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901 Broderick St

North Panhandle, SF 94115 1152008A 12 units · 3 fl · 1919

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

NOVs (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Panhandle
At or below average
avg 1.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 novs (7y), at or below the North Panhandle average of 1.7.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 901 Broderick St rent-controlled?

San Francisco's Rent Ordinance caps rent increases and provides eviction protection for most residential units built before 1979 with 2+ units. Here's how this building scores.

Built before 1979
Built 1919
2 or more units
12 units
Property type
Multi-Family Residential
Zoning
RM1
Likely rent-controlled. Building age and unit count suggest this property falls under San Francisco's Rent Ordinance.

Based on SF Assessor records. Not legal advice — confirm with the SF Rent Board.

Building characteristics
Units12
Floors3
Year built1919
Total area9,630 sq ft
Property typeMulti-Family Residential
Tax statusNone
Blocklot1152008A
Ownership

Registered owner per SF Assessor-Recorder (secured roll).

Owner name
The New California Land Co
Mailing address
2214 Greenwich St San Francisco CA 94123
Last sale
092994

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Other SF properties this owner holds, with risk grades for each.

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Initial analysis

901 Broderick Street is a 12-unit, 3-story multi-family residential building located in the Park North neighborhood, owned by The New California Land Co. Built in 1919, this property has undergone significant improvements in recent years, most notably a $70,000 rehab of Unit 10 completed in August 2023 that included kitchen rehabilitation, bathroom relocation, and washer/dryer installation. The building successfully completed its mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit in 2016 (Tier 3), demonstrating compliance with seismic safety requirements. Major systems upgrades have been implemented, including the installation of two new water heating systems: a commercial water heater in 2014 and a boiler system in December 2023, though the latter did not meet the criteria for a "permit to operate boiler."

The building has a history of unit modernization projects between 2010-2014, encompassing kitchen and bathroom upgrades in multiple units (1, 2, 7, and 10), along with various infrastructure improvements including electrical upgrades, window replacements, and plumbing system enhancements. There have been several fire safety-related incidents and violations, primarily involving alarm system malfunctions and smoke detector activations, though all have been marked as corrected or abated. A notable complaint about sewage issues in the lightwell was filed in 2015, which was promptly addressed. The building has undergone regular routine safety inspections by Housing Inspection Services, with the most recent one in 2017 showing no active violations. The property had pest control complaints, emergency inspections, and building repairs in 2007 related to lead paint hazards and fire escape maintenance, all of which were subsequently resolved.

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Risk rating

How 901 Broderick St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of SF DBI inspection data — notice of violation filings, complaint history, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that DBI inspectors will issue a Notice of Violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Grade A–B — Low risk

DBI rarely finds violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. DBI has found issues here before and is statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
10th percentile

Out of 797 buildings in this neighborhood, 717 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
41%
No DBI
violation
59%
DBI violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The three data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Building size

Total floor area — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, electrical, HVAC) that can fail.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building permits, owner's portfolio

Permits pulled across all of this owner's buildings over 7 years.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 40.3%
Moderate concern 38.7%
Severe concern 20.9%
Estimated probability of receiving a DBI Notice of Violation in the next 12 months at each severity level. Model: full_hgb_balanced.
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901 Broderick St event timeline

Violations, complaints, fire incidents, permits, and buyouts — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request Apr 30
Public works
bsm complaint
Fire ComplaintMar 06
Alarm Systems

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