236–238 Leavenworth Street

1. 1913

   Built as store and apartment building with 16 2-room units, to the design of the architect J.C. Hladik. 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. June 17, 1913

   Burch-Hoffman company contracted for all work on a five-storey and basement reinforced concrete building, at $20,800. Cross streets: E line of Leavenworth Street, 112:6 feet S of Eddy.

   The San Francisco Call, 17 June 1913, p. 15
3. 1914

   Built.

4. 1954

   The Rocket Club, one of five Tenderloin clubs raided in July 1954 and added to the military's off-limits list.

   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
5. Apr 1983

   Permit 8301619 $$$ $10,000

   Additions alterations or repairs.

6. Sep 1983

   Permit 8308833 $$$ $1,000

   Comply wwith parapet cornice enforement requirements.

7. Mar 1984

   Permit 8400027 $$$ $3,000

   Correct code violations.

8. Dec 2000

   Permit 200012016990 $$$ $2,000

   Retail - remove existing non struct. partitions & sink upgrade entry doors for disable access compliance.

9. Mar 2002

   Permit 200203201922 $$$ $80,000

   Wall framing, dry wall, electrical, plumbing, paint due to fire damage.

10. Nov 2004

    Permit 200411169320 $$$ $5,000

    Repair side walk.

11. Feb 2007

    Issued Permit 200702053411 $$$ $500

    Partial replacement of wooden stair members less then 50%. to correct nov#200565702. partial compliance-subsequant permit to follow.

12. May 2010

    Permit 201005273417 $$$ $2,500

    Nov #200565702; repair rear stair (rise, run & guardrails) less than 50%. repair repair window @ 1st. floor., cover window opening with stucco. replace bathroom vent @ 1st. floor. bathrm. patch clg. sheetrock between 1st. floor. & 2nd. floor.

13. Sep 2010

    Permit 201009281736 $$$ $5,000

    Remove elevator & infill shaft with new floor to create storage closet, provide new fire sprinkler head @ each closet separate permit.

14. Nov 2010

    Issued Permit 201011235568 $$$ $6,500

    Commercial space reemodel (t.i., ground floor only) "non-formula" retail use grocery. proposed lower to 33 occupants max. non food prep, packaged goods.

15. Mar 2011

    Permit 201103021272 $$$ $15,000

    To comply with nov# 200857070 to provide garbage receptacle compartment per sfhc sec 707. existing closet to be modified by providing new level floor finish, new self closing door and galv.sheet mtl lining of interior of closet. sprinklers under separate permit.

16. May 2012

    Permit 201205100186 $$$ $1,500

    Revision to app#201103021272. delete sprinkler in rubbish room.

17. Sep 2012

    Permit 201209129535 $$$ $25,737

    Reroofing.

18. Mar 2013

    Permit 201303263099 $$$ $10,000

    Install kitchenette in two units, no change to walls, windows and doors, work in two units only.

19. Sep 2014

    Issued Permit 201409247187 $$$ $4,500

    Reroofing.

20. Nov 2014

    Permit 201411050798 $$$ $25,000

    Repair stucco per (nov # 201479561), #2 at north and south light wells. repair lightwell membrane both north & south side.

21. Jul 2015

    Permit 201507091085 $$$ $15,000

    Remodel in existing "m" occup space. new tenant for retail @ 1st floor only: accessible upgrades to exisitng restroom, replace exterior doors & windows (same size & dimensions and location), add new office for retail, add mailbox, exterior lighting & int. lighting in new office & new restroom.

22. May 2017

    Permit 201705166731 $$$ $600

    G/f shop-install hand sink. no exterior work.

23. Feb 2024

    Issued Permit 202402266512 $$$ $10,000

    Replace fire alarm system to comply with sffc 1103.7.6.1, replace existing facp with new facp, install new aes radio, rps, led annunciator, smoke detectors, pull stations, monitiro modules, horn strobes and rope tamper, install lf sounders in all units potential sleeping areas to complt with sffd 1103.7.6.1.

24. May 2024

    Permit 202405071561 $$$ $4,000

    Comply with planning complaint 2024-001405enf legalize existing security gate located at the front of building.

25. Jul 2024

    Permit 202407116312 $$$ $2,100

    Install exterior electric sign "sq ft discount market".

DBI holds 30 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 30. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 3 expired or cancelled permits are not shown.