538-540 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA 94118

The property at 538-540 Balboa Street in San Francisco's Inner Richmond neighborhood is a three-unit multi-family residential building with ground-floor commercial space, constructed in 1981 and currently owned by Lee Jin Moon. The building's recent history shows attention to accessibility improvements, with a completed $2,000 project in October 2023 addressing cracked floor tiles and retrofitting entry doors as part of the Accessible Business Entrance Program. The building underwent reroofing in 2013 at a cost of $7,000, and a sewer line repair was completed in 2012.

A significant building complaint was filed in March 2021 regarding plumbing leaks, mold, and structural problems in Unit B, with reports of health issues that allegedly caused a previous tenant to vacate; this complaint is currently listed as not active but had notable concerns about resident health and maintenance response. Historical records show several sign-related permits from the 1980s, and planning records indicate a major renovation project that included adding a third story and extending the ground floor to combine two dwelling units and commercial space. The building's location has been subject to various 311 calls primarily related to external factors such as street cleaning and noise, with the most serious internal issue being the 2021 complaint about mold and plumbing.

Recent improvements to the building's accessibility demonstrate ongoing maintenance efforts, though the older roof replacement and sewer line repair suggest attention to basic infrastructure needs. The property's commercial component has undergone specific adaptations for accessibility compliance, as mandated by local ordinances. The building's combined residential and commercial use has generated typical urban maintenance issues noted in 311 calls, though these appear to be mostly external to the building itself.