34 Belcher St, San Francisco, CA 94114

The two-story, six-unit multi-family residential building at 34 Belcher Street in Duboce Triangle, owned by Douglas D & Diane Allshouse, was constructed in 1973 and has undergone several significant maintenance and safety improvements over the past decades. Most notably, in 2021, the building completed a $100,000 soft story retrofit to comply with seismic safety standards, demonstrating commitment to structural integrity and resident safety. A comprehensive inspection in August 2002 revealed multiple fire safety violations, including egress obstructions, problems with smoke enclosure doors, fire escape ladder issues, and central alarm system repairs needed - all of which were successfully abated by January 2003.

The building has undergone two prescheduled routine inspections by Housing Inspection Services in 2010 and 2014, though no significant violations were reported in these cases. In more recent times (2023-2024), there have been multiple reports of parking issues and street cleaning concerns in the vicinity of the building. The property appears to have experienced typical urban neighborhood challenges, including several incidents of illegal parking, blocked driveways, and issues with garbage and debris on public streets.

While these external issues have been consistently addressed through appropriate city enforcement channels, they primarily reflect neighborhood conditions rather than building-specific problems. The most recent building-related issues recorded in 2024 have been limited to parking enforcement matters outside the property boundaries. The building's compliance history since the 2002 fire safety violations shows a pattern of addressing regulatory requirements, including the major seismic retrofit completed in 2021. The property has maintained an "active" status in routine inspections, with no current open violations or complaints on record, suggesting good overall maintenance and responsiveness to regulatory requirements.