5514-5516 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94121

The property at 5514-5516 Fulton St is a two-unit multi-family residential building located in the Central Richmond neighborhood. Built in 1925, this two-story flats and duplex structure has undergone several significant modifications and faced notable regulatory issues over the years.

The most serious incident occurred in 2002, when illegal modifications were discovered including an unauthorized third unit in the garage with three rooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms built without proper permits, along with a change of use from R-3 to R-1 involving an unauthorized kitchen installation on the ground level. These violations led to multiple Notices of Violation (NOV) being issued between August and December 2002, but were ultimately resolved by May 1, 2003, with the proper permit work completed in early 2003 to remove the unauthorized kitchen installations. Prior to these violations, there had been an application for a legitimate addition of three rooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms on the ground floor in 1997, but this permit expired without completion.

Since 2016, the property has experienced several routine municipal issues typical for urban residential areas, including graffiti removal, sewer backup resolution, and various parking enforcement matters. Recent incidents in 2023 have primarily involved parking-related concerns, including abandoned vehicles and a blocked driveway situation, though these are not direct reflections on the building's condition or management. The property's documented history shows a pattern of unauthorized modifications followed by necessary remediation, though no recent building code violations or major renovations have been recorded in the past decade, suggesting relative stability in recent years.