1156 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110

The three-unit, two-story multi-family residential building at 1156 South Van Ness Avenue in the Inner Mission, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Thang M Vu and Jan R Potter, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with the most significant events occurring between late 2020 and early 2021. The property faced multiple serious complaints from a tenant in unit B regarding unsafe stairways, heating system problems, electrical issues, and plumbing leaks during late 2020, which led to building code violations filed in February 2021 concerning stair repairs and structural maintenance compliance.

These violations were addressed by April 2021, with the completion of repair work including replacement of exterior front stairs in March 2021 at a cost of $300. The building's maintenance history shows recurring issues with stair safety and handrail compliance, with a similar violation recorded in 2009, and earlier repairs to front stairs and handrails documented in 1992 and 2021. Other significant maintenance work includes reroofing in 1989 and various permit requests for backyard improvements and plumbing modifications in the late 1980s.

Periodic routine inspections have been conducted, with records showing some compliance issues in areas such as fire safety (fire extinguisher recharging in 2007) and handrail installation (2009) that were subsequently addressed. The building's exterior maintenance has been attended to with sidewalk repairs noted in 2004, and recent activity regarding a missing side sewer vent cover reported in March 2022 is still open as of the latest records. Recent 311 calls from 2019-2023 primarily relate to street cleaning and parking issues in the vicinity of the building, rather than the property itself.