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25 ESSEX ST

Financial District/South Beach · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 3749503 · Last violation Oct 1, 2025 · Last complaint Apr 20, 2026

NeighborhoodFinancial District/South Beach
More violations than 95% of nearby buildings
More violations than 95% of buildings and more complaints than 87% of buildings in Financial District/South Beach. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 22 violations · 22 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. 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.

    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
  2. Tenants here have reported pests.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Look along baseboards and inside low cabinets for droppings, greasy rub marks or tracks, and check whether the bins outside overflow and whether gaps around exterior doors are sealed.
    details ▸

    California law requires buildings and grounds to be kept clean and sanitary and free from debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, rodents and vermin. San Francisco requires property owners to keep their property free of vermin, and requires an owner or manager to respond to a tenant's bed bug complaint by hiring a licensed pest control operator.

311 Housing Complaints
Total complaints since 2019
50
6 per year avg.↑ Up 100% in the last 2 years (22 vs 11 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
37
Severeⓘ3
Seriousⓘ24
Minorⓘ10
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 2018
88
10 per year avg.→ Stable in the last 2 years
Open violations
0
No open DBI violations on record.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ5 violations
General disrepairⓘ5 violations
Heating equipmentⓘ4 violations
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ3 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ2 violations
Plumbingⓘ2 violations
Permits & unpermitted workⓘ1 violations
Pestsⓘ1 violations
Cleanliness & refuseⓘ1 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ1 violations
Fire safetyⓘ1 violations
Electricalⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated32 violations
See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
General Maintenance Not In List Above9 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect9 complaints
Infestation Bed Bugs8 complaints
Mold And Mildew5 complaints
Visitor Policy Violations2 complaints
Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water2 complaints
Heat Lack Of Heat1 complaints
Garbage Receptacles1 complaints
Deck Stairs Handrails1 complaints
Hide violations (88) ↑See complaints (50) →

Violation log

0 DBI violations · Open

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See something wrong? File a complaint with SF 311
  • California Tenant Guide
  • SF.gov, Keeping your building free of vermin
  • 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)