1-5 Lowell St, San Francisco, CA 94112

The 1-5 Lowell Street property is a two-story, 8-unit multi-family residential building constructed in 1960 and currently owned by 1-5 Lowell LLC. The building has undergone several significant improvements over the years, most notably a seismic retrofit completed in 2016 that brought the building into compliance with San Francisco's mandatory soft-story retrofit requirements at a cost of $95,000. Other major renovations include a complete electrical upgrade in 2004 (replacing fuseboxes with circuit breaker panels), reroofing work in 2002, and a general code compliance update in 1985.

The building has maintained a regular schedule of housing inspections, with routine inspections recorded in 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2011. The property has experienced several fire safety-related issues in the past, including violations for combustible storage, fire escape obstructions, and gas meter requirements in 2001 and 2004, though all of these violations were promptly addressed and abated. A central alarm system certification requirement was issued in 2004 and appears to have been resolved.

Recent activity at the address has primarily consisted of external maintenance issues, including multiple reports of sidewalk parking violations and street cleaning needs in 2024, as well as recent garbage and debris concerns. The building's most recent fire alarm system inspection was conducted in 2005-2006 with corrections made. The property has successfully completed its soft-story retrofit requirements and received the corresponding Certificate of Final Completion (CFC) as a Tier 3 building.