{"id":430723,"date":"2026-08-12T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/430723\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:00:19","slug":"sticker-shock-hits-san-francisco-condo-owners-facing-sprinkler-mandate-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/430723\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticker Shock Hits San Francisco Condo Owners Facing Sprinkler Mandate Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco\u2019s requirement for sprinklers in older high-rise residential buildings could cost some homeowners as much as nearly $250,000 per unit, according to a new city analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC Bay Area reported that the 2022 fire code update applies to 126 buildings constructed before the 1970s that are more than about 12 stories tall, affecting roughly 9,000 residences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents and building owners say some structures lack sufficient space in walls and ceilings for sprinkler piping, as well as the electrical capacity and space needed for pumping equipment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline to obtain permits to upgrade sprinklers has been delayed five years. A technical advisory council including city officials, residents, firefighters, and builders is expected to begin reviewing implementation of the mandate next month.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireengineering.com\/fire-safety\/fire-suppression-systems\/fire-destroys-medical-equipment-warehouse-in-ca\/\" class=\"post-image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tracy warehouse fire\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maxresdefault-54-1024x576.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maxresdefault-54-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tracy warehouse fire\"  \/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireengineering.com\/fire-safety\/fire-suppression-systems\/fire-destroys-medical-equipment-warehouse-in-ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fire Destroys Medical Equipment Warehouse in CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A fire at a Medline warehouse in Tracy prompted evacuations and spread to a nearby FedEx facility. Officials cited broken sprinklers and low water pressure as challenges in containment efforts.<\/p>\n<p>3 min read<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Francisco\u2019s requirement for sprinklers in older high-rise residential buildings could cost some homeowners as much as nearly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[7,4583,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-430723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-california","tag-headlines","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}