The Building at 1819 is a Historic Building

According to the SF city planners, RUSTY'S FORT is considered a historic building.

The owners requested a permit to demo the building at 1819 Mason Street but the permit was denied by city planning. City planning claims the building, also known as Rusty's Fort, is a historic building and cannot be demo'd. The DBI claims the building should be demo'd because it's not structurally sound. Since 2005, complaints have been filed with the DBI about the dilapidated condition of this property and nothing was done. If something was done by the DBI then, maybe the owners would have done something that could have helped with the preservation of the building. San Fran building owners are responsible for maintaining their property so why does the owner of this property continue to get away with not paying city fines or obeying city ordinances? Enough is enough!!! We were not able to save the historic trees that were illegally cut down on this lot but we may be able to save the historic building. To save the building, add comments to this posting. You can also contact Adam Light at city planning. He prefers to be contacted via email Adam.light@sfgov.org or you can leave a message at 558-6254. Thank you.