1142-1152 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94133

The 6-unit, 3-story multi-family residential building at 1142-1152 Kearny St in Telegraph Hill, constructed in 1907 and owned by Jew Fay Leung & Sun Kuen Rev, has undergone several significant improvements and faced various maintenance challenges over the years. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2016 at a cost of $63,500, which significantly improved its seismic safety by adding shear walls to the lower level.

The building has a documented history of addressing structural and safety concerns, including repairs to back stairs and landing in 1989, rear deck and second exit stairs repairs in 2006, and renovations to a 2-car tandem parking garage in 1994. A notable cluster of building violations emerged in September 2005, primarily related to gas utility safety concerns, including the need for gas meter instructional diagrams and shutoff tools, as well as wood stairs requiring repair. These violations were all addressed by January 2007.

The building experienced some electrical issues in apartment 1150 in 2005, with reports of non-functioning outlets and dry rot on the back deck. More recent concerns include recurring issues with sewage vent problems, as evidenced by multiple 311 calls in 2021 and February 2022, and a CO detector activation incident attributed to malfunction with no civilian injuries reported. The property's maintenance record shows regular attention to various issues, with all identified violations being properly resolved, though there have been some recurring infrastructure challenges such as sewage system problems.