881-885 Filbert St, San Francisco, CA 94133

The 6-unit, 3-story apartment building at 881-885 Filbert Street in Russian Hill, owned by Kwok Keung & Su Ying Wong R, was built in 1912 and has undergone several significant renovations and inspections over its lifetime. Most notably, the building completed mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit work in 2016 at a cost of $39,000, following which multiple final inspection permits were issued in 2020.

Prior to the completion of this work, the building was placed in violation status in April 2020 for failing to comply with the Mandatory Soft Story Program, though this violation was abated by February 2021 when the retrofit was completed and the Certificate of Final Completion (CFC) was issued. The building has a history of routine inspections showing various compliance issues, particularly in 2006 when multiple violations were documented regarding fire safety systems including fire extinguisher maintenance, central alarm system certification, and smoke detector installation. These violations were all abated by February 2021.

Recent activity at the property includes a noise complaint filed in November 2024 and several reports of abandoned vehicles in the vicinity between 2022 and 2023, though these are external to the building itself. There have been two documented sewer-related incidents (in 2013 and 2021) and one carbon monoxide detector activation incident, though no injuries were reported in any of these incidents. The building's current soft-story status is listed as complete with a CFC issued, indicating compliance with seismic safety requirements as of 2021.