271-281 Francisco St, San Francisco, CA 94133

The 4-story, 11-unit multi-family residential building at 271-281 Francisco Street in Telegraph Hill, managed by the John H Kaufmann Trust, was constructed in 1908. The property has undergone several significant improvements over the past decade, including mandatory seismic retrofits completed in 2019 that addressed both residential and commercial components of the building.

Recent modifications in 2023 included the conversion of a baking school to a bakery and retail space, along with associated electrical and plumbing upgrades, though there was previously a period of non-compliance that triggered violation notices in 2018 and 2023 regarding the Soft Story Retrofit Program, which was subsequently resolved with a Certificate of Final Completion issued in October 2023. The building has experienced periodic maintenance and upgrade work to improve its systems and living conditions, including window replacements in 2013, unit remodels in 2016, and various plumbing improvements such as water heater and furnace replacements in 2023.

Safety inspections have revealed occasional issues requiring attention, including fire safety concerns in 2016, 2017, 2022, and 2024 regarding extinguishers, sprinkler systems, and hazardous materials, all of which were either corrected or found to have no merit. The history of tenant and neighbor concerns primarily relates to the operation of the cooking school between 2011-2022, which generated complaints about noise and parking, though these issues appear to have been resolved with the change in occupancy to a bakery. Recent 311 calls from 2023-2024 have primarily concerned street cleaning issues near the property, including reports of human waste and general debris, though these were primarily city sidewalk issues rather than building-specific problems.