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1541 Polk Street

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1921
  • Bank building
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned POLK
  • District 3
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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4,080 sq ftBuilding area
3,300 sq ftLot area
7Rooms · 2 baths
  1. Sep 1982

    Building use: bank.

    Complete Permit 8207286 $$$ $3,500
  2. 1990

    St. Paulus Lutheran Church, where three openly gay clergy were ordained at a ceremony on 20 January 1990 - the ordinations that led to the suspension and later expulsion of two San Francisco congregations from their denomination.

    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. Jul 1996

    Add a second atm and repalce front double door to matchexisting.

    Complete Permit 9613522 $$$ $30,000
  4. Jan 1997

    Install sign.

    Expired Permit 9700757 $$$ $2,500
  5. May 2001

    One-stop: t.i. remove existing partitions, mezzanine, fixtures, lighting, etc.

    Cancelled Permit 200105149086 $$$ $85,000
  6. Aug 2001

    Non structural sign.

    Expired Permit 200108307241 $$$ $4,250
  7. Aug 2001

    Install one double face 5 type marquee sign.

    Expired Permit 200108307236 $$$ $7,250
  8. Jan 2003

    Underpinning of existing structure.

    Issued Permit 200301145127 $$$ $10,000
  9. Mar 2007

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 200703267173 $$$ $16,960
  10. Oct 2012

    Interior remodel of commercial building to accommodate worship area. mep and life safety under separate permit.

    Complete Permit 201210162155 $$$ $128,000
  11. Jul 2013

    Revision to 201210162155. revise restroom to comply with ada requirements.

    Complete Permit 201307242671 $$$ $5,000
  12. Jun 2026

    Reroofing (with hotworks).

    Complete Permit 202606102910 $$$ $46,980

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early tenants. Submit an update