1231 16th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

The 2-story, 6-unit multi-family residential building at 1231 16th Avenue in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood, owned by Clara L Young Survivor Trust, has undergone several significant safety and maintenance upgrades since its construction in 1963. Most notably, in 2022 the building received a new manual fire alarm system (total cost $23,526) to comply with SFFD requirements, addressing previous fire safety concerns documented in routine inspections. In 2016, the building completed mandatory soft-story retrofit work (cost $45,000), demonstrating compliance with seismic safety requirements as a Tier 3 building that received its Certificate of Final Completion.

Other improvements include the installation of vinyl siding in 2011 ($23,500) and replacement of rear-facing vinyl windows in 2015 ($2,592), both of which were successfully completed. The building has a history of routine housing inspections, with the most recent occurring in 2018, which revealed several fire safety issues that were subsequently resolved, including problems with the central alarm system and fire extinguishers. Similar fire safety violations were documented in a 2001 inspection, including issues with smoke enclosure door closers and fire proofing materials, all of which were abated within approximately one month.

A 2018 complaint also noted the need to brace water heaters. While there were multiple building violations related to fire safety systems and security requirements over the years, all have been properly addressed and resolved. The property has experienced minimal external issues as evidenced by recent 311 calls, with the most recent complaint in February 2024 being related to street cleaning. Past neighborhood concerns primarily involved pavement defects (2015-2016) and a single instance of graffiti in 2010, all of which were resolved.