Cine Latino on Mission could become arts spaces, rooftop theater

The 111-year-old building formerly housing Cine Latino at 2551 Mission St., between 21st and 22nd, played its very last movie back in 1987. In the last few months, its century-old facade, long derelict, has been replaced by a sleek, modern-looking three-story structure with floor to ceiling windows facing west to the shiny marquee of the Alamo Drafthouse theater.

The 9,225-square-foot ground floor will become retail and an art gallery, according to the architect in charge of the project. But that is not all: The owners are also planning to refurbish the top two floors to create individual artist studios, and may add a rooftop theater to the building…

The application specifies that all the spaces on those floors are intended for work spaces and not for housing purposes. In addition, the city issued an elevator permit last year and a fireproofing one in 2022.

Charles Hemminger, the architect working with the family on the project, said that the owner of the building, Vera Cort, who passed away on Monday, decided a year ago that she wanted to make the second floor spaces for artists…(more)

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