2455 Lake St, San Francisco, CA 94121

2455 Lake Street is a 3-story, 13-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1926. The property has undergone several significant improvements and faced various maintenance challenges over the years. Most notably, it completed mandatory soft-story retrofitting in 2019 at a cost of $114,000, bringing the building into compliance with seismic safety requirements.

The building experienced a lead hazard violation in 2015 that required remediation work completed in 2017, including addressing damaged paint and weatherproofing walls. A serious plumbing-related incident occurred recently in February 2024, involving flooding that was reported to property management. The building's maintenance history shows both routine upkeep and certain troubling patterns. For instance, there were multiple fire safety violations documented in 2019 related to exits, fire extinguishers, and building owner contact requirements, though these were subsequently abated.

The property has faced ongoing concerns regarding garage usage, with multiple complaints between 2015-2022 about potential illegal business activities in the garages, particularly relating to hazardous materials and combustible materials. Historical maintenance work includes rear staircase repairs in 2005, reroofing in 2001, and a hot water boiler replacement in 2007. The building's recent history shows a pattern of parking-related issues in the vicinity, with multiple complaints recorded in 2024, though these are external to the building itself. Several routine inspections and code compliance checks have been conducted over the years, with most violations being addressed and corrected according to city records.