2515-2517 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94133

The property at 2515-2517 Jones Street is a two-story, three-unit multi-family residential building located in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood, built in 1948 and currently owned by Lee Kent Yue. The building has experienced several significant permit and violation issues over the past decade, most notably concerning unauthorized construction in 2015 that led to multiple notices of violation (NOV). These violations, filed in September 2015, involved unauthorized deck construction at the rear of the building and unauthorized interior work in the lower unit. The illegal deck was subsequently addressed in 2017 when a permit was filed and completed to remove the deck that had been built without proper permits.

The property has undergone some improvements, including a completed electrical upgrade in 2015 with the installation of 200-amp service and three meters. More recently, the building has experienced some maintenance and quality-of-life issues in the surrounding area, with multiple reports of garbage and debris on the street documented between November 2024 and January 2025. There are also two recent reports from December 2024 regarding unlicensed scooters blocking the sidewalk. While these issues relate more to the immediate street environment than the building itself, they do affect the overall resident experience.

Additionally, there are two instances of graffiti (November 2024) recorded on the property, one of which remains open as of the latest records. Two fire incident reports are on file, though neither involved civilian injuries or significant damage to the building - one was a routine smoke detector malfunction and the other related to a motor vehicle accident near the property. The building's permit history shows various attempts to address the NOVs from 2015, including proposed work for a rear deck and a first-floor bathroom addition, though some of these permits were ultimately cancelled. Street space and sidewalk permits were issued in 2001 and 2011, respectively, though these were for external areas not directly related to the building's residential use. The property's documented issues appear to have been addressed through proper channels over time, with the unauthorized construction violations being resolved through completed permits, though they did go through a multi-year process to fully rectify.