1601 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94123

1601 Beach Street is a 3-story, 15-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1935, currently owned by 1601beachstreet LLC. The building is actively undergoing significant improvements, including the planned addition of four ADUs in the first-floor parking area, currently under review. Recent major renovations have been focused on unit upgrades, with completed work in 2023 including extensive interior renovations in units 203, 204, 304, and in 2021-2022, work was done on units 102, 104, 105, 201, 202, 205, and 305.

These renovations included new kitchens, bathrooms, structural upgrades, and associated plumbing and electrical work. The building has several critical safety updates in progress or recently completed, including a mandatory soft-story retrofit (costing $50,000) issued in November 2023, and a significant fire alarm system upgrade completed in January 2024, valued at over $47,000. The property has experienced some safety compliance issues, including recent fire alarm violations in 2023 and 2021, and non-compliance with the Mandatory Soft Story Program, for which a current violation is active.

Historical violations from 2014-2015 related to fire escape maintenance and smoke detector requirements have been resolved. The building experienced a gas leak incident in 2019, though no injuries were reported. Recent maintenance calls have included plumbing issues, with the most recent plumbing work issued in October 2024 for washer/dryer and water heater installations. The property has undergone various infrastructure improvements, including bathroom remodels, new hydronic heating systems, and electrical upgrades throughout multiple units.