Department of Building Inspection Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016-2017 | Page 20

Housing Conversion Ordinance Report
HCO ANNUAL REPORTING HIGHLIGHTS
2016-17 2015-16
Total Number of Residential Housing Buildings
502
497
Total Number of Residential Hotel Buildings (required to file an Annual Unit
403
408
Usage Report)
Residential Hotels offering services (including maid service, linen service,
security service, intercom system, meal service, utilities paid, and others) 244 301
Total Number of Residential Guest Rooms (protected by the HCO to be
conserved) 19,058 19,024
Total Number of Residential Guest Rooms (reported as occupied by the
Annual Unit Usage Report) 9,238 10,158
Residential Guest Room (Overall) Average Rent $784 $820
HCO Violations
Complaints Received
Complaints Abated
(Includes cases initiated from the previous year) 58
18 18
0*
Residential Guest Rooms Converted (through recategorization)
(Through the permit to convert process)
(Through the building permit process only) 49
0
0 0
*Given the nature of potential HCO violations, abatement cases can span several fiscal years to be able to
monitor the requisite hotel reporting and rental histories.
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Department of Building Inspection, Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Annual Report