601-607 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

The three-story, seven-unit multi-family residential building at 601-607 24th Avenue in San Francisco's Central Richmond district, constructed in 1936 and currently owned by William Chan, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, there are ongoing concerns regarding exterior maintenance, with an active building violation from October 2023 related to severely peeling and flaking paint that presents potential lead hazard concerns. This exterior deterioration issue, first documented in October 2023 and still active as of April 2024, has been the subject of multiple complaints.

The building has undergone some recent maintenance work, including a $15,000 reroofing project completed in December 2023, and a kitchen demolition project that was filed but its current status is unclear. Historically, the building has faced several safety-related violations, particularly regarding fire safety, with multiple issues documented in 2003 including problems with combustible storage, fire escape ladders, and fire proofing materials; however, these violations were all abated by May 2003. More recent complaints include a structural issue reported in October 2023 related to the ground floor, though this complaint was resolved within a week.

The property has also been the subject of various municipal service calls, including multiple reports of garbage and debris in the vicinity between 2023 and 2024, though these were generally resolved promptly. Two street-related permits were issued in the past (2009 and 2014), and while there have been several 311 service requests in recent years, most have been resolved quickly, including sidewalk inspection in 2022 which found no issues. Recent maintenance efforts suggest some attention to building upkeep, but the persistence of the exterior paint issue raises ongoing concerns about building maintenance standards.