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Board continues contested Skyline/625 Taylor and 734 Bush appeals, keeps permits suspended and directs draft conditions

Board of Appeals, San Francisco City · October 18, 2006
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After tenant testimony alleging unpermitted demolition, asbestos exposure and tenant displacement at 734 Bush and 625 Taylor, the Board continued the cases one week to adopt findings and conditions. The Board left the permits suspended and directed parties to prepare conditions (hazmat surveys, dust control, bilingual 48‑hour notices, 8AM–6PM business-day work limits, 90‑day per-unit work limits).

A consolidated set of appeals targeting permits issued to Skyline/City Apartments/Trophy Properties for work at 734 Bush Street and multiple units at 625 Taylor Street drew extensive testimony from tenants, tenant advocates and the permit holder. Appellant Harold Darling (San Francisco Tenants Union) alleged unpermitted demolition, asbestos and lead‑paint hazards, tenant displacement and slow or inadequate enforcement by DBI. Tenants described dust, repeated water shutoffs and exposed…

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