2701–2737 Taylor Street

1. 1921

   Built.

2. May 31, 1973

   2715 Taylor Street, mid-block between Beach and Jefferson Streets, held a pizza and beer vendor with a small mezzanine dining room; a brick planter with a vine-covered canopy and a row of six small tables stood on the sidewalk in front. At 2711 Taylor Street a 3-foot-2-by-9-foot, 7-foot-high wooden vending structure enclosing candy, pretzel and vending machines stood on the sidewalk near the curb.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
3. June 7, 1973

   By a 4-3 vote the City Planning Commission found that a revocable encroachment permit for the sidewalk vending stand, cabinets, tables, chairs and planter with canopy at 2711-2715 Taylor Street conformed to the Master Plan, against staff advice.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
4. Jul 1988

   Permit 8809488 $$$ $4,850

   Install awning canopy as per ad art print #13327-e-3.

5. Jul 1988

   Permit 8809487

   Errect sign.

6. Nov 1988

   Permit 8817991 $$$ $1,100

   Erect sign.

7. Nov 1989

   Permit 8921680 $$$ $25,000

   New wall covering, paint, ceiling tiles.

8. Nov 1992

   Permit 9220762 $$$ $1,000

   Remove 9 bus. signs from front of building to comply with nofviolat.

9. Jan 1993

   Permit 9300494 $$$ $3,000

   Non-electric sign on 90 sq ft approx.

10. Nov 1996

    Permit 9623120 $$$ $850

    Construction of a non bearing and non fire rated divider.

11. Jun 1998

    Permit 9810242 $$$ $8,000

    New entrance, signage, handrails at all stairs.

12. Jun 2004

    Permit 200406045556 $$$ $30,000

    Convert an existing retail store to a new coffee shop.

13. Sep 2006

    Permit 200609132196 $$$ $22,000

    Reroofing.

14. May 2007

    Permit 200705111054 $$$ $3,000

    Changing space from retail to personal services. body piercing and jewelry sales. install 2 sinks and install frp on wall, seamless floor covering coved up on wall 6" per public health report.

15. Nov 2009

    Permit 200911020300 $$$ $3,000

    Soft demolition - remove existing non-bearing wall. patch ceiling and floor to match existing. under 200910279930. no structural work.

16. Aug 2025

    Issued Permit 202507150793 $$$ $150,000

    Interior tenant improvement to convert vacant space to an ice cream shop. new interior partition, new ada restroom, and new finishes throughout including mep work. fire and life safety will be deferred submittal.

17. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606032439 $$$ $5,000

    New sign b for "kahala" illum. individual channel letters, 89"wd x 21" ht with logo 24"ht, one on taylor street, one on beach street.

18. Jun 2026

    Issued Permit 202606032434 $$$ $5,000

    New sign a for "cold stone creamery" illum. individual channel letters, 126"wd x 21" ht with logo 24"ht, one on taylor street, one on beach street.

DBI holds 35 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 35. 4 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 10 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.