1801 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The four-story, six-unit apartment building at 1801 Hayes Street in Park North, owned by Michael D & Susan E Brusato, has undergone several significant improvements since its 1911 construction, with particular attention to safety and modernization. The building completed mandatory seismic retrofitting in 2017-2019, achieving compliance with San Francisco's Soft Story Ordinance through the installation of plywood shear walls at a cost of $90,000.

Recent concerns emerged regarding unauthorized washer/dryer installations in Unit 3, first reported in March 2021 and formally addressed through permits filed in June 2022 for both electrical and plumbing work, which followed a routine safety inspection in 2017 that noted various fire safety violations including issues with the fire alarm system and carbon monoxide alarms - all of which were abated by May 2017. The building's maintenance history shows attention to basic infrastructure, including reroofing work completed in 2000, though some permits from earlier years are now expired.

Two fire system-related incidents were recorded, one in 2007 and another in 2017, both resolved with conditions corrected. Recent external conditions around the property have been documented through multiple 311 calls between November 2024 and January 2025, primarily relating to street cleaning and graffiti issues, which have generally been addressed and closed. The building's compliance with soft story requirements has been confirmed as "Work Complete, CFC Issued," though the status of some recent building permits remains as "Filed" rather than "Issued" or "Completed."