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District 3 · Block 0619, Lot 001 · ZIP 94109

1741–1755 Polk Street

11-unit apartment building

  • 3 stories
  • 10,113 ft2
  • 3,370.76 ft2 lot area
  • 24 rooms
  • 8 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned POLK
  • Sold June 19, 2008
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  1. 1910

    Built.

  2. 1960

    The Suzy-Q, a bar, operated here from 1960 to 1962 and was where the Tavern Guild met. Formed in 1962, the Guild was the first gay business association in the United States, organised by bar owners against police and liquor-board harassment.

    Damon Scott for the Friends of 1800, Sexing the City: The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures in San Francisco, 1933–1979, historic context statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 2004
  3. 1962

    The Suzy-Q; bar owners and staff gathered here in 1962 to found the Tavern Guild of San Francisco, reckoned the country's earliest trade association of gay businesses, and made this bar's own bartender its first president.

    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 1989
    Permit 8908853 $$$ $1,000

    Custom make & install a new canvas awning over store front.

  5. Nov 1989
    Permit 8922394 $$$ $1,200

    E.w.o. (ns).

  6. Dec 2007
    Permit 200712100060 $$$ $36,000

    Work on three units. kitchen cabinet replacement & bathroom tile replacement only on all three units, painting & floor refinished. light fixture replacement and under sink plumbing.

  7. May 2008
    Permit 200805293175 $$$ $5,000

    Replace approx 20 liner feet of mud sill @ rear of building. remove observable decayed wood framing & siding at same area & replace with pressure treated lumber & cement board siding. bolt new 3 x6 p.t. mud sill with 5/8" anchor bolt @ 48" o.c. all thread epoxied 7" embdment.

  8. Jul 2008
    Permit 200807015791 $$$ $12,000

    Work @ one unit only. kitchen cabinet replacement & bathroom tile replacement. painting & floor refinished. light fixture replacement & under sink plumbing.

  9. Oct 2010
    Issued Permit 201010253681 $$$ $6,500

    One unit: replace kitchen cabinet and couner top, one bathroom remodel (no structural) no new lighting.

  10. Jan 2012
    Permit 201201313260 $$$ $500

    Change of use from retail space to chair massage service space.

  11. Jan 2017
    Issued Permit 201701137174 $$$ $50,000

    (commercial) soft story retrofit per sfbc chapter 34b engineering criteria 2012 iebc appendix a-4. (residential under pa 2017-0113-7172); n/a maher ord. 155-13.

  12. Dec 2021
    Permit 202112164550 $$$ $15,000

    Upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section 1103.7.6.1.

  13. Sep 2023
    Permit 202309156714 $$$ $17,500

    Recommencement anc completion of work approved under permit application 201701137172.

  14. Sep 2023
    Permit 202309156717 $$$ $50,000

    Recommencement and completion of work approved under permit application 2017-0113-7173.

  15. Mar 2025
    Filed Permit 202503122145 $$$ $2,500

    Remove ground fl storage room wall. to comply with nov 202534771. install 4 tankless water heater; install electrical outlet & conduit.

  16. Apr 2025
    Permit 202504023598 $$$ $780

    Replacement of a section of damaged siding and paint siding. run new electric wire for tankless wh. run new gas line for tankless water heater. replace water line supply for w.h. comply with complaint #202534771 #6. work not street visible.

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

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