Grubstake, a late-night diner in San Francisco that s beloved by the LGBTQ community, received the OK to add apartments on top of the structure. The San Francisco Planning Commission approved the change 4-2 at its July 22 meeting.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, the diner had the support of almost 70 LGBTQ and allied community members in the form of a petition supporting the building of 21 apartments above the Polk Gulch late-night eatery. The project would see the building rise to eight stories, including the restaurant on the ground floor.
Residents of the neighboring Austin condominium building at 1545 Pine Street had expressed opposition to block the project.
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The commission voted 7-0 February 18 to OK the project at 1560 Folsom Street.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District had been working with the project developers on multiple fronts in order to facilitate a good relationship in a neighborhood historically divided over space a fact that Eric Tao of L37 Partners, which is behind the project, touted during his presentation before the commission. We worked very closely with Bob Goldfarb to address the Leather-LGBT cultural district issue, Tao said, referring to the board president of the leather district. People who live in San Francisco know how vibrant 11th Street has been and should be. . We talked to many proprietors and we hope they will be able to continue their businesses.