Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board 1 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Monday, January 28, 2013
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)

Under the California Constitution and applicable statutes, hearings of the Assessment Appeals Board are judicial proceedings. The decisions of Assessment Appeals Boards must be based exclusively on properly admitted evidence. Assessment Appeals Boards may not base any factual determinations necessary for their decisions on anything other than the aforementioned evidence. Information presented through public comment, unless properly admitted into evidence in compliance with the Revenue and Taxation code and the Property Tax Rules of the State Board of Equalization, is not evidence upon which Assessment Appeals Boards may base findings.

The Assessment Appeals Board Agenda packet and documents are available for review in Room 405 at City Hall. Each item on the Agenda may include the following documents: (1) An Application for Changed Assessment (2) Comparable Sale Information (3) Department or Agency Correspondence (4) Public Correspondence.

Public comment will be taken for items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Each person wishing to speak on an item before the Board shall be permitted to be heard once for up to three minutes.

1) Public comment* (For all items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda, but under the jurisdiction of the Board.)

2) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2401
APPLICANT: MORGAN, DAVID JAY
PARCEL NO.: 3765 033
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0489 HARRISON ST, 405
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,160,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2404
APPLICANT: EHRLICH, DAVID
PARCEL NO.: 7538 037
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0290 BEACON ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,337,283.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $669,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2484
APPLICANT: HAMMER, NEIL
PARCEL NO.: 3793 128
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0088 KING ST, #623
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $900,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $598,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2844
APPLICANT: LUKRICH, JOHN
PARCEL NO.: 0418A014
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0007 CASA WAY,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,359,732.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,180,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2852
APPLICANT: KANGNING, MOORE
PARCEL NO.: 3766 125
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0400 BEALE ST, #1014
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,173,328.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $970,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2862
APPLICANT: AFTONOMOS, LEFKOS
PARCEL NO.: 3726 054
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0519 NATOMA ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,066,549.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,033,150.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2892
APPLICANT: SVEC, BRANKO
PARCEL NO.: 0452T025F
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0900 NORTH POINT ST, 533 B17F
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $263,726.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $208,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2912
APPLICANT: KALMBACH FAMILY TRUST
PARCEL NO.: 0286 057
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0333 GRANT AVE, #701
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,022,740.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2956
APPLICANT: LEE, CASSANDRA
PARCEL NO.: 0646 048
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1635 CALIFORNIA ST, #71
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $704,262.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $659,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: ROLL CORRECTION

11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3157
APPLICANT: PATEL, JAYABEN
PARCEL NO.: 3766 195
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0400 BEALE ST, #1607
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $927,994.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $504,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3436
APPLICANT: VARMA, ANUJ
PARCEL NO.: 0732 089
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1310 FILLMORE ST, #805
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $645,902.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $323,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

13) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3443
APPLICANT: LUI, PAUL & DORA
PARCEL NO.: 0596 006
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1825 - 1829 LARKIN ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,999,431.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $999,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

14) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3446
APPLICANT: LAUB, ARNOLD
PARCEL NO.: 0577 004
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1948 PACIFIC AVE,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,606,097.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $803,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

15) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3448
APPLICANT: OLIVER FAMILY LIVING TRUST
PARCEL NO.: 3774 185
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0301 BRYANT ST, 701
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,645,804.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $823,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

16) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3467
APPLICANT: SHERMAN, ERNEST
PARCEL NO.: 0288 074
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0333 BUSH ST, 3708
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,403,839.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $702,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

17) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3470
APPLICANT: BUCK, CAROL FRANC TRS.
PARCEL NO.: 0222A020
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1170 SACRAMENTO ST, 6D
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,500,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching it's decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and the City operations are open to the people's review.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Administrator by mail to: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415.554.7724, by fax at 415.554.7854, or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from the Administrator or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; Web Site www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Disability Access – The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.

Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Board 1 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Monday, January 28, 2013
1:30 PM

Under the California Constitution and applicable statutes, hearings of the Assessment Appeals Board are judicial proceedings. The decisions of Assessment Appeals Boards must be based exclusively on properly admitted evidence. Assessment Appeals Boards may not base any factual determinations necessary for their decisions on anything other than the aforementioned evidence. Information presented through public comment, unless properly admitted into evidence in compliance with the Revenue and Taxation code and the Property Tax Rules of the State Board of Equalization, is not evidence upon which Assessment Appeals Boards may base findings.

The Assessment Appeals Board Agenda packet and documents are available for review in Room 405 at City Hall. Each item on the Agenda may include the following documents: (1) An Application for Changed Assessment (2) Comparable Sale Information (3) Department or Agency Correspondence (4) Public Correspondence.

Public comment will be taken for items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Each person wishing to speak on an item before the Board shall be permitted to be heard once for up to three minutes.

1) Public comment* (For all items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda, but under the jurisdiction of the Board.)

2) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-3434
APPLICANT: WARWICK CALIFORNIA CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0306 011
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0484 - 0486 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,398,711.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,020,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-3435
APPLICANT: WARWICK CALIFORNIA CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0306 012
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0490 - 0498 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,239,671.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,472,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-2188
APPLICANT: WARWICK CALIFORNIA CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0306 011
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0484 - 0486 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,390,656.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,020,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-2189
APPLICANT: WARWICK CALIFORNIA CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0306 012
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0490 - 0498 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,220,143.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,472,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-0699
APPLICANT: SAN FRANCISCO TENNIS CLUB
PARCEL NO.: 3786 037
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0645 - 05TH ST,
TOPIC: Base Year/Change in Ownership-Incorrect Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $17,500,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $6,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-1300
APPLICANT: 311 CALIFORNIA STREET, LP
PARCEL NO.: 0261 015
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0311 CALIFORNIA ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $28,313,677.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $14,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-1355
APPLICANT: STREET REALTY INC.
PARCEL NO.: 0293 006
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0150 POST ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $25,557,946.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $13,007,997.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-1852
APPLICANT: HEARST COMMUNICATIONS INC.
PARCEL NO.: 0239 009
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0400 MONTGOMERY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $30,145,055.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $15,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2770
APPLICANT: GOLDEN VAN BUILDING LLC
PARCEL NO.: 0766 013
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0180 REDWOOD ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,934,236.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $3,280,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2779
APPLICANT: 166 GEARY ASSOCIATES LIC
PARCEL NO.: 0309 010
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0166 - 0300 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $23,068,010.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $6,920,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2785
APPLICANT: WARWICK CALIFORNIA CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0306 011
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0484 - 0486 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,416,186.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,025,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

13) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-2786
APPLICANT: WARWICK CALIFORNIA CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0306 012
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0490 - 0498 GEARY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,935,740.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,680,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

14) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-3504
APPLICANT: NAUGHTON, PETER
PARCEL NO.: 0655 032
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2525 CALIFORNIA ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $12,647,760.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $12,200,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching it's decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and the City operations are open to the people's review.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Administrator by mail to: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415.554.7724, by fax at 415.554.7854, or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from the Administrator or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; Web Site www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Disability Access – The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.