1278 25th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

The two-story, six-unit apartment building at 1278 25th Ave in San Francisco's Central Sunset neighborhood, owned by Mcnair James P Co Inc, was constructed in 1964 and has undergone several significant safety and maintenance improvements over the past two decades. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2017, involving the installation of new ply shear walls and steel moment frames, at a cost of $80,000, bringing the structure into compliance with seismic safety requirements. The building has also received recent maintenance attention, including a $24,000 reroofing project completed in 2022.

Multiple routine housing inspections have been conducted since 2000, with several violations noted and subsequently corrected, particularly regarding fire safety systems. Between 2016 and 2019, the building experienced various fire safety concerns, including issues with alarm systems, sprinkler/standpipe systems, and extinguishers, though all were marked as "Condition Corrected" or "No Merit" upon follow-up inspections. The most recent complaint regarding fire extinguishers was filed in August 2024 and is currently under review.

A significant building concern arose in April 2020 when residents reported unauthorized construction work involving jack hammering during business hours, though this complaint is no longer active. The property has maintained its residential classification as a multi-family building and is currently in good standing with completed soft-story retrofit requirements. Historical violations from 2002 and 2009 related to fire safety, building security, and gas meter instructions were all properly abated, showing proper response to regulatory requirements. Recent 311 calls from 2024 primarily relate to street cleaning and graffiti issues near the property, which fall under municipal jurisdiction rather than building-specific concerns.