Satisfied with the response so far from six high-rise buildings where windows failed in last month’s windstorms, San Francisco building officials said Wednesday they’re relaxing mandates that the buildings have all their windows inspected within 14 days.
The other five buildings had apparent wind-related failures on or after March 21. First at the 50 California Street building, then high-rises at 350 Mission, 301 Mission and 1400 Mission Streets. The next day, inspectors issued a citation related to a broken window at Fox Plaza on Market Street.
The deadline has now passed for all those owners to produce reports, said Department of Building Inspection spokesman Patrick Hannan. But he added city officials are satisfied that the owners have secured the windows and have protected the surrounding areas from the potential for falling glass. “The consecutive storm events delayed the building managers’ ability to conduct exterior façade evaluations,” Hannan said, “but we are in ongoing communication with the building management for these properties and confirm progress is being made on the reports.”
As a result of the six failures, the city has announced it is ordering façade inspections for 71 newer buildings that are 15 or more stories. Because they were buiilt after 1998, the 71 buildings had been exempt from initial inspections for 30 years after being built under the city’s code. The deadline to complete those inspections is Nov. 1, according to legislation introduced this week by Supervisor Peskin. Three of the buildings that had windows fail last month, all along Mission Street – had been exempt. However, the city had already required the Millennium Tower at 301 Mission to be inspected after a window failed there in 2020.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why there's a fire burning on Angel Island in San Francisco BayMany in San Francisco on Wednesday may have noticed smoke towering above Angel Island and spreading across the bay near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Read more »
San Diego County will finally begin to warm up on WednesdayThe windy storm that arrived on Monday will fade out by Tuesday allowing temperatures to incrementally return to seasonal levels by Thursday.
Read more »
Legendary San Francisco Drag Performer Heklina DiesHeklina was an icon of The San Francisco drag scene in the 90's, co-founding several nightclubs.
Read more »
'Thousands will miss you': Fans mourn well-known San Francisco drag performer HeklinaWell-known San Francisco drag performer Heklina reportedly dies in London while on tour for the 'Mommie Queerest' show.
Read more »
Community mourns death of San Francisco drag icon, HeklinaSan Francisco's drag and LGBTQ+ community is both devastated and mourning the sudden passing of legendary performer, Heklina, on Monday.
Read more »
Heklina, San Francisco Drag Icon, Dies at 54Stefan Grygelko, a pillar of the San Francisco drag community who performed under the persona Heklina, was found dead Monday in London. Heklina was 54. Heklina was discovered by Peaches Christ (fel…
Read more »