135 Clipper St, San Francisco, CA 94114

The 14-unit, 3-story apartment building at 135 Clipper Street in Noe Valley, constructed in 1965, has undergone several significant safety and maintenance upgrades in recent years. Most notably, in 2024, the building completed a fire alarm system upgrade costing $38,900 to comply with San Francisco Fire Code requirements. The building successfully completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2018 (Tier 3) to improve seismic safety, which involved strengthening the structure's lower floors.

Unit improvements include a substantial renovation of Unit 12 in 2014, which involved updating electrical systems, kitchen, and bathroom facilities, while the building has also addressed multiple fire safety concerns through various corrections between 2019 and 2024 related to sprinklers, alarm systems, and fire extinguishers. The building has a history of fire safety violations that were addressed, including issues with the alarm system, sprinkler heads, and fire escapes in 2016, and extinguisher maintenance in 2020. Multiple fire safety inspections between 2021-2024 revealed various conditions that were generally corrected, though some matters were found to have no merit.

A significant fire incident occurred in 2007 when Apartment #8 experienced damage requiring window and kitchen cabinet replacement. Historical improvements to the property have included reroofing (1989), window replacement (1985), and various maintenance items related to basic building upkeep. While there have been past housing complaints regarding various unit maintenance issues (most notably in 2011), these were resolved, and the building has maintained an active response to regulatory requirements, including periodic routine inspections. The property has experienced recurring issues with parking violations in the surrounding area, as evidenced by multiple 311 calls regarding blocked driveways and illegal parking between 2021 and 2024, though these are external to the building's immediate operations.