 202310108339 $$$ $1

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline.