1486-1490 15th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

The three-story multi-family residential building at 1486-1490 15th Street in the Inner Mission, owned by Kerwin C K Ng & Karen N Kay, has undergone significant maintenance and improvements since its construction in 1910. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2020, demonstrating compliance with San Francisco's seismic safety requirements.

In September 2021, the building experienced fire damage requiring repairs to exterior siding and window replacements in apartment #399, with work completed at a cost of $125,000. The property has also received recent maintenance attention, including a $24,000 reroofing project issued in April 2024. The building's history includes several important renovations and upgrades, such as multiple apartment remodels in the early 2000s (including kitchen and bathroom updates in units 399 and 1486), and earlier attempts to address soft-story compliance in 2017.

A cluster of health and safety violations was recorded in 2010, including requirements for self-closing doors, gas utility shutoff tools, fire extinguishers, and gas meter instructions; however, all these violations were abated by July 16, 2010. More recent concerns have primarily involved exterior maintenance, with multiple 311 calls regarding garbage and debris between November and December 2024, including reports of graffiti that required contractor intervention. The building has undergone regular safety inspections, with the most recent soft-story compliance verified as completed with a Certificate of Final Completion (CFC) issued.