1179 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The 7-unit, 4-story multi-family residential building at 1179 Hayes Street in Alamo Square has undergone significant improvements and maintenance work over the past several years, with particular attention to fire safety and seismic retrofitting. Most notably, the building completed mandatory seismic retrofitting in 2017 (classified as Tier 3 soft-story compliance), which included new foundations for shear walls, and added a ground floor ADU unit (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom) in 2018, requiring multiple permits for construction and fire sprinkler system modifications.

Recent safety upgrades include a comprehensive fire alarm system replacement in 2021 with new panels, smoke detectors, and low-frequency horns, as well as improvements to the building's fire sprinkler system in 2020-2021, which documented the entire existing system and added new components. The building has a history of addressing maintenance and safety issues, particularly through multiple regular safety inspections and prompt responses to identified violations.

Past concerns from 2007 about general dilapidation, fire escape maintenance, and interior surface issues (mold/mildew), along with a 2004 boiler permit violation, have all been resolved. While there have been several 311 calls regarding the property's external areas between 2018 and 2024, these primarily relate to street cleaning and parking enforcement, rather than building maintenance issues. The most recent documented building improvements focus on maintaining current safety standards and upgrading essential systems, with no active violations or unresolved complaints on record as of October 2023.