73-75 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The two-unit, two-story multi-family residential building at 73-75 Divisadero Street in the Buena Vista Park neighborhood is a century-old structure (built in 1903) currently owned by Nicolas Ehr & Yalek Ho Lvg. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past decade, most notably in December 2012 when multiple violations were recorded including water damage, insect infestation, lack of handrails, and the need for building permits, resulting in the property being declared a nuisance under San Francisco Housing Code Section 1001-d.

While these violations were officially abated by March 2013, the building's record shows ongoing concerns with maintenance and compliance, including complaints about construction without proper permits in 2009 and 2019, and a missing side sewer vent cover in 2020. More recently, in 2020, there were electrical system concerns that were referred to the Department of Building Inspection, and a carbon monoxide detector activation was recorded with no CO detection. The property has generated multiple 311 calls in recent years, particularly regarding parking enforcement issues, with seven documented cases of driveway blocking between January and October 2024.

While most recent complaints have been parking-related, there have been some operational issues noted, including a noise complaint about garbage collection in 2023 and a missed trash collection in 2021. The building's permit history shows limited activity, with records of reroofing in 1999, a horizontal extension attempt in 1991, and a gas houseline extension in 2009, though all these permits have since expired. The cumulative record of violations, complaints, and service requests suggests a pattern of maintenance challenges and regulatory non-compliance requiring attention, though many of the most serious historical violations have been resolved.