1160 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110

The six-unit, two-story multi-family residential building at 1160 South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco's Inner Mission neighborhood, owned by Thomas A. Chenkovich, has undergone several significant maintenance and improvement projects since its construction in 1900. Most notably, the property has seen three separate window replacement projects in recent years: in 2022, 2017, and 2005, with the most recent installation involving four fiberglass retrofit windows at a cost of $9,000, completed in March 2022.

The building's maintenance history reveals some concerning issues in 1996 when there were complaints about unpermitted remodeling work in Unit B that was eventually addressed by 1997. A significant cluster of violations occurred in August 2009, when the building failed to meet several fire safety requirements, including problems with fire escape ladders, fire extinguisher maintenance, and wall painting, though all these violations were abated by September 17, 2009. The property has undergone several routine housing inspections over the years (1999, 2007, 2015), with the most recent active complaint regarding unpermitted remodeling work dating back to 1996.

More recently, there have been various 311 calls related to the property and its surroundings, including reports of human/animal waste and parking violations, as well as maintenance issues like graffiti removal and sidewalk cleaning. The only recorded fire incident was an external rubbish fire with no civilian injuries. While the building has experienced some maintenance issues and violations in the past, particularly regarding fire safety systems in 2009, recent improvements to windows and the absence of active violations suggest better maintenance practices in recent years.