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1030 Fell St

Alamo Square, SF 94117 0824001G 9 units · 3 fl · 1926

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

NOVs (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Alamo Square
At or below average
avg 2.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 novs (7y), at or below the Alamo Square average of 2.3.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 1030 Fell St rent-controlled?

San Francisco's Rent Ordinance caps rent increases and provides eviction protection for most residential units built before 1979 with 2+ units. Here's how this building scores.

Built before 1979
Built 1926
2 or more units
9 units
Property type
Multi-Family Residential
Zoning
RH3
Likely rent-controlled. Building age and unit count suggest this property falls under San Francisco's Rent Ordinance.

Based on SF Assessor records. Not legal advice — confirm with the SF Rent Board.

Building characteristics
Units9
Floors3
Year built1926
Total area6,300 sq ft
Property typeMulti-Family Residential
Tax statusNone
Blocklot0824001G
Ownership

Registered owner per SF Assessor-Recorder (secured roll).

Owner name
Sainez Lourdes
Mailing address
Mitchelle Piazza Po Box 40226 San Francisco CA 94140
Last sale
111616

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Initial analysis

The 9-unit apartment building at 1030 Fell St in Alamo Square, owned by Lourdes Sainez, is a 3-story multi-family residential structure built in 1926. The building has undergone significant recent improvements, with the most substantial work occurring in 2022, when Unit #6 received a comprehensive $40,000 renovation including kitchen and bathroom remodels, electrical upgrades, and furnace replacement. The building completed its mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit in 2014, achieving Tier 3 status with a Certificate of Final Completion issued. All units have received varying degrees of renovation since 2014, including Unit #4 which underwent multiple improvements including window replacement in 2018, and Units #2, #3, #5, #7, and #8 which have all been modernized with new kitchens, bathrooms, and electrical systems.

The building's maintenance history shows attention to safety concerns, particularly with recurring fire safety inspections noting issues with alarm systems and extinguishers in 2016, 2017, and most recently in 2024, though all were marked as "Condition Corrected." A significant violation occurred in 2018 involving improper debris disposal during interior work, but this was resolved by 2019. Historical violations from 2005 related to various safety and maintenance issues (including fire escape repairs and lead paint concerns) were all officially abated by 2019. Recent building observations show regular safety inspections being conducted, with the most recent inspection in 2018 showing no active violations. The property's maintenance record suggests ongoing investment in unit upgrades and building safety systems, with all major building systems including plumbing, electrical, and heating being regularly updated or replaced as needed.

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Risk rating

How 1030 Fell St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of SF DBI inspection data — notice of violation filings, complaint history, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that DBI inspectors will issue a Notice of Violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Grade A–B — Low risk

DBI rarely finds violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. DBI has found issues here before and is statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
21th percentile

Out of 305 buildings in this neighborhood, 241 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No DBI
violation
57%
DBI violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The three data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total floor area — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, electrical, HVAC) that can fail.

Neighborhood location

Precise location is a proxy for neighborhood-level risk — some SF blocks have systematically higher DBI activity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 25.5%
Moderate concern 36.2%
Severe concern 38.3%
Estimated probability of receiving a DBI Notice of Violation in the next 12 months at each severity level. Model: full_hgb_balanced.
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1030 Fell St event timeline

Violations, complaints, fire incidents, permits, and buyouts — most recent records in order.

2026
Fire Complaint Apr 24
Sprinkler/Standpipe Systems

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