Plans to Permit Illegal Remodel of Scofflaw’s Property
Having secured a permit to simply conduct an “exploratory demo to determine sheetrock and termite damage,” the new owner of the Bernal Heights home at 310 Moncalm Street, which was…
San Francisco Sues Developer with History of Under-Permitted Work
City Attorney Dennis Herrera has just filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court against Ashok Gujral, a local real estate developer and investor accused of routinely engaging in under-permitted construction…
Unpermitted Live/Work Warehouse on the Market in the Mission
While not currently permitted for either office or residential use, the Mission District warehouse building at 3075 21st Street has been carved up into a warren of “offices,” at least…
Bay Buildings
Breaking News
Design & Architecture
Industry Stuff
Neighborhoods
Remodeling and Renovation
SocketSite Readers Report
First Richard Neutra Designed Home in SF Illegally Razed
Built in 1936 and known in architectural circles as the Largent House, the modernist home at 49 Hopkins Avenue hit the market listed for $1.475 million in 2013 and sold…
Playing the Illegal Housing Card for a Holdout in Central SoMa
Responding to a complaint about the illegal addition of a residential unit above the Central City Glass shop at 759 Harrison Street back in 2003, a city inspector met with…
Polk Gulch Garage with an Illegal Hotel Back on the Market
With the third floor of the Polk Gulch garage at 819 Ellis Street having been illegally converted into the “American International Hostel,” an un-permitted tourist hotel, the City had ordered…
SF Warehouse Flagged for Conversion into Illegal Housing
With the tragic Ghost Ship fire leading to heightened concerns about the underground conversion of industrial buildings into un-permitted dwelling units, a formal complaint has been filed with the city…
Parking Pad Rebel Is Planning to Go Underground
Having been tagged for hiring a landscaper to simply start digging a new off-street parking pad for his newly acquired Sunnyside home, permits, plans and the City be damned, the…
Property Scofflaws in San Francisco, including an Illegal Sex Club
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 900 complaints have been filed with the city, alleging an illegal use, addition or action with respect to a property or property owner…
San Francisco Sues Academy of Art over Real Estate Misuse
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit against the Academy of Art University today, alleging that the institution “schemed to violate state and local laws in its aggressive acquisition…