1900 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94109

1900 Jackson Street is a 9-unit, 3-story multi-family residential building located in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, owned by 1900 Jackson Street LLC and constructed in 1957. The property has undergone several significant improvements and faced various compliance issues over the years. Most notably, the building completed mandatory soft-story retrofit work in 2017 (with a cost of $30,000) as required under San Francisco Building Code Chapter 34B.

Recent building improvements include a 2020 permit application to install new bike racks and storage in the basement, and the installation of new emergency lighting in 2020 to address a fire code violation. The building has a documented history of maintenance and safety compliance issues, particularly between 2010-2016, when violations were recorded related to fire escape maintenance, dishwasher air gap fittings, hot water boiler permits, and security requirements. All of these violations were eventually abated by February 2016.

More recent concerns include multiple fire alarm system activations due to malfunction and false alarms, though no civilian injuries have been reported from these incidents. The property has also attracted attention from the Academy of Art University enforcement program, with records indicating a change of use investigation in 1999 regarding the building being used as transient housing, as well as subsequent enforcement actions related to group housing conversion and unauthorized signs. Recent 311 calls from late 2024 primarily relate to street maintenance issues, including garbage disposal and pavement defects, though these are external to the building itself.