1940 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94109

1940 Franklin Street is a 3-story, 18-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1972 and currently owned by South Wilshire/dev Partners. The building has undergone several significant safety improvements, most notably completing a mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit in 2015 (Tier 2) at a cost of $135,000.

The property experienced multiple fire safety violations in June 2000, including egress obstructions, security issues with exterior doors, and the need for a gas utility shutoff tool, though all these violations were abated by July 2000. More recently, there were fire safety concerns in 2017 regarding the sprinkler system and alarm maintenance, with the sprinkler violation being officially abated by March 2017, and a subsequent complaint about extinguishers in 2022 that was resolved by November 2022. The building's maintenance history includes deck repairs in 2008 and a roofing project in 1998, though the roofing permit has since expired.

More recent activity around the property has included multiple 311 calls between 2018 and 2024 regarding various issues such as sewer problems, flooding, and noise complaints, though most of these cases required no significant intervention. A routine safety inspection was conducted in 2013, and while there was a fire alarm system violation in 2017, the building's documented violations and complaints have generally been addressed and resolved in a timely manner. The property is subject to San Francisco's soft-story retrofit program and has completed the required improvements, receiving a Certificate of Final Completion (CFC).