716 Great Highway, San Francisco
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Quick answers
- Does 716 Great Highway have open permits or code violations?
- San Francisco Department of Building Inspection lists 30 permits, 13 not closed, and 37 violations.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in San Francisco County?
- $1,249,125 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
- What natural disasters is 716 Great Highway at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively moderate overall, with elevated earthquake risk.
Permits and code violations
13 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. No open violations.
- Otc alterations permit Jun 2026Filed
Unit# 3. repair bottom sill of the window facing the street. interior work. touch up paint against the edge of the wall.
- Otc alterations permit Jul 2025Complete
Re-roof. torch applied.
- Otc alterations permit Jun 2025Complete
Remove and repair galvanize existing fire escape. in-kind
- Otc alterations permit May 2025Complete
Unit 3 replace 15 windows with the same size and style and same location; u=0.3max. all windows vinyl material and not visible from street.
- Otc alterations permit Apr 2025Complete
Unit 1-replace 14 windows with the same size and style window vinyl material and not visible from the street. uf<=0.3
- Otc alterations permit Mar 2025Complete
Re-roofing w/ hot works.
- Otc alterations permit Dec 2022Complete
Reroofing
- Otc alterations permit Jul 2022Complete
Restoration of extg fire escape. remove and make necessary repairs and galvenize and reinstall. all work to comply with sfbc admin. bulletin ab-019.
- Otc alterations permit Jul 2022Complete
Restoration of extg fire escape. remove and make necessary repairs and galvenize and reinstall. all work to comply with sfbc admin. bulletin ab-019.
- Otc alterations permit Jul 2022Complete
Restoration of extg fire escape. remove and make necessary repairs and galvenize and reinstall. all work to comply with sfbc admin. bulletin ab-019.
- Otc alterations permit Jul 2022Complete
Restoration of extg fire escape. remove and make necessary repairs and galvenize and reinstall. all work to comply with sfbc admin. bulletin ab-019.
- Otc alterations permit Feb 2020Complete
Unit #1: replacement of 21 windows - 5 in the back and 16 facing steet. new construction. no other work. all vinyl. same size, same location.
San Francisco Department of Building Inspection
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
Highest for this area: earthquake. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Radon potential
Moderate
Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Wildfire risk
Very Low
Wildfire risk is low enough that standard home insurance usually covers it.
FEMA National Risk Index
Nearest public schools
4,050 ft
Lafayette Elementary (4,050 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Conforming loan limit 2026
$1,249,125
San Francisco County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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- median household income
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- 38%
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- Semi-detached or row house: the shared wall matters. Listen from the room adjoining the neighbor's side and ask whether any structural work has been done there.
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