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Board upholds permit for 786–792 First Ave with mold‑testing and tenant‑protection conditions
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals upheld a permit for work at 786–792 First Avenue but limited the scope to correcting outstanding notices of violation in Unit 786, required smoke detectors and allowed tenant displacement only if DBI determines hazardous mold abatement necessitates it. The vote was 4–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on a 4–0 vote upheld a building permit for 786–792 First Avenue but limited the work to correcting pending Notices of Violation in Unit 786 and added conditions intended to protect tenants.
The board’s action followed a DBI inspection that found Unit 786 in poor condition — leaks, pest problems, missing tiles and a nonworking smoke detector — while Unit 788 was described as being in good repair. Lawrence Kornfield of the Department of Building Inspection summarized the site visit and the violations the inspector documented.
Attorney Elizabeth Earhart, representing the Ricci Trust, told the…
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