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Rooftop Restaurant at LGBT Center?
Source: Towse.com
One of the city's prettiest views is from the rooftop deck balcony at the LGBT Center. Not only are the views from the patio spectacular, but it's also roomy since, alas, no one takes advantage of it. Which is why, according to the Bay Area Reporter, a local land use attorney will scrutinize "the building to allow more commercial uses, including the possibility of a rooftop restaurant space
LGBT Center overlords have met recently with -- hold onto your PBRs, trustfund kids -- Gus Murad, the owner of Medjool, "about forming a partnership at the urging of District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty. " (Say what you will about Medjool, it proved that people like drinking and eating at higher altitudes; something San Francisco has in abundance.) Dufty explained to the BAR that this would be "modeled after Delancey Street, the nonprofit provider of services to substance abusers that also operates a restaurant and several other businesses to generate revenue."
"While a deal isn't agreed to, what Gus has proposed is not only using an LGBT workforce through the center but revenue and profit-sharing for the center as well," said Dufty. "He had a unique idea about how to structure this."
What's more, this is a fantastic way of using the massive LGBT space, which isn't as frequented as it could be. (Side note: their ASL classes are fun!) In fact, the Center is losing money. It cost, according to the BAR, $608,000 to run the center during the 2008-2009 fiscal year "and that only $262,000 in revenue came from room rentals and tenants in the building." The rest, it seems, had to come from donations.
Surely, there's a goldmine to be made for the Center from frozen Cosmopolitan sales alone? And we we love nothing more than to sip our vodka rock from high above, while waving to the loopy Gay Shame ilk below.
Anyway, read more about it.