Board upholds site permit for 79 Langton Street despite neighbor's light-and-ventilation and notice concerns

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 23 denied an appeal by William Ayoub challenging a site permit issued to Dragonfly Investment Group for 79 Langton Street, voting 3-0 to uphold the December 2024 permit.

Ayoub, who owns the adjacent property at 73–77 Langton and said he has owned it for more than 40 years, described loss of light and ventilation for existing tenants and said he did not receive required notice as the project resumed. His daughter, Janine Ayoub Kubiak, read his statement to the board: "This project is a is a Goliath LLC backed by institutional capital, and I am an 83 year old David trying to make my property livable for my tenants," she said. Ayoub’s presentation urged accommodations to preserve light and ventilation, including skylights or other changes to the sponsor’s design.

Appellants' counsel argued Ayoub had conversations in earlier years with a prior developer and that the project…