154 Downey St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The five-unit, three-story multi-family residential building at 154 Downey Street in Buena Vista Park, owned by the Eng Thomas 2005 Trust, has undergone several significant safety improvements since its construction in 1900. Most notably, the building completed a seismic retrofit as a Tier 3 soft-story building in 2014, demonstrating compliance with modern safety standards. Recent maintenance activity includes a filed foundation replacement permit from September 2020, though this permit's current status is not specified in the records.

The building has a history of addressing structural and safety concerns, including the installation of handrails at rear exterior stairs in 2006 (completed), and previous repairs to damaged stairs in 1999, damaged retaining walls in 1996, and reroofing work in 1999. The property experienced two notable periods of building violations in the early 2000s. A February 2003 complaint resulted in multiple violations related to security, fire safety, and building requirements, including the need for self-closing doors, proper garbage receptacle placement, and handrail installation - all of which were abated by June 2003.

In June 2006, another set of violations was documented, primarily concerning interior surfaces, including issues with paint leading hazards, wall molding, fireproofing, and water damage, all of which were also addressed by September 2006 when the related leak complaint was resolved. More recent records from 2023-2024 show multiple reports of abandoned garbage and debris outside the property, though these were generally resolved through proper channels and were not officially attributed to the building's occupants. A notable pattern of property maintenance issues appears to have been resolved by 2006, with the building undergoing significant structural improvements since then, though the most recent foundation replacement permit from 2020 remains in filed status.