2405 Octavia St, San Francisco, CA 94109

2405 Octavia Street is a 3-story, 5-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1900, currently owned by the John & Devra McArdle Trust. The property has undergone several significant improvements over the years, including a 2004 renovation that added a new garage and remodeled existing units, and the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system in 2006 for the garage and first floor at a cost of $8,000. A notable concern for the building is its current non-compliant status with the Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Program, which has resulted in an active violation filed in April 2020.

This violation centers around incomplete retrofit work and associated final signoff requirements, with the most recent communication being a final warning letter issued in April 2022, and a director hearing scheduled for November 2022. The building's history shows various electrical and safety upgrades, including the installation of a fire sprinkler system, updated electrical infrastructure in 2006 (comprising lights, switches, and circuits), and work on exterior stairs in 2007. A significant cluster of violations was documented in 2016, including requirements for fire extinguishers, security features like door viewers and deadbolt locks, and building identification requirements.

While many of these earlier violations have since been resolved, the continued soft-story compliance issue represents the most pressing current concern. The property has maintained regular maintenance and upgrade patterns, with recent work in 2022 costing $18,000 related to completing previously approved work. The building's location has experienced typical urban maintenance issues as evidenced by 311 calls, though these have primarily related to street-level concerns rather than building-specific problems.