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479-483 Sanchez St

Eureka Valley/Dolores Heights, SF 94114 3580027 6 units · 3 fl · 1908

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

NOVs (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Eureka Valley/Dolores Heights
Above average
avg 1.3
16
FewerMore

This building has 16 novs (7y), above the Eureka Valley/Dolores Heights average of 1.3.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 479-483 Sanchez St rent-controlled?

San Francisco's Rent Ordinance caps rent increases and provides eviction protection for most residential units built before 1979 with 2+ units. Here's how this building scores.

Built before 1979
Built 1908
2 or more units
6 units
Property type
Multi-Family Residential
Zoning
RM1
Likely rent-controlled. Building age and unit count suggest this property falls under San Francisco's Rent Ordinance.

Based on SF Assessor records. Not legal advice — confirm with the SF Rent Board.

Building characteristics
Units6
Floors3
Year built1908
Total area5,544 sq ft
Property typeMulti-Family Residential
Tax statusNone
Blocklot3580027
Ownership

Registered owner per SF Assessor-Recorder (secured roll).

Owner name
Peter & Linda Schwarz Trust
Mailing address
40 Linares Ave San Francisco CA 94116
Last sale
061714

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479 Sanchez St, San Francisco, CA 94114
481 Sanchez St, San Francisco, CA 94114
483 Sanchez St, San Francisco, CA 94114
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Initial analysis

The 480-483 Sanchez Street property is a three-story, six-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1908, currently owned by the Peter & Linda Schwarz Trust. The building underwent a mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit in 2016 (cost: $65,000), followed by detail modifications, successfully achieving compliance as a Tier 4 building with a Certificate of Final Completion issued. Recent maintenance includes a repair to the rear exterior stairway completed in December 2023 at a cost of $5,000. However, the building currently has multiple active violations as of April 2023, including issues with fire safety compliance, interior painting, fire extinguisher maintenance, smoke/carbon monoxide detector compliance, garbage storage, and a required building permit.

The property has a documented history of stair-related concerns, including a 1984 canceled permit for stair replacement and a 1985 completed permit for stair and deck repairs. Recent 311 calls from 2022 to 2024 show recurring issues with garbage and debris around the property, while fire incident records show three non-injury events between 2011-2012, including two gas leak incidents and one smoke detector malfunction. A construction-related complaint in 2022 was resolved within ten days, and there have been periodic routine apartment inspections dating back to 2002. The building's location in the Eureka Valley/Dolores Heights neighborhood has experienced typical urban issues, with multiple reports of abandoned vehicles and general cleaning needs in surrounding areas between 2022 and 2024.

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Risk rating

How 479-483 Sanchez St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of SF DBI inspection data — notice of violation filings, complaint history, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that DBI inspectors will issue a Notice of Violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Grade A–B — Low risk

DBI rarely finds violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. DBI has found issues here before and is statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
10th percentile

Out of 1278 buildings in this neighborhood, 1150 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No DBI
violation
57%
DBI violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The three data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Notices of Violation (past 7 years)

DBI issued Notices of Violation at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of code enforcement activity.

DBI tenant complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with DBI about this building over 7 years.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 53.2%
Moderate concern 26.5%
Severe concern 20.3%
Estimated probability of receiving a DBI Notice of Violation in the next 12 months at each severity level. Model: full_hgb_balanced.
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479-483 Sanchez St event timeline

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2024
311 Request Jul 03
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