1360 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94109

The 7-unit apartment building at 1360 Washington Street in Nob Hill, owned by 1360 Washington Street LLC, is a 4-story structure built in 1915 that has undergone several significant safety and modernization upgrades over the years. Most notably, in 2024, the building received a comprehensive fire alarm system upgrade costing nearly $39,000 to install addressable smoke detectors, manual pull stations, horn strobes, and low-frequency horns to comply with SF Fire Department requirements, with a violation related to the alarm system maintenance being abated later that same year. The building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2015 as a Tier 3 building, demonstrating compliance with seismic safety requirements.

Historical improvements include a 2003 kitchen and bathroom remodel, electrical upgrades for EV charging in 2013, and routine safety inspections revealing various violations in 2000 and 2008, all of which were subsequently abated. Currently, there is an important pending matter regarding an unauthorized dwelling unit that may impact resident safety and building operations. The building is under review for the removal of this unauthorized unit, with proposed work that includes removing existing kitchen and bathroom facilities and restoring original storage units.

This project, while potentially beneficial for overall building compliance, presents "contentious fire and life safety issues" according to planning records, and is currently categorized as "On Hold." The building's maintenance history shows attention to basic infrastructure, including a 1993 reroofing project and various electrical improvements, though a boiler permit renewal issue was identified in 2022. The property has experienced some maintenance and safety issues over the years, including a 2018 complaint about an unsafe roof area with inadequate barriers, though this and other violations were generally addressed through proper channels. Recent 311 calls primarily relate to external issues such as street cleaning and parking matters, rather than internal building concerns.