477 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

The 12-unit, 3-story multi-family residential building at 477 34th Avenue in the Outer Richmond, owned by Yee 1997 Living Trust and constructed in 1959, has undergone several significant safety and maintenance upgrades over the past years. Most notably, in August 2023, the building completed an important fire alarm system upgrade costing $43,500 to bring it into compliance with current fire safety requirements, including the installation of low-frequency sounders in sleeping areas and updating the fire panel and devices.

The building achieved compliance with the San Francisco Soft Story Ordinance in 2016, completing a $95,000 seismic retrofit (Tier 3) and installing U-fer grounding, which significantly improved the structure's seismic resilience. The building's maintenance history shows regular upkeep, including a $30,000 reroofing project in 2019 and a kitchen cabinet replacement in Apartment 4 in 2020. Historical records from 2002 show multiple fire safety violations related to the central alarm system, smoke enclosure doors, combustible storage, and other fire safety concerns, though these were all properly addressed and abated by October 2002.

There have been periodic fire alarm system issues, with complaints filed in 2015 and 2017 that were promptly corrected. A building complaint in 2019 raised concerns about unpermitted work and safety, but this was marked as not active. The property has also experienced two parking-related issues in recent years (2021 and 2022), both of which were resolved through citations.