1309-1311 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94133

The property at 1309-1311 Montgomery Street is a two-story multi-family residential building located in Telegraph Hill, containing three units and owned by Birchers LLC. Built in 1900, the building has undergone several significant upgrades and renovations over recent years, with the most substantial work focusing on seismic improvements. In 2017, permits were filed for seismic strengthening work of the ground floor, following FEMA guidelines, though these permits remain in "Filed" status with no subsequent completion records.

Between 2016 and 2017, the property underwent major interior remodeling, including a kitchen and living area modernization ($25,000), bathroom and bedroom updates ($25,000), and electrical upgrades, though this work was initially performed without the necessary electrical permits, resulting in a violation that was abated in April 2017. Other improvements during this period included plumbing updates (furnace installation, gas pipe upgrades, and bathroom fixtures), window replacements, and deck repairs. The building's maintenance history shows attention to both interior improvements and exterior maintenance, with earlier work including a foundation repair project in 1995, reroofing in 1991, and the installation of a dumbwaiter in 2003.

The property has experienced some infrastructure challenges, with documentation of two sewage backup incidents (December 2016 and September 2017) that were resolved. Recent exterior issues reported through 311 calls include overgrown trees (most recently in October 2023) and a repaired pavement defect from 2021. The building has undergone routine housing inspections in 1999, 2005, and 2007, all of which were marked as resolved. While the property has seen substantial modernization work, particularly in 2016-2017, there remain some locations where permits for certain improvements were filed but not documented as completed in the available records.