1556 Filbert St, San Francisco, CA 94123

The 6-unit, 3-story multi-family residential building at 1556 Filbert Street in Cow Hollow, built in 1925, has undergone several significant safety and maintenance improvements over the past decade. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2015 at a cost of $80,000, which included upgrading ground floor walls to shear walls and adding special moment frames for improved seismic safety.

The property has also experienced recurring fire safety and security concerns, particularly evident in 2007-2011 when multiple violations were recorded, including issues with fire escape ladders, smoke enclosure doors, fire extinguisher maintenance, and inadequate lighting - all of which were eventually abated. More recent improvements include the installation of motion sensor lights in 2007, Ufer ground system in 2016, and the replacement of common area locks and doorknobs following security concerns in 2007. The building's maintenance history shows attention to structural and maintenance needs, with records of reroofing (1996), concrete floor repairs (1992), sidewalk repairs (2007), and various street space permits.

A complaint regarding possible illegal short-term rentals was investigated in 2013 but was subsequently closed with no further action. Recent years have shown fewer major building-specific issues, though there have been multiple 311 calls in 2023-2024 primarily relating to street cleaning, garbage management, and parking enforcement in the vicinity of the property. The most recent documented infrastructure work includes street cleaning and parking enforcement issues, which are typical urban challenges not necessarily reflective of building conditions or management.