588-596 28th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

The three-story, five-unit apartment building at 588-596 28th Avenue in San Francisco's Central Richmond neighborhood, owned by Peter Chin and Susan Lai, has undergone several significant safety improvements since its construction in 1923. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory seismic retrofit in 2018, which included the installation of a Ufer ground system, following a violation notice in late 2017.

The property has maintained good overall safety compliance, with no active building violations since 2000, when issues related to fire safety equipment and fire-proofing materials were resolved within three weeks. Historical records from 2008 show a completed resolution of egress obstruction and fire extinguisher compliance issues. Recent maintenance and compliance activities include multiple street space permits over the years, a reroofing project completed in 2013, and no active housing complaints on file for several years.

The building's fire safety record shows three incidents between 2020-2022, all of which were either false alarms or non-injury electrical-related issues, and most importantly, all building systems are now retrofitted to meet current earthquake safety standards (classified as Soft Story Tier 3 with work completed and CFC issued). Recent 311 calls regarding the property (from 2022-2024) have primarily concerned external issues such as street cleaning, parking enforcement, and debris management, which are municipal service matters rather than building-specific concerns. The most recent building permit activity was a street space use permit issued in 2020.