597 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The two-unit, two-story multi-family residential building at 597 Haight Street, dating back to 1900 and currently owned by Mckeever Properties, has experienced several concerning incidents in recent years, particularly between 2019 and 2022. Most notably, there were multiple complaints about unauthorized residential use of the basement space, which was reportedly being occupied full-time and associated with various illegal activities.

These complaints, filed between August 2019 and January 2022, raised serious safety concerns from neighboring residents, particularly regarding potential fire hazards from glass sculpting work and substance use activities occurring near residential windows. While no specific resolutions to these complaints are documented in the available records, they were all assigned to either Building Inspection Division or Housing Inspection Services.

The building's more recent history from 2024 to early 2025 shows a pattern of maintenance and external issues, including multiple reports of garbage and debris on the property, several instances of graffiti on both the building and surrounding public infrastructure, and occasional illegal parking situations. There was also one recorded fire incident involving smoke but no civilian injuries were reported. The property has a documented plumbing permit from 2012 for a coffee cart installation, and a completed stair repair permit from 1992, though these appear to be relatively minor modifications to the building.