2650 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94123

This 28-unit, three-story multi-family residential building at 2650 Franklin Street in Cow Hollow, built in 1925, has undergone substantial recent renovations and faced several maintenance challenges over the past decades. The property has seen extensive unit-by-unit improvements between 2022 and 2023, with seven units receiving comprehensive kitchen and bathroom remodels including new fixtures, cabinets, and electrical upgrades, with costs ranging from $36,000 to $54,000 per unit. Unit 28 had windows upgraded in 2023 to meet energy efficiency standards (U-factor 0.30 or better).

The building has completed its mandatory Soft Story retrofit program, achieving Tier 2 compliance with certificate issuance. The building's history reveals several concerning patterns, particularly regarding maintenance and tenant communications. In 2017-2018, there were multiple complaints from Unit 17 regarding construction work being conducted without proper permits, resulting in alleged unsafe conditions and inadequate plumbing.

The property experienced water quality issues in 2019, with multiple complaints about brown, rusty water affecting several units. While these issues appear to have been addressed, they followed a pattern of complaints about improper maintenance practices and tenant communication. The building also experienced various fire safety concerns in 2012, 2014, and 2022 regarding alarm systems and extinguishers, though all were marked as corrected. More recently, there were complaints in 2023 about graffiti and parking issues in the vicinity of the building, as well as some garbage and debris concerns that have been resolved through city services.