1109 Tennessee St, San Francisco, CA 94107

The two-unit residential property at 1109 Tennessee Street is a two-story duplex built in 1900, currently owned by Jason Gang Wu Fong. The building has undergone several improvements and faced some compliance issues over the years, with the most significant concerns revolving around safety features and historic compliance.

In 2006 and again in 2014, garage door modifications were undertaken, with the 2014 project properly permitting the replacement of the garage door and installation of new wood handrail and newel posts at the front stairs for $3,500. However, there was some controversy in 2006 regarding unpermitted alterations to the handrail at the garage door, which were reportedly non-compliant with building and planning codes in the historic district.

Safety concerns were initially raised in March 2006 when a violation was filed regarding the lack of required guardrail/handrail assembly on the front stairs, though this issue was eventually abated in February 2012, suggesting resolution of the safety concern. The property has experienced some maintenance issues in recent years, including an open 311 call from May 2022 regarding a missing side sewer vent cover, and a 2017 incident of graffiti that was resolved by city services. The building's historic character has been a focal point of some inspections, particularly regarding garage door modifications that were noted as not complying with historic guidelines, though subsequent permitted work appears to have addressed many of these concerns.