17 Montcalm St, San Francisco, CA 94110

The property at 17 Montcalm Street in Bernal Heights is a two-unit, two-story multi-family residential building constructed in 1902, currently owned by Joan Holden. The building experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over the past two decades, with the most notable being a contentious deck installation at the ground level that led to multiple violations and complaints in 2020. This unauthorized deck construction resulted in a Notice of Violation (NOV) under San Francisco Building Code sections 103A and 102A.3, with concerns about guardrail safety.

The issue was ultimately resolved in April 2022 through a permit obtained to replace the railing to code and install a one-hour fire-rated wall at the property line, though the deck's original permit history remains questionable. Earlier building improvements include a substantial foundation repair project completed in 2004, costing $25,000. The property has also faced some plumbing challenges, notably a sewage backup issue in 2006 involving tree roots, though this was reportedly resolved relatively swiftly.

Recent maintenance has been relatively minimal, with only routine reports of abandoned vehicles in the vicinity (most recently in 2023) and one isolated flooding incident in January 2023, which occurred on the street rather than the property itself. While there have been various municipal service calls recorded at this address, including street cleaning and fire department requests, these seem to relate more to general neighborhood issues rather than specific building concerns. The property's documented history shows a pattern of addressing code compliance issues, though the initial unauthorized deck construction raised significant safety and regulatory questions that took approximately 18 months to fully resolve.