845-851 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94108

The 845-851 Washington Street building, owned by the Harvey H Young Living Trust, is a two-story, five-unit multi-family residential property built in 1907 located in the Financial District North. The building has experienced several notable incidents and maintenance events over the years, with the most recent significant issue being a hot water outage reported in November 2023. In 2017, the property faced a serious incident involving fire damage to a cast iron waste line in the basement, which required repairs to the waste line, plywood subfloor, and electrical panel components totaling $15,000.

During that same year, there was an electrical safety violation involving an unapproved gas-powered generator and temporary wiring that was abated by December 2017. Other maintenance and safety improvements include parapet safety work completed in 1984 and compliance with UMB ordinances in 1995 at a cost of $25,000. The building has an extensive history of fire alarm activations, with multiple false alarms recorded over the years, though none resulted in civilian injuries or actual fires.

A cooking-related fire was reported but was confined to a container with no injuries. Several infrastructure improvements have been made, including electrical work in 2013 involving conduit installation, and various plumbing and electrical repairs in 2017. More recently, the property has experienced ongoing waste management challenges, with multiple 311 calls regarding garbage and debris on the surrounding property recorded between November 2024 and January 2025. While these calls have generally been resolved by city services, they indicate recurring issues with waste management in the immediate vicinity of the building.