177–191 Golden Gate Avenue

1. 1916

   Built as the Film exchange converted to commercial, storefronts: display windows with vestibules. Two storeys over a basement, reinforced concrete structure, one-part commercial composition.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. August 23, 1964

   Photographed.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
3. 1989

   The Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, founded in 1985 as the Tenderloin AIDS Network, moved here in 1989 with city funding and served transgender people among its clients.

   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
4. May 1993

   Permit 9309007 $$$ $6,000

   Install exhaust fans with switches/timers/install rm to rm louv.

5. Nov 2001

   Permit 200111022391 $$$ $108,811

   Interior remodel include front door accessibility, flooring upgrade, fixture relocation.

6. Oct 2003

   Issued Permit 200310107276 $$$ $83,500

   Demolition of existing interior walls/construction of new walls and installation of new flooring.

7. Dec 2010

   Withdrawn Permit 201012146707 $$$ $80,000

   Tenant improvement, rearrange office plan, remove door, and replace with glazing. remove stairs and replace with new stairs. open walls for wider opening, structural reinforcement. remove existing storefront windows & replace (similar) in-kind. mep under separate permit.

8. Mar 2011

   Issued Permit 201103172269 $$$ $165,000

   Office ti. exterior: new awning, newlighting to replace, new paint, new storefront, interior: new partition walls, new ada ramp, remove existing door on pharmacy side and replace to match existing.

9. between 2014 and 2016

   Judi Iranyi photographed the mural “The Gift You Take is Equal to the Gift You Make” on the Leavenworth Street side of the building at 191 Golden Gate Avenue.

   Judi Iranyi Photographs of the Tenderloin (SFP 179), San Francisco Public Library
10. Feb 2014

    Permit 201402067921 $$$ $20,000

    Demolition of existing interior partitions, interior finishes, one exterior entry and interior ductwork. n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13. no penalty per t. venizelos.

11. Feb 2014

    Permit 201402148560 $$$ $350,000

    Interior renovation of existing office space (8, 156 sq ft). work includes arch., mechanical, electrical, and plmg. mep under seperate permit.n/a for the maher ordinance #155-13; separate structural submission. security gate to be installed in soffit. entry door to be replaced under separate permit.

12. Apr 2014

    Permit 201404032349 $$$ $22,500

    Replacement of existiing entry door with new; add interior accessible ramp; compliance with ord 155-13 not rquired.

13. Jul 2024

    Permit 202407106219 $$$ $1

    To obtain final inspection for work approved under permit application 200910078483 all work is complete.

14. Feb 2025

    Permit 202502261173 $$$ $107,000

    Reroofing - remove existing roof material down to sheeting and haul away clean all nails, flashing and haul away provide and install base one layer, glass paper for underlayment, install top layer torch down over base material, subject to cool roof permit program no hot works or torch down.

15. Dec 2025

    Issued Permit 202512172006 $$$ $80,000

    Demolition (plaster ceiling removal), ceiling framing, drywall installation new 5/8, tapping, mudding & finishing, prime, paint.

16. May 2026

    Issued Permit 202605141263 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 202512172006 convert existing 2nd floor restroom into an accessible restroom, extend walls per engineering plans.

17. Aug 2026

    Issued Permit 202608186728 $$$ $1

    Revision to 202512172006 and 202605141263. like for like ceiling removal and leave it exposed. replace wall, floor, and ceiling finishes for offices 102 - 108.

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. 6 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 11 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.