821-823 Ashbury St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The four-unit multi-family residential building at 821-823 Ashbury Street in the Buena Vista Park neighborhood, owned by Susan Shain Revocable Trust, has been standing since 1913 and consists of two stories. The building's permit history shows significant work was completed in 2001 involving a $12,000 kitchen renovation with electrical, plumbing, and cabinetry updates.

Prior to that, in 1997, structural improvements were made with the installation of mudsill threaded rod bolts to enhance foundation stability. The property has undergone several routine housing inspections between 2000 and 2014, with the most significant cluster of violations occurring in February 2011, when multiple fire safety issues were documented, including problems with fire extinguishers, fire escape ladders, and combustible storage. These violations were all resolved by April 2011.

More recent history shows one resolved complaint about combustible storage in 2006, and various maintenance issues have been noted through 311 calls and service requests, including sidewalk defects in 2023 and multiple reports of driveway blocking that resulted in citations. The building has experienced several false fire alarm incidents in the past, though none resulted in civilian injuries or indicated actual fires. Recent maintenance concerns have included graffiti removal in 2023 and periodic inspections of building systems, most recently noted in a January 2024 inspection callback.