130 Lake St, San Francisco, CA 94118

The 12-unit, 3-story apartment building at 130 Lake Street, built in 1926, has undergone several significant safety improvements over its lifetime, most notably completing a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2017 at a cost of $100,000, bringing it into compliance with San Francisco's seismic safety requirements. The building has experienced recurring fire safety maintenance issues, with several fire extinguisher and alarm system complaints recorded between 2005 and 2017, though all were resolved promptly.

A routine housing inspection in December 2004 revealed multiple fire and building safety concerns, including issues with fire proofing in the garage ceiling, wood stairs, fire escape ladder, smoke detectors, and various other safety features, all of which were abated by February 2005. More recent history shows primarily routine maintenance and parking-related issues, with several complaints about illegal parking and sidewalk obstruction between 2022 and 2024. The building's maintenance history includes window replacement in 2010 (including safety-related windows), reroofing completed in 1989, and work to bring the building into code in 1985.

The property has had regular inspections and identified maintenance needs, though many of these issues appear to have been promptly addressed. Most recent 311 calls (from 2022-2024) primarily relate to external issues such as parking violations and waste management rather than internal building safety concerns, suggesting improved maintenance and compliance in recent years. The soft-story retrofit completion (listed as Tier 3) indicates that the building has successfully met this critical seismic improvement requirement.