3501 Anza St, San Francisco, CA 94121

The 6-unit multi-family residential building at 3501 Anza Street in the Central Richmond neighborhood, owned by Howard Michael Separate Pro, has undergone several significant safety and maintenance upgrades since its 1960 construction. Most notably, the building completed a seismic soft-story retrofit in 2017 (Tier 3) at a cost of $25,000, demonstrating compliance with San Francisco's mandatory seismic safety requirements. Recent improvements include a comprehensive fire alarm system upgrade completed in 2022 (cost: $18,850), with as-built changes completed in 2023, showing ongoing commitment to life safety systems.

The building received a furnace replacement in 2020 and has had a history of roof maintenance, with reroofing projects completed in 2003, 2005, and 1991, though a 2005 permit is noted as expired. The property had a notable cluster of fire safety violations in December 2000, including issues with smoke enclosure door closers, self-closing devices at exterior doors, combustible storage, and fire escape maintenance, all of which were abated by May 2001. Since then, there have been no active building violations, and the most recent fire complaint from 2009 was promptly resolved.

The building's fire incident history shows only non-injury incidents, including false alarms, a carbon monoxide detector activation (with no CO detected), and one contained cooking fire. Recent activity around the property has primarily involved parking enforcement issues, with multiple reports of blocked driveways between 2023-2024, and occasional street cleaning matters. A flooding incident was reported on the street in November 2024, though this was outside the building itself.