505 Grand View Ave, San Francisco, CA 94114

The property at 505 Grand View Avenue is a two-story, six-unit multi-family residential building located in Noe Valley, built in 1961 and currently owned by Otto Miller. The building has undergone several significant renovation proposals over the years, with the most recent being an issued permit in July 2023 for comprehensive work on five of the six units, including new mechanical systems, roof assembly, and exterior repairs, with an estimated cost of $495,000. There have been multiple attempts to add accessory dwelling units (ADUs) between 2016 and 2021, with varying degrees of progress; notably, a 2016 proposal for three ADUs plus a soft-story retrofit was cancelled, and similar efforts in 2020 and 2021 were also cancelled.

The building has a history of addressing maintenance and safety concerns, including a significant cluster of violations in 2018 related to various building maintenance issues (all abated by January 2019) and compliance with soft-story requirements, though a violation from 2019 regarding soft-story compliance remains active as of the latest records. Recent issues from late 2024 indicate ongoing external maintenance challenges, particularly related to graffiti, with multiple open cases recorded between December 2024 and January 2025. The property's maintenance history reveals various building system improvements and responses to tenant concerns, including water damage repairs in 2004, fire safety equipment updates in 2018, and responses to possible mold issues in 2018.

There have been two instances of illegal short-term rentals reported in 2017 and 2022, both of which were addressed and closed. The building's fire safety records show three alarm system malfunctions and one water/steam leak incident, none resulting in injuries. Notably, two tenant buyouts were recorded in 2020, totaling $220,000, which may indicate significant unit turnover or renovation plans during that period. The most recent building permits and planning records suggest ongoing efforts to improve and modernize the property, though some proposed enhancements (such as the vertical addition and ADU installations) have not been successfully implemented.