422 44th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

The two-story multi-family residential building at 422 44th Avenue in the Outer Richmond neighborhood, owned by Kwei O Liu Survivors Trust, consists of 6 units and was constructed in 1960. The property has undergone significant safety improvements over the years, most recently completing a $28,500 fire alarm upgrade in June 2023 to enhance notification systems and comply with current fire code requirements.

This followed an $80,000 soft-story retrofit completed in 2017, bringing the building into compliance with seismic safety standards for Tier 3 buildings. The building's safety history reveals a pattern of fire safety improvements, particularly evident in the early 2000s and mid-2000s, when multiple violations and complaints related to fire safety systems were addressed. These included issues with smoke enclosure door closers, the central alarm system, fire escape drop ladder maintenance, and gas utility shutoff tools - all of which were resolved by May 2002.

Following this, additional violations in 2006 were addressed through routine inspections, focusing on smoke detection systems, directional signs, and alarm panel certification, with all issues properly abated by July 2006. More recent 311 calls regarding the property have been primarily related to external matters such as graffiti (2019) and an abandoned vehicle (2016), which were not directly related to building conditions. The building's documented history shows consistent attention to fire safety improvements and building code compliance, with no active violations or complaints since 2006.