896-898 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The 8-unit, 2-story apartment building at 896-898 Fillmore Street, owned by FRW Holdings LLC, has undergone several significant maintenance and safety improvements since its construction in 1900. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2015 (Tier 3), demonstrating compliance with seismic safety requirements.

Recent maintenance efforts have focused on staircase and porch repairs, with work completed in 2024 and previously in 2021, addressing issues of dry rot and damaged timber at a cost of $4,500 and $3,500 respectively. The building experienced a fire incident in 1989 affecting four units, and while there were multiple building violations cited in 2007 related to fire safety, sanitation, and egress issues, all were resolved by January 2008. The property has maintained regular safety inspections by Housing Inspection Services in 2000, 2007, 2010, and 2018, which have all been marked as not active.

Infrastructure improvements include a complete sewer replacement from the building to the street in 2012. Recent municipal service records from 2024 show various street-level maintenance issues being addressed, including sidewalk defects, graffiti removal, and debris cleanup, though these pertain to the public right-of-way rather than the building itself. The most recent building-related work completed in July 2024 involved repairs to exterior staircase timber and steps, continuing the property’s history of addressing maintenance needs as they arise.