524-526 Girard St, San Francisco, CA 94134

The property at 524-526 Girard St in the Portola neighborhood is a two-unit residential building constructed in 1924, currently owned by Zhou Eugene Wen Chuan. The two-story flats and duplex structure underwent significant renovations in 2014, which included comprehensive improvements to both units - adding bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry facilities, along with kitchen remodels and electrical upgrades.

This renovation work was substantial, costing $90,000 and was followed by the installation of new water heaters and furnace relocations, all successfully completed in November 2014. More recently, in 2020, there was an application filed to construct a new detached ADU on the property, featuring two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a great room, with an estimated cost of $155,000.

However, an active building complaint from April 2015 remains on record, regarding an unauthorized large structure built in the rear yard, which was cited under SFBC 103A and has gone through several enforcement stages including a final warning letter in 2017 and a director's hearing in 2018. The property has also experienced numerous parking enforcement issues in the surrounding area between 2023-2025, with multiple citations issued for driveway blocking and sidewalk parking violations, suggesting ongoing challenges with vehicular access around the property. Recent 311 calls from late 2023 to 2025 have primarily concerned parking enforcement matters, with one resolved graffiti case in October 2024 and a general cleaning request in November 2023.