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Board upholds Page Street site permit with conditions after collapse and demolition concerns
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a site permit for work at 1138–1140 Page Street but imposed restricted work hours after neighbors and an adjacent property owner alleged unsafe demolition, excavation beyond notified depths, and a March roof collapse that damaged adjacent walls. The board found planning calculations did not exceed the 50% demolition threshold but added conditions and urged parties to coordinate repairs; vote 4–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 29 upheld a site permit for 1138–1140 Page Street while addressing multiple contested allegations that the permittee had worked beyond authorized scope, that excavation violated Civil Code notice requirements, and that a March 12 roof collapse damaged an adjacent neighbor’s wall.
Appellant counsel Anna Shimko said the project amounted to a de facto demolition—citing updated calculations of vertical elements affected (48.6% to 49.4% reported in filings)—and urged discretionary review, a demolition finding, and restrictions such as withholding future building permits…
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