409 Kirkham St, San Francisco, CA 94122

The three-unit multi-family residential building at 409 Kirkham Street, located in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood, is a two-story apartment building owned by Lee Ryan and constructed in 1970. The property has undergone several significant changes and faced multiple regulatory challenges throughout its history.

In 1999-2000, the building experienced unauthorized unit modifications, with allegations of unauthorized partition installations and room conversions, particularly affecting units 1 and 3; these modifications were later addressed through a permit in 2001 that legalized bathroom alterations in unit 3 and restored original room configurations in units 1 and 3. In early 2000, the building faced multiple safety violations, all of which were resolved by March 2000, including issues related to fire safety (such as smoke enclosure doors and fire extinguisher maintenance), gas utility shutoff tools, gas meter instructional diagram postings, and general sanitation concerns.

Two routine safety inspections were conducted in 2000 and 2011, and termite damage repair was performed in 1988. More recently, the property has not shown any building code violations or safety concerns since 2000, though there have been some maintenance issues reported through 311 calls, including tree overgrowth (2021), property damage from trees (2014), pavement defects (2014), and street cleaning needs (2023). The building's documented history suggests that while there were significant code compliance issues in the late 1990s and early 2000s, these have been resolved through proper permits and corrections.