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Board denies revision permit for suspended ceiling in Chinatown storefront, conditions release of suspension
Summary
The board conditioned release of a suspension for interior work on the requirement that the suspended ceiling be removed from the scope and denied the revision permit authorizing the drop ceiling, citing concerns about visual impact on a nearly intact historic ground‑floor storefront.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 30 unanimously conditioned the release of a suspended permit and denied a revision permit that would have allowed a suspended (drop) ceiling in a Chinatown storefront, finding the proposed ceiling could have an adverse visual impact on the building’s historic ground floor.
Appellant Jason Blythe argued that incremental interior changes — specifically a low suspended ceiling — erode the character‑defining features of a nearly intact historic storefront at 731–741 Commercial Street. Blythe urged the board to deny the release of a suspension on a prior building permit; he said alternatives exist to…
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