1701-1717 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA 94121

The 1701-1717 Balboa Street property is a two-story mixed-use building in San Francisco's Central Richmond neighborhood, located on a 1923 construction that includes both residential and commercial spaces. The building has undergone several significant improvements and faced various maintenance challenges over the years. Most notably, in 2017, the property completed mandatory soft-story retrofits for both residential and commercial components, installing new shear walls and steel moment frames to improve seismic safety.

Recent concerns have emerged regarding potential unauthorized construction work, with an active complaint filed in October 2023 about "massive amount of construction work ongoing" without posted permits. The building has experienced recurring issues with its commercial storefront, with multiple vacant storefront complaints between 2020 and 2023, including one in August 2023 regarding board signs covering historic windows and a protruding sign. Historical maintenance work includes a reroofing project completed in 2009, dry rot repairs in 1996, and the installation of T-Mobile telecommunications equipment in 2006.

The property has had several violations related to fire safety between 2003-2022, including issues with combustible storage, fire proofing, and extinguisher requirements, though all of these violations were subsequently abated. Recent code enforcement actions have focused on vacant commercial spaces, with the most recent being an August 2023 complaint. The building's soft-story retrofit work has been properly completed and certified, demonstrating compliance with seismic safety requirements.