681–687 Ellis Street

1. 1927

   Built as the Harvard Hotel, mid-priced hotel with 80 rooms, all with baths, to the design of the architect H.C. Baumannn. Five storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, two-part vertical composition, Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. 1970s

   Golden Gate Girls/Guys, one of the first transgender organisations to cater to transgender men.

   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
3. Apr 1982

   Permit 8202520 $$$ $7,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

4. Jan 1988

   Permit 8800786 $$$ $8,000

   Parapet strengthening.

5. Jan 2005

   Permit 200501284214 $$$ $1

   Revision of permitted floor plans in rooms requiring accessibility. review of as-built conditions in order to receive final from building inspector.

6. Mar 2005

   Permit 200503187920 $$$ $5,200

   Installation of auto sprinklers (tenant remodel).

7. Aug 2007

   Permit 200708068888 $$$ $1

   Revisionto previously approved accessible ramp @ entry. org permit application 200208154118 (expired). revision permit application 200501284214 (apprvd).

8. Jan 2008

   Permit 200801102268 $$$ $1

   Renew appl#200208154118, 200503187920, 200504139896 for final inspection.

9. Jul 2008

   Permit 200807015707 $$$ $1

   Renew for final 200801102268, 200501284214 & 200708068888.

10. Oct 2016

    Issued Permit 201610261166 $$$ $4,000

    Upgrade to ul300 the existing fire system. n/a maher ordinance.

11. Jun 2024

    Permit 202406275368 $$$ $80,550

    Install new voluntary (r1 or r2) fire alarm system including lfs in the sleeping areas, horn strobes, heat detectors, smoke detectors, pull stations, facu, radio communication.

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