1415 5th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

The three-story, five-unit multi-family residential building at 1415 5th Avenue in the Inner Sunset, owned by Michael & Bao Chang 1999 Re, has undergone several significant improvements since its construction in 1954. Most notably, the building completed mandatory soft-story seismic retrofitting at ground level in 2015 at a cost of $60,000, achieving Tier 3 compliance with a Certificate of Final Completion (CFC) issued. Recent infrastructure upgrades include a Ufer ground installation in 2016 and an electrical service upgrade in 2003, which included replacing fuses with circuit breakers and updating to a 200-amp, 6-meter system.

The building has experienced periodic window upgrades, with multiple permits issued between 2004 and 2008 for the installation of vinyl windows, totaling approximately $10,000 in improvements. The property has maintained an active record of compliance with housing regulations, including routine housing inspections in 1997, 1999, 2005, and 2010, with one active routine inspection case remaining from 1999. There have been two documented fire alarm system issues in 2014 and 2021, both of which were corrected promptly.

Recent years have seen several 311 calls primarily related to parking enforcement (including multiple driveway blocking incidents) and general street cleaning issues. While there was one water leak complaint in 2017 and two fire incidents (one false alarm and one smoke detector malfunction), neither resulted in civilian injuries. The building's maintenance history suggests regular upkeep of essential systems, though the sequence of window replacements and the age of some original building components might warrant attention.