4214 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118

The multi-family residential building at 4214 California St, located in the Lake - The Presidio neighborhood, is a three-story flats and duplex structure built in 1902, currently owned by the Svensson Family Trust. The property has undergone two significant structural modifications: a horizontal and vertical addition to the ground floor in 1987, and the construction of a non-bearing wall in 1988.

The building has been subject to regular safety oversight, with routine safety inspections conducted by Housing Inspection Services in 2004 and 2016, though neither generated any ongoing concerns. Recent events of note include a pattern of garbage and debris issues in late 2024 to early 2025, with ten documented cases of overflowing city garbage cans between December 22, 2024 and January 12, 2025, all of which were resolved through Recology's street and sidewalk cleaning services.

The building has also experienced two fire safety-related incidents: a blocked exit issue in April 2013 and an alarm system problem in March 2007, both of which were promptly corrected. While the property has some historical documentation of compliance and safety issues, these have generally been addressed in a timely manner when reported. The most pressing recent concern relates to the recurring waste management challenges on the property, though these appear to be an infrastructural issue rather than a direct building maintenance problem.