1606 Church St, San Francisco, CA 94131

The 5-unit, 2-story apartment building at 1606 Church Street in Noe Valley, owned by the Laurence P Brenner Living Trust, has undergone several significant improvements since its construction in 1925. Most notably, the building completed a mandatory soft-story retrofit in 2014 at a cost of $70,000, bringing it into compliance with San Francisco's seismic safety requirements under ordinance no 66-13.

The property has maintained regular upkeep, including a street space permit issued in 2015, and historical records show earlier maintenance such as street space and sidewalk repairs in 2005, and a reroofing project from 1998 (though this permit has since expired). The building has undergone routine housing inspections in 2000 and 2008, with no active violations noted. Recent maintenance issues have primarily involved external areas rather than the building itself, including an open sidewalk defect case from September 2024 related to tree root lifting, and various tree maintenance matters in 2014.

The property has seen multiple abandoned vehicle reports between 2014-2019, all of which were resolved, and occasional street cleaning issues. A rent board inquiry from 2022 regarding the rental unit count was addressed, though no specific housing violations or tenant complaints have been recorded in recent years. The building's soft-story retrofit status is marked as complete with a Certificate of Final Completion (CFC) issued, indicating compliance with the city's seismic safety requirements.