857-863 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94133

The property at 857-863 Lombard Street is a two-story, four-unit multi-family residential building located in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood. Built in 1924 and currently owned by Wayland L. Lew, this apartment building has undergone several significant renovations over its lifetime, with particular attention to safety and modernization in recent years.

Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2015 (classified as Tier 3) to improve seismic safety, costing $50,000. More recent improvements in 2021 included substantial interior updates across the building: a comprehensive bathroom and kitchen remodel ($60,000), electrical upgrades to 100-amp service with new fixtures and recessed lighting installations ($60,000), and plumbing improvements, all of which were successfully completed with proper permits. The building's maintenance history shows regular attention to structural and cosmetic upkeep, including siding improvements in 2000, stairway replacements in 1999, and various unit renovations over the years.

Routine housing inspections in the early 2000s were conducted and resolved without any noted ongoing issues. The property has experienced minimal emergency incidents, with only three documented fire department responses since 1998, all of which were non-emergency situations with no civilian injuries reported. Recent 311 calls (2020-2024) have primarily concerned exterior issues such as street lighting, parking violations, and sidewalk obstructions, while one call regarding hazardous materials (glass) on the street was promptly resolved. A tree maintenance issue reported in 2023 is currently listed as open/accepted.