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Board approves shell permit for major repairs at 1166 Haight Street after tenant concerns about displacement
Summary
The Board heard a lengthy appeal from tenants alleging harassment and displacement at 1166 Haight Street and considered a permit addressing severe settlement and seismic upgrades. Structural testimony described pronounced differential settlement; DBI said the work is necessary to abate an unsafe condition and that multiple additional permits would follow. The board denied the appeal and upheld the permit, with departments asked to clean up permit history and investigate outstanding complaints.
Tenants and their representative Raquel Fox told the Board that a building-permit application for 1166 Haight Street should be conditioned to protect tenants and exclude work that could facilitate permanent displacement, such as a previously proposed garage. Tenants described long-term building deterioration and alleged harassment by the landlord that contributed to vacancies; two longtime tenants recounted a deterioration in building maintenance and intrusive landlord conduct.
Architect Suhail Shatara and structural consultant Pat Buskovich presented the technical case that the three-story building exhibits severe, differential settlement (8–11 inches reported in some…
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