18 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

The property at 18 Castro Street in the Buena Vista Park neighborhood is a two-unit, two-story multi-family residential building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Chang James Jr & Roeder Har. The building has undergone several significant improvements over the past decade, with the most recent major work being a bathroom remodel completed in 2022 costing $25,000, which included new tiles, fixtures, lighting, and cabinetry. In 2016, substantial renovation work was performed, including bathroom and kitchen remodels, voluntary seismic strengthening, and comprehensive window replacements.

The seismic work involved anchoring and bracing of exterior walls, while the window replacement project upgraded to fiberglass windows with improved energy efficiency (U-factor .32 max). Additional modernizations in 2016-2017 included the installation of two forced air furnace systems, new gas lines, and various plumbing and electrical upgrades. The building's recent history shows ongoing maintenance and infrastructure improvements, with particular attention to safety features like the seismic strengthening work in 2016.

The property has experienced some recent municipal service calls, primarily related to street cleaning and parking enforcement, with several cases of driveway blocking citations issued between 2023-2024. The most recent service-related issues involve a report of human or animal waste from June 2023 (still open as of the last update) and some general cleaning requests that have been resolved. While these external issues don't directly impact the building's interior conditions, they reflect the property's environment. The building's permit and maintenance history suggests regular upkeep and modernization efforts by the current owners, with particular attention to systems upgrades (heating, electrical) and safety improvements.