4921 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118

The property at 4921 California Street is a two-story, four-unit multi-family residential building located in San Francisco's Inner Richmond neighborhood. Built in 1964 and currently owned by the James Lee Hoy Trust, this apartment building has undergone several significant improvements over the past three decades. Most recently, in late 2023, Unit 1 received kitchen cabinet replacements and new ceramic tile flooring at a cost of approximately $24,600. The building has seen regular maintenance of its roofing, with reroofing projects completed in both 2018 ($16,000) and 1992.

The property has experienced periodic inspections and addressed multiple safety compliance issues, particularly relating to fire safety equipment and access requirements. In 2002, violations were recorded for fire extinguisher maintenance and smoke enclosure door closers, all of which were abated by June 2002. A routine inspection in 2009 identified several compliance issues, including fire extinguisher servicing requirements and garage exit door lock concerns, which were also resolved. The building underwent another routine inspection in 2017, and there was one complaint about unauthorized work on the roof in 2018, though this was marked as not active.

Since those earlier violations, there have been no recorded building code violations or safety concerns. The property's maintenance history shows attention to both preventive maintenance and emergency repairs. Records from 2009-2023 include regular responses to external maintenance needs such as graffiti removal, sidewalk cleaning, and general building upkeep, with the most recent service being a Christmas tree pickup in January 2023. A sidewalk defect was reported and investigated in 2013, but no issues were found at the time. The building's permit and inspection history suggests that while there were several compliance issues in the early 2000s, these were promptly addressed, and there have been no similar violations in the past decade.