445 Hugo St, San Francisco, CA 94122

The 9-unit, 3-story apartment building at 445 Hugo Street in the Inner Sunset, owned by Seto Nora B Revocable Trust, has undergone significant maintenance and improvements since its 1923 construction. The property completed a mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit in 2016 at a cost of $105,000, demonstrating compliance with San Francisco's earthquake safety requirements. In 2022, Unit 1 received substantial upgrades including kitchen and bathroom remodeling ($46,000), new plumbing fixtures, and electrical improvements including a new sub-panel and various installations.

The building has a documented history of addressing structural issues, with major repairs conducted in the late 1980s, including foundation bolting, stairway repairs, and dry rot remediation. Several fire safety concerns were addressed between 2003-2004 through a single complaint, including requirements for fire extinguishers, stair repairs, and combustible storage removal, all of which were abated by March 2004. The building has experienced three fire alarm system incidents (2017, 2019, and most recently in 2024), all of which were resolved with conditions corrected.

Recent maintenance records show regular attention to building systems and compliance with safety standards, including an underground service conversion completed in 2003 and various routine maintenance works. The property has maintained a Tier 3 soft-story retrofit status with work completed and a Certificate of Final Completion issued. External issues have primarily involved parking violations and street maintenance matters, with multiple reports of driveway blocking and pavement defects in the surrounding area. The most recent building-related concerns have been limited to parking enforcement matters and periodic graffiti removal, with no major building code violations recorded since 2004.