1365 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

The 12-unit apartment building at 1365 Chestnut Street in San Francisco's Marina neighborhood, owned by the Tam Family Trust, is a 1924 three-story multi-family residential structure currently undergoing significant safety upgrades. Most notably, in early 2024, the building is receiving a comprehensive fire alarm system replacement to comply with San Francisco Fire Code requirements, including the installation of new smoke detectors, manual pulls, AES radio, monitor modules, and sounders throughout the building, with work apparently continuing into late 2024.

This follows previous fire safety issues documented in 2019 and 2015, when violations were issued for problems with extinguishers and alarm systems, though these violations were subsequently abated. The building also faces structural safety concerns as a documented soft-story building that has not yet been added to the city's soft-story property mandate, with this complaint remaining active since December 2020. Additional building maintenance issues have emerged more recently, including problems with exterior paint noted in April 2024, for which violations were issued regarding weather protection and lead abatement procedures.

Previous routine inspections have documented various building issues over the years, including stair repairs needed in 2006. Major systems upgrades have been undertaken in the past, including reroofing work in 2006 and a boiler replacement in 2011. The property has experienced recurring issues with parking enforcement, as evidenced by multiple citations for driveway blocking in late 2023 and throughout 2024, though these are not directly related to building safety or maintenance.