444-446 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA 94122

The three-story duplex at 444-446 Lawton Street in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood, built in 1948 and currently owned by the Edwards & Trinh Family Trust, has undergone significant renovations and improvements over the past two decades. In 2018-2019, substantial interior work was completed, including the creation of habitable space on the first floor connected to the second-floor unit with new interior stairs, adding a master bedroom, bathroom, family room, and remodeling the kitchen with associated electrical and plumbing upgrades.

The property has also seen energy-efficient improvements, with the installation of an 8-panel solar PV system completed in February 2023, and the conversion to radiant floor heating with a new water heater in 2019. Earlier improvements include window replacements in 2012, kitchen and bathroom remodels in 2012, and a roof replacement in 2011. The building's history includes a couple of notable safety-related incidents regarding the fireplace flue in 2012-2013, where violations were identified regarding the termination height and lack of spark arrestor, though these issues were abated within a couple of months.

The property experienced multiple reports of abandoned vehicles in the vicinity between 2017-2020, though these were external to the building itself. A rear yard deck and stair extension project, valued at $16,000, was permitted in 2018, and the building has maintained compliance with building codes since the resolution of the fireplace flue violations. The extensive list of completed permits and improvements suggests regular maintenance and upgrading of the property, with particular attention paid to modernizing systems and improving resident comfort and safety.