126 2nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118

126 2nd Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1929, currently owned by the Marilyn L Hampton Trust. The property has undergone several significant safety and infrastructure improvements in recent years, most notably an upgraded fire alarm system completed in August 2023 at a cost of $25,167 to comply with San Francisco Fire Code requirements. The building achieved soft-story compliance in 2015 with the installation of ground floor reinforcements and shear walls, representing a significant structural upgrade to meet seismic safety standards.

Additional recent improvements include the replacement of the steam boiler in 2015, installation of a new 200-amp main service and meter sockets in April 2023, and the upgrade of fire alarm system components to meet modern safety standards in June 2023. The building has a history of fire safety-related violations, with a cluster of issues identified during a 2015 routine safety inspection, including problems with smoke enclosure door closers, fire proofing materials, and handrails at front steps, all of which were abated by January 2016. Earlier violations from 2002-2003 involved various fire and building safety concerns, including combustible storage issues and problems with the fire escape ladder, all of which were also resolved.

Both fire alarm system complaints from 2005 and 2006 were promptly addressed. While there was one tenant complaint in 2016 regarding earthquake retrofit work and noise, this issue was marked as not active. The building has maintained consistent compliance with routine safety inspections and has completed its Tier 3 soft-story retrofit requirements, achieving Certification of Final Compliance (CFC). Recent 311 calls associated with the address have primarily related to routine municipal services such as street cleaning and parking enforcement, indicating no recent building-specific safety or maintenance concerns.