1055 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94108

The three-story, 13-unit multi-family residential building at 1055 Washington Street in Nob Hill, owned by Corrinne B Lee Revocable Tr, has a significant history of maintenance and safety compliance issues dating from 2002 to 2025. Most notably, the building remains non-compliant with mandatory soft-story retrofit requirements (Tier 3) as of October 2024, though a seismic retrofit permit was filed in September 2024.

The property has active building violations from February 2020 related to general dilapidation, lead paint hazards, interior surface repairs, and safety compliance issues, including a recent complaint about multiple building safety concerns including rotting back stairs, unresolved soft-story retrofit, and fire alarm panel upgrades. Recent improvements include a fire alarm system upgrade completed in June 2024 and an electrical upgrade in December 2023 to install low-frequency sounders for fire safety compliance.

The building's maintenance history reveals recurring issues with plumbing, electrical systems, and interior conditions, including a 2002 sewage overflow incident, a 2014 smoke/carbon monoxide safety violation, and numerous complaints about interior surfaces requiring repair or remediation. April 2024 witnessed complaints about common areas, and there have been multiple 311 calls regarding garbage and debris in the vicinity throughout 2024. While some infrastructure improvements have been attempted, such as window replacements in 2000 and various plumbing and electrical upgrades, the persistence of multiple active violations and the building's current non-compliant status with key safety systems suggests ongoing challenges with maintenance and safety compliance.