210 Girard St, San Francisco, CA 94134

The property at 210 Girard Street in Portola is a two-story, multi-family residential building constructed in 1910, currently owned by Chuong Khin Va. The building has undergone several significant modifications and faced multiple compliance issues throughout its history. Most notably, there was a major effort in the late 1990s to legalize a second unit and add a rear horizontal addition, which sparked a series of permit expirations and violation notices between 1998 and 2001. The building experienced ongoing compliance challenges in the 2000s, including expired permits in 2000, 2001, and 2016 related to bathroom and kitchen modifications.

A significant exterior repair was completed in 2015, addressing damage to a 450 sq. ft. wall facing the backyard. More recently, the building was involved in an illegal short-term rental situation that was resolved in 2018, with the owner instructed to cease such activities and later obtain the appropriate rental certification for the main unit only.

The property has a documented history of maintenance issues, particularly regarding exterior features and graffiti, with multiple 311 calls between 2008 and 2024 about graffiti on poles and other structures in the vicinity. Recent complaints in 2023 involved instances of parking violations on the sidewalk near the property. The building received a variance to legalize the second unit without the required second parking space, though this was subject to various compliance conditions over the years. The most recent building permit activity was in 2019, which sought to obtain final inspections for previously approved work, though this permit was ultimately cancelled. The property has maintained active status with various building inspections and compliance checks, with most historical violations having been abated, though some permits and applications did expire during the course of construction and modification work.