Golden Gate Performing Arts, which runs the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, signed a two-year lease for about 1,000 sf at the 18th Street address after the 4,300 sf it had been subleasing from Bank of America became unavailable. Bank of America had been using only a small portion of the 17th and Market streets location to hold some of its ATM machines. The bank terminated its lease after failing to reach a renewal agreement with the Lurie Co., the building's owner.

Golden Gate Performing Arts was unable to reach an agreement with Lurie on its own and was forced to find a new site, which resulted in the lease at 4051 18th St. The landlord at the new site is Jack Kim. The rent is reported to be $2.33 sf monthly.