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472 ELLIS ST

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0323015 · Last violation Jul 25, 2025 · Last complaint Aug 12, 2026

NeighborhoodTenderloin
Around average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 60% of buildings and more complaints than 70% of buildings in Tenderloin. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 6 violations · 12 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
All DBI violations have been resolved
Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection, by current status.
Severe0
Serious0
Minor0

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Fire safety problems have been reported here.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Walk the exit route from the unit to the street and check the stairs and hallways are clear of stored items, and that fire doors close properly.
    details ▸

    California law requires safe fire or emergency exits leading to a street or hallway, and requires stairs, hallways and exits to be kept litter free. Storage areas, garages and basements must be kept free of combustible materials. San Francisco's Housing Code separately treats inadequate exits and inadequate fire protection equipment as conditions that make a building substandard, which is the finding behind a notice of violation.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • San Francisco Housing Code §1001(m), (n)
  2. Tenants here have reported no heat or no hot water.
    details ▸

    California law requires heating facilities in good working order, and plumbing facilities in good working order including hot and cold running water. A rental unit that substantially lacks either may be legally uninhabitable, which is the standard the implied warranty of habitability sets for every residential tenancy in the state.

311 Housing Complaints
Total complaints since 2010
74
4 per year avg.↓ Down 25% in the last 2 years (12 vs 16 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
32
Severeⓘ3
Seriousⓘ20
Minorⓘ9
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1997
170
6 per year avg.↓ Down 57% in the last 2 years (6 vs 14 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
0
No open DBI violations on record.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Heating equipmentⓘ7 violations
Fire safetyⓘ2 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ1 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1 violations
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated8 violations
See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
Mold And Mildew9 complaints
Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior5 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect5 complaints
Elevators Everthing Else2 complaints
General Maintenance Not In List Above2 complaints
Paint Peeling1 complaints
Plumbing Broken Leaking1 complaints
Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter1 complaints
Electrical Non Hazard1 complaints
Ventilation Inadequate Or None1 complaints
Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories1 complaints
Fire Hazard1 complaints
Heat Lack Of Heat1 complaints
Infestation Bed Bugs1 complaints
See violations (170) →See complaints (74) →
See something wrong? File a complaint with SF 311

Ask how heat and hot water are supplied and who pays for them. If either fails once you live here, put the request to the landlord in writing and keep a copy.

  • California Tenant Guide
  • San Francisco Housing Code §701
  • Tenants here have reported mold.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Look for dark spots on walls, floors and ceilings, and for dry or wet spots, flaking or bubbling, or a damp or moldy smell, especially in bathrooms and closets.
    details ▸

    San Francisco's Health Code treats visible or otherwise demonstrable mold or mildew in a residential building as a public health nuisance in its own right. Under state law, mold that the landlord has notice of and that affects livability or health can also breach the implied warranty of habitability.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • San Francisco Health Code §581(b)(6)