Board of Appeals denies jurisdiction request over 300 Deharrow site permit after neighbors say notice was not visible

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Wednesday denied a request to reopen the appeal period for a site permit issued for a 11‑story, 425‑unit affordable housing project at 300 Deharrow Street, after neighbors said they received no visible notice that would have triggered the appeal window.

The request, filed by resident Sanjay Gupta, asked the board to find that city actions caused him to miss the April 14 appeal deadline for site permit 202107235031, which DBI records show was issued on March 28, 2025. Gupta told the board he only received a demolition permit notice in the mail on April 15 and that posted signage either did not exist or was placed far back on the lot and obscured by vehicles. "It is not a notice if it can't be noticed," Gupta told the board.

The board's president, John Trezvina, moved to grant jurisdiction on the basis that the city had inadvertently caused the requester to be late. The motion received three votes in favor and one against — short of the four votes required to grant jurisdiction — and therefore failed. Vice President J.R. Epler had been excused from participation in the matter earlier at…